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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

That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells
Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
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Lot Sophisticated Systems
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
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
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
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
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 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
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
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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