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.
BILL JOYThere are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
More Bill Joy Quotes
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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.
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Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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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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Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac and nobody cares about it.
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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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Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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What’s your personal computer, anyways? Your personal computer should be something that’s always on your person.
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The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.
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Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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