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Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.

Bill Joy

The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Responsive System Want
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
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Lot Sophisticated Systems
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
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
I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
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
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
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
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
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
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
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
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System

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