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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.

Bill Joy

You can’t prove anything about a program written in C or FORTRAN. It’s really just Peek and Poke with some syntactic sugar.
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Program Prove Sugar
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.
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Ago Editor Long Writing
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
There are a couple of people in the world who can really program in C or FØRTRAN. They write more code in less time than it takes for other programmers. Most programmers aren’t that good.
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Couple People Writing
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System
I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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Responsibility Technology Today
Given the incredible power of these new technologies, shouldn’t we be asking how we can best coexist with them? And if our own extinction is a likely, or even possible, outcome of our technological development, shouldn’t we proceed with great caution?
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Asking Development Technological
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking

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