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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

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 standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
We have to encourage the future we want rather than trying to prevent the future we fear.
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Teamwork Trying Want
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
There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program
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 think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
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
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells
The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Responsive System Want

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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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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