#si

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility. ↗

— Alan Rickman

#genes #responsibility #talent

My dad recently reminded me that my grandfather's cousin was Lefty Frizzell. ↗

— Parker Posey

#dad #grandfather #lefty #me #recently

I also administer the Internet Assigned Names Authority, which is the central coordinator for the Internet address space, domain names and Internet protocol conventions essential to the use and operation of the Internet. ↗

— Jon Postel

#administer #also #assigned #authority #central

I got involved when I was a graduate student at UCLA when UCLA was the first site on the net. ↗

— Jon Postel

#got #graduate #graduate student #i #involved

One of the things that is not so good is that a decision was made long ago about the size of an IP address - 32 bits. At the time it was a number much larger than anyone could imagine ever having that many computers but it turned out to be to small. ↗

— Jon Postel

#address #ago #anyone #bits #computers

That was clearly surprising, interesting - a very interesting milestone was when you can pick up a magazine and read an article about some sort of computer related thing and they mention the word internet without explaining it. ↗

— Jon Postel

#article #clearly #computer #explaining #interesting

Years ago when you'd go to a working group most of the people in the working group would be from universities. Now most of the people are from companies who are building internet products and care what the standards turn out to be. ↗

— Jon Postel

#building #care #companies #go #group

I just want to be able to sit on grass as long as I want to, without anybody telling me to leave. Everything is so restricted, here, in that you actually have to stand behind a line, you can't go up the Canyon and enjoy the view. ↗

— Franka Potente

#actually #anybody #behind #canyon #enjoy

I think I'm a really good partner and very sensitive to the other person's feelings. I want somebody else to be comfortable, to understand about my job, and if they want to come on a set and see me work, they always can. ↗

— Franka Potente

#always #come #comfortable #else #feelings

They are all gone into the world of light, and I alone sit lingering here. ↗

— Henry Vaughan

#gone #here #i #into #light