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We have to encourage the future we want rather than trying to prevent the future we fear.

Bill Joy

We have to encourage the future we want rather than trying to prevent the future we fear.
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Teamwork Trying Want
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
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 wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
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
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System
The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Responsive System Want
Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
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Lot Sophisticated Systems
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
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 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
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
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
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
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac and nobody cares about it.
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Care Running Today
I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
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
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
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
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
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
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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