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

Bill Joy

Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
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
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
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
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
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
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
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program
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
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking
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
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System

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