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That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.

Bill Joy

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
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
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
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
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
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
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 think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells
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
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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Responsibility Technology Today

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