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Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.

Bill Joy

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
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
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
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
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
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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Responsibility Technology Today
Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking
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
I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells
A bomb is blown up only once-but one bot can become many, and quickly get out of control.
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Bombs Control Quickly

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