A powerful tool in the early stages of developing scenarios is to pretend the interface is magic.
ALAN COOPEREnglish bohemians sit in cold orderly rows, like carrots.
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As these machines leak into every corner of our lives, they will annoy us, infuriate us, and even kill a few of us.
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English bohemians sit in cold orderly rows, like carrots.
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Past dreams of bliss our lives contain, And slight the chords that still retain A heart estranged to joys again,
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Computer memories work in a manner alien to human memories. My memory lets me recognize the faces of my friends, whereas my own computer never even recognizes me.
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Well madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What’s yours?
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No matter how beautiful, no matter how cool your interface, it would be better if there were less of it.
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And as soon as any object exhibits sufficient cognitive function, those instincts kick in and we react as though we were interacting with another sentient human being.
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You can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.
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I’m an ‘evolve or die’ kind of a musician. I think it’s cool to try new things.
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It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants.
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The things like that we could fight about, we really don’t. We are pretty lucky for that.
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To scenes by memory’s silver chain Close-linked, and ever yet apart, That like the vine, whose tendrils young Around some fostering branch have clung, Grown with its growth, as tho’ it sprung From one united heart.
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We seem to be keeping old fans and are bringing on new fans that are teenagers. I think that is amazing.
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If you are making a chair, the sandpaper can make it smoother. But no amount of sandpaper will turn a chair into a table.
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There is little difference technically between a complicated, confusing program and a simple, fun, and powerful product.
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