“Progress comes from finding better ways to do things. Don’t be afraid of innovation. Don’t be afraid of ideas that are not your own.”

—  Douglas Crockford

In response to David Winer http://scripting.wordpress.com/2006/12/21/scripting-news-for-12212006/

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