Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
BILL JOYWell, limbo is not a good place to be.
More Bill Joy Quotes
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But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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We have to encourage the future we want rather than trying to prevent the future we fear.
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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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Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac and nobody cares about it.
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The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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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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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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I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.
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Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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