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

Bill Joy

The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Responsive System Want
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
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
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
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
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 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
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System
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 one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
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 wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking
I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
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
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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