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Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac and nobody cares about it.

Bill Joy

We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
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 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
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
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
I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
You can’t prove anything about a program written in C or FORTRAN. It’s really just Peek and Poke with some syntactic sugar.
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Program Prove Sugar
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
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 just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
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
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
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 next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling

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