Science could increase the complexity of DNA “improve” human beings. We should follow this road if we want biological systems to remain superior to electronic ones. In contrast with our intellect, computers double their performance every 18 months, So the danger is real that they could develop intelligence and take over the world. We must […]
Computers Quotes
A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you didn’t even know existed can render your own computer unusable.
There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home. (1977)
Don’t explain computers to laymen. Simpler to explain sex to virgins.
Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.
To err is human – and to blame it on a computer is even more so.
The same applies for other kinds of long-lasting low-level pain… The body’s response to being jabbed, pierced, and cut is to produce endorphins. . . So here’s my programme for breaking that cycle of dependency on Windows: get left arm tattooed with dragon motif, buy a crate of Jamaican Hot! Pepper Sauce, get nipples pierced. […]
The PC is the LSD of the ’90s.
The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don’t realize are computers at all.
There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult.
