252 private quotes tagged computers

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“Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.”— Edsger Dijkstra
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“There is a real danger that computers will develop intelligence and take over. We urgently need to develop direct connections to the brain so that computers can add to human intelligence rather than be in opposition.”— Stephen Hawking
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“Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.”— Pablo Picasso
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“There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.”— Bjarne Stroustrup
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“I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.”— Bill Gates
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“Computers make me totally blank out.”— Dalai Lama
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“Google is working on self-driving cars, and they seem to work. People are so bad at driving cars that computers don't have to be that good to be much better.”— Marc Andreessen
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“Two of the most famous products of Berkeley are LSD and Unix. I don’t think that this is a coincidence.”
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“You know the real trouble with Unix? The real trouble is that it became so popular. It wasn’t meant to be popular.”— Donald A. Norman
Source:The Unix Haters Handbook - Forward
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“There is no heaven or afterlife for broken-down computers that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.”— Stephen Hawking
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“I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.”— Stephen Hawking
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“The Macintosh may only have 10% of the market, but it is clearly the top 10%.”— Douglas Adams
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“If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.”— Alan Perlis
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“The basis of computer work is predicated on the idea that only the brain makes decisions and only the index finger does the work.”— Brian Eno
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“The only thing I know of whose shortened form — www — takes three times longer to say than what it's short for.”— Douglas Adams
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“Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.”— Joseph Campbell
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“A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.”— Emo Philips
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“No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had spent more time alone with my computer'.”— Danielle Berry
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“Computers themselves, and software yet to be developed, will revolutionize the way we learn.”— Steve Jobs
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“We're going to be able to ask our computers to monitor things for us, and when certain conditions happen, are triggered, the computers will take certain actions and inform us after the fact.”— Steve Jobs
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“This is what customers pay us for - to sweat all these details so it's easy and pleasant for them to use our computers. We're supposed to be really good at this. That doesn't mean we don't listen to customers, but it's hard for them to tell you what they want when they've never seen anything remotely like it.”— Steve Jobs
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“The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.”— Edsger Dijkstra
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“I was afraid of the internet... because I couldn't type.”— Jack Welch
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“I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.”— Isaac Asimov
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“Security is, I would say, our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers - organizing your lives, staying in touch with people, being creative - if we don't solve these security problems, then people will hold back.”— Bill Gates