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Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.

Bill Joy

I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
There are a couple of people in the world who can really program in C or FØRTRAN. They write more code in less time than it takes for other programmers. Most programmers aren’t that good.
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Couple People Writing
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
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
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.
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Ago Editor Long Writing
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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Responsibility Technology Today
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
The best way to do research is to make a radical assumption and then assume it’s true. For me, I use the assumption that object oriented programming is the way to go.
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Research Use Way
I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells
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

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