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Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.

Bill Joy

That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
The problem is that those few programmers who crank out code aren’t interested in maintaining it.
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Code Crank Maintaining Out Programmers
What’s your personal computer, anyways? Your personal computer should be something that’s always on your person.
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Computer Should Technology
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
Although humankind inherently “desires to know”, if open access to, and unlimited development of, knowledge henceforth puts us all in clear danger of extinction, then common sense demands that we re-examine our reverence for knowledge.
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Common Sense Desire Knowledge
I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
A bomb is blown up only once-but one bot can become many, and quickly get out of control.
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Bombs Control Quickly
The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Responsive System Want
I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System
There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
We have to encourage the future we want rather than trying to prevent the future we fear.
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Teamwork Trying Want
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling

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