A compilation of this past week’s Twitter messages – from the serious to the whimsical – from some top names in technology.
“Coding to Mozart’s Requiem, I feel like a god damn James Bond villain.”
– James Whelton, tech entrepreneur, CoderDojo co-founder and first person to hack the iPod Nano
“Conducting a conference call while simultaneously preparing a roast chicken. No idea how I reached this point in life but it’s awesome.”
– Dylan Collins, executive chairman of Fight My Monster. Founder of Jolt Online, DemonWare + Phorest
“Watching the garden’s two robins circling the new birdfeeder & bath combo. Ever closer, but still wary. The tension is unbearable.”
– Ben Hammersley, editor at large of the UK edition of WIRED magazine
“If you build it, they will troll.”
– Zach Epstein, executive editor at BGR Media, LLC
“’You’ve used up your quota of Rihanna refs for 2012.’ – my editor.”
– Jenna Wortham, tech reporter, The New York Times
“Please don’t confuse what I do with who I am.”
– Chuck Hollis, EMC CTO and blogger
“Just had what my evil kung fu guru/celeb ego destroyer/trainer calls a ‘light’ sesh :-/ Think I left part of my lungs in the park.”
– Jason Bradbury, presenter of Channel 5’s The Gadget Show
“Yo this new Madonna record is not cool.”
– Joshua Topolsky, editor-in-chief of The Verge