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I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.

Bill Joy

You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
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
Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
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
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
There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
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
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
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
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 editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Responsive System Want
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble

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