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I have a confession to make. Yesterday, I was responsible for the deaths of millions of Britons. What happened is that MI5 asked me to… — Mark Lawson
I've read all the books, I've watched all the films and now, thanks to the glory of home gaming, I've even kind of experienced it:… — Tom Dunne
Dr. Leonard Shlain, chairman of laparoscopic surgery at California Pacific Medical Center, said they took some four and five year-olds and gave them video games… — Roger Ebert
GOTO, n.: A programming tool that exists to allow structured programmers to complain about unstructured programmers. — Raymond Simard
Committee, n.: A group of people that, when given the task of deciding whether to start array indices from either 0 or 1, compromises to… — Stan Kelly-Bootle
A random sequence is one that cannot be algorithmically compressed : the shortest description of a random sequence is simply the sequence itself. — Gregory Chaitin
Long term, the PC and workstation will wither because computing access will be everywhere: in the walls, on wrists, and in 'scrap computers' lying about… — Mark Weiser
The ever-growing size of software applications is what makes Moore's Law possible: 'If we hadn't brought your computer to its knees, why would you go… — Nathan Myhrvold
Owning a computer without programming is like having a kitchen and using only the microwave oven — Charles Petzold
We build our computer (systems) the way we build our cities: over time, without a plan, on top of ruins — Ellen Ullman
Tonight, I propose a 21st Century Crime Bill to deploy the latest technologies and tactics to make our communities even safer. Our balanced budget will… — William J. Clinton
Why am I arguing with a computer? — Edge
I guess it's like trying to put through the flat tax, which is probably my favorite one of all.... if we did pass it, all… — Clint Eastwood
Editing can alter the original meaning and context, and computers can alter the image itself. The camera can also be manipulated. At the very least,… — Dan Rather
All programmers are optimists. Perhaps this modern sorcery especially attracts those who believe in happy endings and fairy godmothers. Perhaps the hundreds of nitty frustrations… — Fred Brooks
The magic of myth and legend has come true in our time. One types the correct incantation on a keyboard, and a display screen comes… — Fred Brooks
Mathematicians stand on each others' shoulders and computer scientists stand on each others' toes. — Richard Hamming
It was a huge challenge to learn digital painting well enough so that computers don't pop into mind when one sees one. — Berkeley Breathed
I actually built a tiny computer as a junior high school project. — Mitchell Kapor
Most change in America doesn't come from, politicians. It comes from people inventing things and creating. The telephone, the telegraph, the computer, all those things… — David Boaz

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