All the secrets of the world worth knowing are hiding in plain site. — Robin Sloan Hiding Copy Share Image
“All the secrets of the world worth knowing are hiding in plain sight.” — Robin Sloan Hiding in plain sight Copy Share Image
“Thank you, Teobaldo. You are my greatest friend. This has been the key to everything.” — Robin Sloan Friend Copy Share Image
“we are the children of Hogwarts, and more than anything, we just want to be sorted.” — Robin Sloan Children Copy Share Image
“The suburban mind cannot comprehend the emergent complexity of a New York sidewalk.” — Robin Sloan Psychology Copy Share Image
Our books still do not require batteries. But I am no fool. It is a slender advantage. — Robin Sloan Advantage Copy Share Image
“feeding people is really freakin’ great. There’s nothing better.” — Robin Sloan Feeding Copy Share Image
“I told them I didn't have time for this bullshit, and if either of them wanted to ask a lady out, he… — Robin Sloan Asking out Copy Share Image
“I feel a pang of pity for the logbook, its secrets are all plucked out in minutes by this whirlwind of light… — Robin Sloan Books Copy Share Image
You can go as far back as fifth grade, and you will find me tinkering with media and computers, making things that… — Robin Sloan Computers Copy Share Image
America pays defense contractors to build aircraft carriers. Google pays brilliant programmers to do whatever the hell they want. — Robin Sloan Aircraft carriers Copy Share Image
“But, of course, the point of a programming language is that you don't just read it; you write it, too. You make… — Robin Sloan Programming Copy Share Image
“That's almost cute: Don't forget your ruler on your first day at cult! But where is 'down below'?” — Robin Sloan Cult Copy Share Image
The thinnest tendrils of dawn are creeping in from the east. People in New York are softly starting to tweet. — Robin Sloan Dawn Copy Share Image
“The smell!" Penumbra repeats. "You know you are finished when people start talking about the smell.” — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
Doing research for 'Penumbra,' I read quite a bit about the early history of printing, and the more I did, the more… — Robin Sloan Competition Copy Share Image
There's just no escaping it: The half-life of media on the Internet is super short. Tweets flow and fade; pages that look… — Robin Sloan Best Copy Share Image
“Turning the pages of this encoded codex, I realize that the books I love most are like open cities, with all sorts… — Robin Sloan Books Copy Share Image
“I felt the disorientation of a generous offer that in no way lines up with anything you want to do: like a… — Robin Sloan Disorientation Copy Share Image
Social systems have values - arguments baked into their design. For example, Twitter's core argument seems to be, 'Everything should be public,… — Robin Sloan Communication Copy Share Image
When you're writing for the Internet, you have the analytics, and you know that people are bailing every second. But various people… — Robin Sloan Book Copy Share Image
“Or we could try feeding it Slurry,” Jaina Mitra said, and Dr. Klamath nodded gamely. Would the Clement Street starter eat Slurry?… — Robin Sloan Eat Slurry Copy Share Image
“Have they all bought Kindles? I have one, and I use it most nights. I always imagine the books staring and whispering,… — Robin Sloan Books Copy Share Image
“Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick The Secret Meaning of Things, Lawrence Ferlinghetti Fantastic Four #89, Stan Lee and… — Robin Sloan Dreams Copy Share Image
“On both sides, they've failed us...of course, we know about the industrialists. Their corn syrup and cheese product. Their factory farms ringed… — Robin Sloan Food Copy Share Image
This girl has the spark of life. This is my primary filter for new friends (girl- and otherwise) and the highest compliment… — Robin Sloan Astronomy Copy Share Image
“I did not know people your age still read books,' Penumbra says. He raises an eyebrow. 'I was under the impression they… — Robin Sloan Books Copy Share Image
There is no immortality that is not built on friendship and work done with care. All the secrets in the world worth… — Robin Sloan Built Copy Share Image
“But it will make mistakes," she says. "Hadoop will probably get us from a hundred thousand buildings down to, like, five thousand."… — Robin Sloan Automation Copy Share Image
“Neel cuts in: "Where'd you grow up?" "Palo Alto," she says. From there to Stanford to Google: for a girl obsessed with… — Robin Sloan Best friend Copy Share Image
“Lately, even the Waybacklist borrowers seem to be missing. Have they Been seduced by some other book club on the other side… — Robin Sloan Book club Copy Share Image
“Maybe his big build isn't a linebacker's after all; maybe it's a librarian's.” — Robin Sloan Engineering Copy Share Image
