“Computers themselves, and software yet to be developed, will revolutionize the way we learn.”
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“We're going to be able to ask our computers to monitor things for us, and when certain conditions happen, are triggered, the computers will take certain actions and inform us after the fact.”
“This is what customers pay us for - to sweat all these details so it's easy and pleasant for them to use our computers. We're supposed to be really good at this. That doesn't mean we don't listen to customers, but it's hard for them to tell you what they want when they've never seen anything remotely like it.”
“People who are more than casually interested in computers should have at least some idea of what the underlying hardware is like. Otherwise the programs they write will be pretty weird.”
“Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility.”
“People are craving this great progress in electronics, going after computers, the Internet, etc. It's a giant progress technologically. But they must have a balance of soul, a balance for human beauty. That means art has an important role.”
“That's what happens nowadays with people working on computers. They can so easily fix things with their mouse and take out all the, 'Oh, somebody coughed in the background we need to take that out' - or somebody hit a bad note. Those are all the best moments.”
“Man, I don't want to have nothing to do with computers. I don't want the government in my business.”
“I think I thought it would be important for electronics as we knew it then, but that was a much simpler business and electronics was mostly radio and television and the first computers.”
“We're just into toys, whether it's motorcycles or race cars or computers. I've got the Palm Pilot right here with me, I've got the world's smallest phone. Maybe it's just because I'm still a big little kid and I just love toys, you know?”
“I am thankful the most important key in history was invented. It's not the key to your house, your car, your boat, your safety deposit box, your bike lock or your private community. It's the key to order, sanity, and peace of mind. The key is 'Delete.'”
“There's all these ways to instantly communicate - cars, computers, telephone and transportation - and even with all that, it's so hard to find people and have an honest communication with them.”
“Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.”
“Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding.”
“Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.”
“The new information technology... Internet and e-mail... have practically eliminated the physical costs of communications.”
“Computers may save time but they sure waste a lot of paper. About 98 percent of everything printed out by a computer is garbage that no one ever reads.”
“A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.”
“Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window.”
“The computer is a moron.”
“Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.”
“The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers.”
“To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so.”
“Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.”