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" Whenever there's a new form of media, we always think it's going to replace the old thing, and it never does. We still have radio, however long after TV was introduced. "

Matt Mullenweg

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Back

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" I don't have big ideas. I sometimes have small ideas, which seem to work out. "

" I'm pretty rough on my laptops. I go through about two a year. "

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Through

Year

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" As the web becomes more and more of a part of our every day lives, it would be a horrible tragedy if it was locked up inside of companies and proprietary software. "

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" You don't need to know someone personally to be able to discern whether their work is high quality or not. The idea of a meritocracy is that it's what they do, not who they are. "