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In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: The machines can’t.

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The best book on programming for the layman is Alice in Wonderland, but that’s because it’s the best book on anything for the layman.
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Every reader should ask himself periodically.
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Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
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We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.
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