Ben Patterson

At the point where this is technologically feasible, it will be easier than colonizing Mars.

Without Voodoo, Blue Star wouldn’t exist. Blue Star was a reaction to Voodoo. Voodoo is the neighborhood coffeeshop with the funky bathroom that lets employees pick the music. Blue Star is the cafe that opens up across the street that is cleaner, but charges three times as much and only plays Modest Mouse. There’s room for both places, but let’s not slander the one that was there first.

“In the Apple Desktop Interface, if the user attempts something risky, the computer provides a warning, but allows the action to proceed if the user confirms that this is what he wants. This approach ‘protects’ the beginner but allows the user to remain in control.” pg. 7