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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

Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
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
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
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
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
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
I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking
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
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
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
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
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

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