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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?

Bill Joy

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 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
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 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
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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Responsibility Technology Today
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
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
Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
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
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
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System

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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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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