Why is it drug addicts and computer afficionados are both called users?

Quote by Clifford Stoll

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Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not...

Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not...

The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.

The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.

Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a...

Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a...

Rather than bringing me closer to others, the time that I spend online isolates me...

Rather than bringing me closer to others, the time that I spend online isolates me...

If you don't have an E-mail address, you're in the Netherworld. If you don't have...

If you don't have an E-mail address, you're in the Netherworld. If you don't have...

While I admire the insights of many of the people in the world of computing,...

While I admire the insights of many of the people in the world of computing,...

When I'm online, I'm alone in a room, tapping on a keyboard, staring at a...

When I'm online, I'm alone in a room, tapping on a keyboard, staring at a...

Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?

Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?

Computers in classrooms are the filmstrips of the 1990s.

Computers in classrooms are the filmstrips of the 1990s.

Merely that I have a World Wide Web page does not give me any power,...

Merely that I have a World Wide Web page does not give me any power,...

The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.

The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.

Surfing on the Internet is like sex; everyone boasts about doing more than they actually...

Surfing on the Internet is like sex; everyone boasts about doing more than they actually...

Look at growth, look at how much time people spend on the Net and look...

Look at growth, look at how much time people spend on the Net and look...

If you can spell 'Nietzsche' without Google, you deserve a cookie.

If you can spell 'Nietzsche' without Google, you deserve a cookie.

History is an intricate web of of timing, people, circumstances, and serendipity.

History is an intricate web of of timing, people, circumstances, and serendipity.

Kids are taking PCs and the Internet to new heights. They're the ones that are...

Kids are taking PCs and the Internet to new heights. They're the ones that are...

We've heard that a million monkeys at a keyboard could produce the Complete Works of...

We've heard that a million monkeys at a keyboard could produce the Complete Works of...

Just as the strength of the Internet is chaos, so the strength of our liberty...

Just as the strength of the Internet is chaos, so the strength of our liberty...

It's important for us to explain to our nation that life is important. It's not...

It's important for us to explain to our nation that life is important. It's not...

The internet is a stalker. Facebook asks what Im thinking. Twitter asks what Im doing....

The internet is a stalker. Facebook asks what Im thinking. Twitter asks what Im doing....