Philip Greenspun Quotes

United States, Scientist
September 28, 1963

Philip Greenspun is a semi-retired American computer scientist, educator, and early Internet entrepreneur who was a pioneer in developing online communities. His blog, hosted by Harvard Law School, contains his opinions on diverse subjects, from politics, to technology, to even divorce and discrimination law.

Also known as Educator, Entrepreneur

Even the lamest page can be saved by collaboration.

Philip Greenspun
- Collaboration
An unmarried adult who cannot navigate the welfare system has no choice but to work, but a married working parent is constantly evaluating the relative merits of staying home with the kids versus bringing home that second paycheck.

Philip Greenspun
- Work
- Home
- Kids

If I'd had more time or been a better writer, I would have tried to put the same ideas and experiences into a novel. But I didn't so I slapped it up on the Web.

Philip Greenspun
- Up
- Time
Pilots enjoy the fun and challenge of handling the fancy machine.

Philip Greenspun
- Fun
- Challenge
The real challenge of being a flight attendant is getting people out. The training requires that they demonstrate they can evacuate an aircraft within 90 seconds, but of course, a lot of stuff that is easy to do in training turns out to be tough in practice.

Philip Greenspun
- People
- Real
- Challenge
We're not a vocational school. If someone wants to get a high-paying job, I would hope that there are easier ways to do it than working through a formal computer science curriculum.

Philip Greenspun
- School
- Job
- High