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I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.

Bill Joy

There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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Responsibility Technology Today
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
Although humankind inherently “desires to know”, if open access to, and unlimited development of, knowledge henceforth puts us all in clear danger of extinction, then common sense demands that we re-examine our reverence for knowledge.
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Common Sense Desire Knowledge
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
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
Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
You can drive a car by looking in the rear view mirror as long as nothing is ahead of you. Not enough software professionals are engaged in forward thinking.
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Mirrors Thinking Views
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System
Given the incredible power of these new technologies, shouldn’t we be asking how we can best coexist with them? And if our own extinction is a likely, or even possible, outcome of our technological development, shouldn’t we proceed with great caution?
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Asking Development Technological
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
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

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