Captain Jack

"James Bach, a legend in the software-testing field, just published Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar, the tale of how he dropped out of school, became a self-taught games programmer, and scored a sweet gig at Apple—all before turning 21. The book's main purpose, as illustrated by the excerpt James has kindly permitted us to publish, is to show how education is not about pieces of paper on the walls, but the knowledge you cram inside your own head. His book is a discussion of his mindframe as he embarked on a life of self-education, as he became what he calls a "buccaneer-scholar." Here, in a riveting passage, he manages to swing a gig at the hottest company in the Valley, circa 1987:" - Captain Jack from Bookmarklet

"What TiVo gets is raw revenue, courtesy of Google's TV Ads service. In exchange, Google gets accurate second-by-second data on which TiVo users of which types are watching which content at which times. That's going to be absolutely invaluable to Google, since it constitutes an incredibly rich data pile to help understand what shows people are viewing. And if you're worried about privacy, you needn't--Google's only getting anonymized information." - Captain Jack from Bookmarklet