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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.

Bill Joy

The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
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Lot Sophisticated Systems
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
The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Responsive System Want
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program
And once an intelligent robot exists, it is only a small step to a robot species – to an intelligent robot that can make evolved copies of itself.
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Intelligent Robots Small Steps
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
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 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
I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media

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