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It should be noted that "Tara Ploughman" is an anagram of "Not Paul Graham".
Here's Paul Graham's explanation of why he quoted himself using an anagram. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=554915
"A witty saying proves nothing." - Voltaire
> "When schoolchildren start paying union dues, that's when I'll start representing the interests of schoolchildren." > - Albert Shanker, president of the American Federation of Teachers, 1985 This is of course an invented quote, but it tells you where the head of the person quoting it is at.
The whole CCSS (Common Core State Standards) is an example of groups with power/influence in the system pushing changes that benefit the true customers of the 'educational system' (which are not the kids, but Pearson et al.). New educational standards mean new textbooks, new revenue streams, new consulting engagements, teacher trainings, golf outings to wine/dine superintendents - it goes on and on. See also, the dem…
(I don't know if any of these specifically are misquotes, but I can't take most quotes seriously without an awfully thorough citation.)
> "When schoolchildren start paying union dues, that's when I'll start representing the interests of schoolchildren." > - Albert Shanker, president of the American Federation of Teachers, 1985 This is of course an invented quote, but it tells you where the head of the person quoting it is at.
The whole CCSS (Common Core State Standards) is an example of groups with power/influence in the system pushing changes that benefit the true customers of the 'educational system' (which are not the kids, but Pearson et al.). New educational standards mean new textbooks, new revenue streams, new consulting engagements, teacher trainings, golf outings to wine/dine superintendents - it goes on and on. See also, the dem…
Huh.
Look, if the USPS would have financially benefited from Outbox, they would have done it. But Outbox went under because it couldn't afford the fleet and labor costs of "undelivering" mail -- in other words, the Post Office explained why they couldn't afford to lose junk mail as a revenue source, then Outbox tried to replicate the USPS fleet (on a very small scale!) on consumer deliveries alone, and was surprised when the effort burned through all their cash.
Likewise, you don't really think you're Facebook's customer, do you? Or Twitter's, or Google's? The customer is whoever keeps the company in business. The fact that the USPS can deliver everyday stuff cheaply is their hook. The junk mail is the business model, just like AdWords is Google's business model. The fact that a couple of Cap Hill aides failed to understand how basic corporate finance works says more about the average economic knowledge of the professional political class than the internal mechanics of the Post Office.
It should be noted that "Tara Ploughman" is an anagram of "Not Paul Graham".
It's a tough read but has some of the most poetic passages in literature, many of which are better than any of those on the linked page.
"Quotes on the Internet are often fake." - Abraham Lincoln (I don't know if any of these specifically are misquotes, but I can't take most quotes seriously without an awfully thorough citation.)