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I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.

Bill Joy

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
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
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
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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Responsibility Technology Today
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
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
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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Asking Development Technological
Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
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
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
There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart

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