I'd go for something by Paul Graham. Maybe http://www.paulgraham.com/hp.html http://www.paulgraham.com/hp.html Sort of appropriate for a question on HN, but it

I'd go for something by Paul Graham. Maybe http://www.paulgraham.com/hp.html http://www.paulgraham.com/hp.html Sort of appropriate for a question on HN, but it's also very good.