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A bomb is blown up only once-but one bot can become many, and quickly get out of control.

Bill Joy

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
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
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
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
Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
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Lot Sophisticated Systems
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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Responsibility Technology Today
I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells
I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
Given the incredible power of these new technologies, shouldn’t we be asking how we can best coexist with them? And if our own extinction is a likely, or even possible, outcome of our technological development, shouldn’t we proceed with great caution?
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Asking Development Technological
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
The problem is that those few programmers who crank out code aren’t interested in maintaining it.
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Code Crank Maintaining Out Programmers

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