blake hall

The Web didn’t win because it was the favorite among enterprises and “real developers.” It won because it scaled down better than it scaled up. It won because it amateurized software development and unlocked the creativity of an entire generation of programmers that couldn’t participate in software until The Web.

…No national guard is going to come and stop you. No laws on the books will be enforced against you. Authority is a mechanism of the people, by the people. You can give yours up and throw up your hands, or you can make your life, your neighbors life, your community, an example to the world of what we can be as a nation. You have not lost your ideals in this election, you have gained the responsibility for bringing them to life instead of relying on some authority you thought would bring them to life on your behalf. I dare say that many of those ‘deplorables’ would like to live in that world with you, and that this is your common ground.