Because computers have memories, we imagine that they must be something like our human memories, but that is simply not true.
ALAN COOPEREnglish bohemians sit in cold orderly rows, like carrots.
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Because computers have memories, we imagine that they must be something like our human memories, but that is simply not true.
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Typography should not vary widely in an interface.
ALAN COOPERTypography should not vary widely in an interface.
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Touring hard and then working on putting the next one out. I don’t need to break. I just need to put a record out.
ALAN COOPERTouring hard and then working on putting the next one out. I don’t need to break. I just need to put a record out.
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If you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
ALAN COOPERIf you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
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You can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.
ALAN COOPERYou can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.
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I just like so many different kinds of music that I like experimenting. I don’t want to keep making the same record over and over and over.
ALAN COOPERI just like so many different kinds of music that I like experimenting. I don’t want to keep making the same record over and over and over.
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Past dreams of bliss our lives contain, And slight the chords that still retain A heart estranged to joys again,
ALAN COOPERPast dreams of bliss our lives contain, And slight the chords that still retain A heart estranged to joys again,
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It has also been said that the software industry is an example of midgets standing on the toes of other midgets.
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We don’t fight about music. We don’t fight about artistic direction.
ALAN COOPERWe don’t fight about music. We don’t fight about artistic direction.
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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.
ALAN COOPERWe seem to be keeping old fans and are bringing on new fans that are teenagers. I think that is amazing.
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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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To our human minds, computers behave less like rocks and trees than they do like humans, so we unconsciously treat them like people.
ALAN COOPERTo our human minds, computers behave less like rocks and trees than they do like humans, so we unconsciously treat them like people.
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It’s harder than you might think to squander millions of dollars, but a flawed software development process is a tool well suited to the job.
ALAN COOPERIt’s harder than you might think to squander millions of dollars, but a flawed software development process is a tool well suited to the job.
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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.
ALAN COOPERComputer 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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Run for your lives-the computers are invading. Awesomely powerful computers tackling ever more important tasks with awkward, old-fashioned interfaces.
ALAN COOPERRun for your lives-the computers are invading. Awesomely powerful computers tackling ever more important tasks with awkward, old-fashioned interfaces.
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Usability methods are like sandpapering a chair.
ALAN COOPERUsability methods are like sandpapering a chair.
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