Technology Quotes

It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.

Why do we want intelligent terminals when there are so many stupid users ?

One man's constant is another man's variable.

The best thing about a boolean is even if you are wrong, you are only off by a bit.

Computation has made the tree flower.

The Web is like a dominatrix. Everywhere I turn, I see little buttons ordering me to Submit.

Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.

You will not even have enough time to go online and download all the patches to your computer before it is infected.

Back up my hard drive? How do I put it in reverse?

Double your drive space — delete Windows !

First, solve the problem. Then, write the code.

Computers are like air conditioners: they stop working when you open windows.

Many people see technology as the problem behind the so-called digital divide. Others see it as the solution. Technology is neither. It must operate in conjunction with business, economic, political and social system.

Everything should be built top-down, except the first time.

For systems, the analogue of a face-lift is to add to the control graph an edge that creates a cycle, not just an additional node.

Software is like sex: It’s better when it’s free.

Make no mistake about it: Computers process numbers - not symbols. We measure our understanding (and control) by the extent to which we can arithmetize an activity.

Kids today have so many advantages I never had. There's no telling what I could've accomplished with a home computer and a handgun.

Today is a... digital incarnation of Oz - the Internet - we are a motley group of fools from lions to scarecrows, learning from each other, making and taking responsibility for our decisions, and having fun as we skip down the yellow brick road of investing together!

And bring me a hard copy of the Internet so I can do some serious surfing.

There are only two kinds of programming languages: those people always bitch about and those nobody uses.

If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.

Two men were examining the output of the new computer in their department. After an hour or so of analyzing the data, one of them remarked: "Do you realize it would take 400 men at least 250 years to make a mistake this big ?

That can be a good tax planning tool for small businesses - especially if you get a computer or something that you were planning to buy (in the coming year anyway).

Apple really hasn't weighed in on the sub-$1,000 computer category. Their next step could be refreshing their current products and making pricing changes.