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" Many of the things the slow food people honor were innovations within historical times. Somebody had to be the first European to eat a tomato. "
Nathan Myhrvold
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" No CEO ever says, 'Damnit, we need to increase research!' I want to encourage them to do that. "
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" Most visions of extraterrestrial life are actually steeped in human hubris. The fictional extraterrestrials of 'Star Trek' or a hundred other space operas are less alien than many of my neighbors. And funny, the ones running the place are mostly WASPish men. "
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" We pay for content that we like, and we like the content we pay for. It's a lot more satisfying to pay $7.50 for Steven Spielberg's next epic than it is to watch my home movies for free. Even for me. "
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