Ditherati: See the Digerati Dither, Daily

“If I could embed a locator chip in my kids, I would. Who knows where their kids are all the time?”

Sun CEO Scott McNealy, who always forgets that people who live in transparent societies shouldn’t throw stones, News.com, 7 January 2000

“[While] the past years have meant more to me than I can easily articulate, I would like once again to lead an independent organization.”

Historically mendacious Lotus CEO Jeff Papows, on his resignation from the IBM software unit after a year that saw his fabricated resume exposed, ZDNN, 6 January 2000

“I’m keeping the ‘i’ to remind us of what’s really important — the Internet.”

Apple iCEO Steve Jobs, who announced at his Macworld keynote that the “i” in his title doesn’t stand for “interim” anymore, Macworld Expo, 5 January 2000

“In a start-up society, huge sums can fall on innocent parties, almost by accident.”

Cyberpunk novelist Bruce Sterling, on the largest random creation of wealth on the planet currently happening in Silicon Valley, Bespoke.org, 3 January 2000

“When is a human not a computer? … I should shut up. I don’t want to sound weird.”

Kleiner Perkins VC Vinod Khosla, on his public relations strategy, The New York Times, 3 January 2000