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To our human minds, computers behave less like rocks and trees than they do like humans, so we unconsciously treat them like people.

Alan Cooper

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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Before Business Certain Father Good Husband Just Learn Rock Star Thing Try
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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Annoy Corner Even Every Few Infuriate Kill Live Machine
We seem to be keeping old fans and are bringing on new fans that are teenagers. I think that is amazing.
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Amazing Bring Fan Hold Keep Seem Teenager
We don’t fight about music. We don’t fight about artistic direction.
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Artistic Direction Fight Music Think
I’m an ‘evolve or die’ kind of a musician. I think it’s cool to try new things.
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Cool Die Evolve Kind Musician New Thing Try
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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Asshole Business Heinous Insidious Lie Most Notion Person Successful
While making art you should just do what is in your heart.
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Do Heart Just Make
You can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.
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Book Nothing Out Religion Spiritual Story Thing
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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Break Need Next One Out Put Record Tour Work
When I was a teenager, that was when I fell in love with music. It affected me in a deep way. That’s why I love having teenagers at our shows.
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Affect Dep Fell Love Music Show Teenager Way
In turn, we will be tempted to kill our computers, but we won’t dare because we are already utterly, irreversibly dependent on these hopeful monsters that make modern life possible.
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Computer Dependent Hopeful Irreversible Kill Life Modern Monster Possible
Ironically, the thing that will likely make the least improvement in the ease of use of software-based products is new technology.
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Ease Improvement Ironically Least Likely New Product Software Technology Thing Use
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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Computer Invade Life Live Run
It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants.
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Discipline Example Geat Giant Other Scientific Shoulder Stand
Just how do I design if not with prototyping? An excellent question. The short answer is ‘on paper.’
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Answer Design Excellent Just Paper Prototype Question Short
Computer memories work in a manner alien to human memories. My memory lets me recognize the faces of my friends, whereas my own computer never even recognizes me.
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Alien Computer Facemfriend Human Manner Memory Own Recognize Work

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