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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More Alan Cooper Quotes
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Ironically, the thing that will likely make the least improvement in the ease of use of software-based products is new technology.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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In other words, humans have special instincts that tell them how to behave around other sentient beings.
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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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Men do not greet one another like this … except perhaps at rugby club dinners.
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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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Design principle: Take things away until the design breaks, then put that last thing back in.
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You Don’t Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted!
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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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One of the most heinous, insidious lies is the notion that you have to be an asshole to be a successful business person.
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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.
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