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

Bill Joy

The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Responsive System Want
I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
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
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
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System
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
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
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
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
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
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
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble

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