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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.

Bill Joy

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
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
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
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
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
We have to encourage the future we want rather than trying to prevent the future we fear.
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Teamwork Trying Want
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
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
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
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
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
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

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