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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.

Bill Joy

Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program
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
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
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 just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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Responsibility Technology Today
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
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Lot Sophisticated Systems
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac and nobody cares about it.
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Care Running Today
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

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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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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