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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

And once an intelligent robot exists, it is only a small step to a robot species – to an intelligent robot that can make evolved copies of itself.
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Intelligent Robots Small Steps
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 always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
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
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
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
The best way to do research is to make a radical assumption and then assume it’s true. For me, I use the assumption that object oriented programming is the way to go.
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Research Use Way
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
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
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program
I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards

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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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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