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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.

Bill Joy

I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
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Lot Sophisticated Systems
Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac and nobody cares about it.
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Care Running Today
There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
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
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
The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Responsive System Want
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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Responsibility Technology Today
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.
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Editors People Tired
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
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells

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