Technology Quotes

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

The probability of a flawless demo is inversely proportional to the number of people watching, raised to the power of the amount of money involved.

We're changing the world with technology.

Wherever there is modularity there is the potential for misunderstanding: Hiding information implies a need to check communication.

It is the user who should parameterize procedures, not their creators.

The term reboot comes from the middle age (before computers). Horses who stopped in mid-stride required a boot to the rear to start again. Thus the term to rear-boot, later abbreviated into reboot.

It is a tremendous responsibility for us to have all the eyes focused on what we do and give people exactly what they need when they ask for it.

Unix is simple. It just takes a genius to understand its simplicity.

Information and communications technology unlocks the value of time, allowing and enabling multi-tasking, multi-channels, multi-this and multi-that.

When we write programs that "learn", it turns out that we do and they don't.

The technology at the leading edge changes so rapidly that you have to keep current after you get out of school. I think probably the most important thing is having good fundamentals.

Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration.

Once you understand how to write a program get someone else to write it.

The mass majority of computer users are conservative. They want to use the software they're used to using.

A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.

In computing, invariants are ephemeral.

As Will Rogers would have said, "There is no such thing as a free variable."

The cybernetic exchange between man, computer and algorithm is like a game of musical chairs: The frantic search for balance always leaves one of the three standing ill at ease.

All of the biggest technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the automobile, the computer - says little about his intelligence, but speaks volumes about his laziness.

Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.

It is the framework which changes with each new technology and not just the picture within the frame.

A computer is like an Old Testament god, with a lot of rules and no mercy.

There never was a chip, it is said, that Bill Gates couldn't slow down with a new batch of features.

Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true and the tendency to miss lunch.

One can only display complex information in the mind. Like seeing, movement or flow or alteration of view is more important than the static picture, no matter how lovely.