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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.

Alan Cooper

The things like that we could fight about, we really don’t. We are pretty lucky for that.
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Could Fight Lucky Pretty Really Thing
A powerful tool in the early stages of developing scenarios is to pretend the interface is magic.
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Early Interface Magic Powerful Pretend Scenario Stage Tool
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
It’s harder than you might think to squander millions of dollars, but a flawed software development process is a tool well suited to the job.
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Development Dollar Flaw Harder Job might Million Process Software Squander Suit Think Tool
To scenes by memory’s silver chain Close-linked, and ever yet apart, That like the vine, whose tendrils young Around some fostering branch have clung, Grown with its growth, as tho’ it sprung From one united heart.
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Around Branch Foster Memory Scene Silver Sprung Tendril Until Vine Young
There’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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Against Common Logic One Only Pure Sense Thing
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
You Don’t Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted!
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Exhaust Go Home Work
Past dreams of bliss our lives contain, And slight the chords that still retain A heart estranged to joys again,
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Again Bliss Chord Contain Dream Estrange Heart Joy Like Past Retain Slight Still
And as soon as any object exhibits sufficient cognitive function, those instincts kick in and we react as though we were interacting with another sentient human being.
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Being Human Interact Object React Sentiment Soon Sufficient
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
If you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
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Album Believer Early Fan Go Huge Impossible New Possible Produce Put Quickly
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
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
If you are making a chair, the sandpaper can make it smoother. But no amount of sandpaper will turn a chair into a table.
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Amount Chair Make Sandpaper Smoother Table Turn
Men do not greet one another like this … except perhaps at rugby club dinners.
ALAN COOPER

Another Club Dinner Except Geet Men One Perhaps Rugby

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