I take time to watch anime. I don't know whether I'm allowed to, but I do it anyway.

Quote by Larry Wall

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Post-Modernism was a reaction against Modernism. It came quite early to music and literature, and...

Post-Modernism was a reaction against Modernism. It came quite early to music and literature, and...

To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow...

To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow...

The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been...

The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been...

I'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's...

I'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's...

Somebody out there is going to do something that's far more surprising than anything that...

Somebody out there is going to do something that's far more surprising than anything that...

Programmers can be lazy.

Programmers can be lazy.

We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.

We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.

When I announced the development of Perl 6, I said it was going to be...

When I announced the development of Perl 6, I said it was going to be...

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

One of the very basic ideas of Post-Modernism is rejection of arbitrary power structures. Different...

One of the very basic ideas of Post-Modernism is rejection of arbitrary power structures. Different...

If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents,...

If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents,...

I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more...

I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more...

If any ideology is so serious that you can't have fun while you're doing it,...

If any ideology is so serious that you can't have fun while you're doing it,...

There is no schedule. We are all volunteers, so we get it done when we...

There is no schedule. We are all volunteers, so we get it done when we...

Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all...

Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all...

Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is...

Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is...

I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.

I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.

Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers...

Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers...