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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

I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
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
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 think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells
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
There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
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
Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
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Lot Sophisticated Systems
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
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
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
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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