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Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.

Bill Joy

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
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
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
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 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 wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
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
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
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
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
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

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