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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.

Bill Joy

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
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 just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
We have to encourage the future we want rather than trying to prevent the future we fear.
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Teamwork Trying Want
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles 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
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
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
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
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
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble

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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