Google+ is a prime example of our complete failure to understand platforms from the very highest levels of executive leadership (hi Larry, Sergey, Eric, Vic, howdy howdy) down to the very lowest leaf workers (hey yo). We all don’t get it. 

— Google engineer Steve Yegge’s amazingly well-written and awe-inspiring rant about Where Google Goes Wrong — which went public after he clicked the wrong settings on G+

 

Dear Mr. Yang:

Thank you for taking the time to speak with us by telephone on Monday. We are only sorry that we were not able to finish our conversation as a result of Mr. Bostock’s abrupt unilateral termination of the call.

 

— Yahoo shareholder Daniel Loeb’s awesome letter to Yahoo’s board of directors. 

 These people fucked me over. 

— Carol Bartz’s take on Yahoo. Check out Fortune’s exclusive interview.

 It really wouldn’t be fair to the competition if AT&T had cell phones and cell phone reception. 

— The Onion’s man-on-the-street take on the DOJ’s move to block AT&T/T-Mobile