Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. Computer science is the first engineering discipline ever in which the complexity of the objects created is limited by the skill of the creator and not limited by the strength of the raw materials. Brian K. Reid Das schlimmste UEbel, an dem die Welt leidet, ist nicht die Staerke des Boesen, sondern die Schwaeche des Besseren. 'Himmel, Polt und Hoelle' Die groesste Behinderung des gesellschaftlichen oder individuellen Fortschritts ist die Angst. Steffen Glückselig Die Menschen stolpern nicht ueber Berge, sondern ueber Maulwurfshuegel. Konfuzius Die Vermählung von zivilem Ungehorsam und sozialen Netzwerken ist der Tod des Despotismus. Der Spiegel, 26/2009, Seite 118. Abbas Milani Eine neue Art von Denken ist notwendig, wenn die Menschheit weiterleben will. Albert Einstein Hypertext ist Literature, not Technology. Theodor Nelson, http://ted.hyperland.com/ I do my Java editing in Eclipse now. It doesn't work as well as EMACSonce did, but it works better than EMACS does now. http://dobbscodetalk.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=I-Love-EMACS%21-or-at-least-I-did...-.html&Itemid=29 Bil Lewis I think programmers have become inured to incidental complexity, in particular by confusing familiar or concise with simple. And when they encounter complexity, they consider it a challenge to overcome, rather than an obstacle to remove. Overcoming complexity isn't work, it's waste. http://www.simple-talk.com/opinion/geek-of-the-week/rich-hickey-geek-of-the-week/ Rich Hickey I'm an e-mail- guy. Yeah, that's it. E-mail is cool. E-mail is good for segmented conversations. E-mail is respectful of the recipient's time. E-mail keeps a record. And that's why e-mail is better than...phone calls. ddj 2/09, p. 48 Michael Swaine If someone was to drop a bomb on this building, it would wipe out 50 percent of the Lisp community. That would probably be a good thing. It would allow Lisp to start over. http://www.findinglisp.com/blog/2005/06/ilc-2005-wednesday-report-late.html John McCarthy If you decide to go with the same tools and technology as everyone else, you make sure that you won't fail any worse than they do. However, you also ensure that you won't succeed any better. http://bc.tech.coop/blog/071226.html James Robertson If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough. http://bc.tech.coop/blog/060224.html Alan Kay If you're not scared or angry at the thought of a human brain being controlled remotely, then it could be this prototype of mine is finally starting to work. http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/39698.html John Alejandro King Innovation ist nicht das Ergebnis logischen Denkens, auch wenn das Ergebnis logisch ist. Albert Einstein It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but rather the one most responsive to change. Charles Darwin It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but rather the one most responsive to change. Charles Darwin Je mehr Technologie wir verwenden, desto einfacher ist es für die da draußen uns zu überwachen. Staatsfeind Nr. 1 - http://imdb.com/title/tt0120660/ Naturwissenschaft findet nun mal an den Grenzen des *Wissens* statt, nicht wie Ingenieurwissenschaft an den Grenzen der *Technik*. <slrna18hi0.b88.ibojak@salam.physics.adelaide.edu.au> On the 'man vs. machine' theme there was a memorable quote from the famous violinist Jascha Heifetz. A woman approached him after one concert and said that his violin sounded absolutely beautiful. Mr.Heifetz replied by picking up the instrument, and while inspecting it said 'Funny, I don't hear anything.' <3c2d9b77.156196198@news.cis.dfn.de> Once a new technology starts rolling, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road. Stewart Brand Organizations which design systems are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations. http://www.melconway.com/research/committees.html Melvin Conway Perfektion der Mittel - Konfusion der Ziele. Albert Einstein Reinventing the wheel is a great way to learn more about wheels. http://jjinux.blogspot.com/2007/02/pycon-web-frameworks-panel.html Should we throw another human wave of structural engineers at stabilizing the Leaning Tower of Pisa, or should we let the damn thing fall over and build a tower that doesn't suck? Neal Stephenson, In the Beginning Was the Command Line Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower. http://bc.tech.coop/blog/060224.html Alan Kay Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards. Aldous Huxley The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay This is not a trivial exercise. And yes, you can shoot yourself in the foot if you aren't careful. But in the end, there's two kinds of programmers in the world: those with dangerous techniques and those who dig. Reg Braithwaite Reg Braithwaite We all seem to be governed by this love we have for useless, twisting our new technology. Jamiroquai When we write programs that "learn", it turns out that we do and they don't. http://bc.tech.coop/blog/071226.html Alan Perlis You just change a term and they think its better technology. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UYa6gQC14o Larry Ellison