Computers Quotes

Don’t sweat it – it’s only ones and zeros.

Man is the best computer we can put aboard a spacecraft, and the only one that can be mass produced with unskilled labor.

Hardware: the parts of a computer that can be kicked.

The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do. The mystery which surrounds a thinking machine already surrounds a thinking man.

It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in 5 years.

There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.

The robot is going to lose. Not by much. But when the final score is tallied, flesh and blood is going to beat the damn monster.

My idea of rebooting is kicking somebody in the butt twice.

I wonder if in part why so many people are angry at Microsoft is not just because their products frustrate them so much, but also because this frustration is ignored. The computer makes people feel like they are dummies, when in fact it is the computer that is stupid.

Well, that would not be necessary, Mr. President. It could easily be accomplished with a computer. And a computer could be set and programmed to accept factors from youth, health, sexual fertility, intelligence, and a cross-section of necessary skills. Of course, it would be absolutely vital that our top government and military men be included […]