Because computers have memories, we imagine that they must be something like our human memories, but that is simply not true.
ALAN COOPERTo our human minds, computers behave less like rocks and trees than they do like humans, so we unconsciously treat them like people.
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I just try and learn to be a good husband and be a good father before I am a good rock star. That means saying no to certain things that go with the business.
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Touring hard and then working on putting the next one out. I don’t need to break. I just need to put a record out.
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The things like that we could fight about, we really don’t. We are pretty lucky for that.
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You can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.
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Run for your lives-the computers are invading. Awesomely powerful computers tackling ever more important tasks with awkward, old-fashioned interfaces.
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If you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
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If we want users to like our software we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous and helpful.
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It has also been said that the software industry is an example of midgets standing on the toes of other midgets.
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My computer’s memory stores a million phone numbers with perfect accuracy, but I have to stop and think to recall my own.
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You Don’t Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted!
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Keep it simple: In general, interfaces should use simple geometric forms, minimal contours, and a restricted color palette comprised primarily of less-saturated or neutral colors balanced with a few high contrast accent colors that emphasize important information.
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I just like so many different kinds of music that I like experimenting. I don’t want to keep making the same record over and over and over.
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One of the most heinous, insidious lies is the notion that you have to be an asshole to be a successful business person.
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As these machines leak into every corner of our lives, they will annoy us, infuriate us, and even kill a few of us.
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While making art you should just do what is in your heart.
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