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

Bill Joy

The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Responsive System Want
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
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
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 think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
We have to encourage the future we want rather than trying to prevent the future we fear.
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Teamwork Trying Want
I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
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
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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Responsibility Technology Today
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry

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