Josh Mattson
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“Oh thank God. I can’t imagine explaining “sleep” to someone who had never heard of it. Hey, I’m going to fall unconscious and hallucinate for a while. By the way, I spend a third of my time doing this. And if I can’t do it for a while, I go insane and eventually die. No need for concern.”
― Project Hail Mary
― Project Hail Mary
“suddenly he’s forced to wonder if each Jawa is just a fraternity of wet rats gathering together under brown robes and a black face veil.”
― Aftermath
― Aftermath
“on—the value network framework would predict that firms similar to Quantum and Seagate are not likely to build market-leading positions in flash memory. This is not because the technology is too difficult or their organizational structures impede effective development, but because their resources will become absorbed in fighting for and defending larger chunks of business in the mainstream disk drive value networks in which they currently make their money.”
― The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
― The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
“In addition to later sunsets, taller people also experience earlier sunrises, which means that days last longer for them in general. If you’re near the equator at sea level, every extra inch of height corresponds to nearly a minute of extra daylight per year,”
― What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
― What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
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