Quite a few people have to believe something is normal before it becomes normal - a sort of 'voting' situation. But once the threshold is reached, then everyone demands to do whatever it is.

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The protean nature of the computer is such that it can act like a machine...

The protean nature of the computer is such that it can act like a machine...

Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in...

Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in...

Perspective is worth 80 IQ points.

Perspective is worth 80 IQ points.

People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.

People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.

It [the computer] is the first metamedium, and as such it has degrees of freedom...

It [the computer] is the first metamedium, and as such it has degrees of freedom...

Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in...

Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in...

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

It (the computer) is a medium that can dynamically simulate the details of any other...

It (the computer) is a medium that can dynamically simulate the details of any other...

Computer programmers do it byte by byte

Computer programmers do it byte by byte

The danger from computers is not that they will eventually get as smart as men,...

The danger from computers is not that they will eventually get as smart as men,...

This is a very exciting time in the world of information. It's not just that...

This is a very exciting time in the world of information. It's not just that...

The message that personal computers can do neat things, that software is great stuff, that...

The message that personal computers can do neat things, that software is great stuff, that...

The message that personal computers can do neat things, that software is great stuff, that...

The message that personal computers can do neat things, that software is great stuff, that...

A computer will do what you tell it to do, but that may be much...

A computer will do what you tell it to do, but that may be much...

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human...

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human...

If we can dispel the delusion that learning about computers should be an activity of...

If we can dispel the delusion that learning about computers should be an activity of...

The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is responsible. Universes...

The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is responsible. Universes...

The only way to make your PC go faster is to throw it out a...

The only way to make your PC go faster is to throw it out a...

Two men were examining the output of the new computer in their department. After an...

Two men were examining the output of the new computer in their department. After an...

Computers shouldn't be unusable. You don't need to know how to work a telephone switch...

Computers shouldn't be unusable. You don't need to know how to work a telephone switch...