Quotes by Computer You can't *discover* that the brain is a digital computer. You can only *interpret* the brain as a digital computer. John Searle digitalcomputerbrain I know few significant questions of public policy which can safely be confided to computers. In the end, the hard decisions inescapably involve imponderables of intuition, prudence, and judgment. John F. Kennedy intuitioncomputerdecision I know of no person or group that is taking nearly adequate advantage of the graphical potentialities of the computer. John Tukey adequatecomputergroups Computers are like humans - they do everything except think. John von Neumann computerhumansthinking A computer and a cat are somewhat alike - they both purr, and like to be stroked, and spend a lot of the day motionless. They also have secrets they don't necessarily share. John Updike computercatsecret Besides creating more compulsive gamblers, money spent on lotteries isn't spent on other goods such as clothing or computers, which would trickle through to retailers, manufacturers and other parts of the economy John Warren Kindt gamblingcreatingcomputer Anyone with a little computer experience knows that anything can be copied bit-by-bit with the right equipment. Jon Lech Johansen equipmentcomputerlittles That was clearly surprising, interesting - a very interesting milestone was when you can pick up a magazine and read an article about some sort of computer related thing and they mention the word internet without explaining it. Jon Postel magazinescomputerinteresting But I do have a computer at home and a pretty good ISDN connection. Jon Postel connectionscomputerhome You know, in college, I never got either degree, but I was a double-major in Computer Science and English. And English at Berkeley, where I went to school, is very much creatively-driven. Basically, the entire bachelor's degree in English is all about bullshitting. And Computer Science, which was my other major, was exactly the opposite of that. You had to know what you were doing, and you had to know what you were talking about. Jonathan Blow computercollegeschool I am the farthest thing from a computer genius. Jonathan Brandis computergenius There's no other product that changes function like the computer. Jonathan Ive functioncomputerproducts As primitive as digital can be, there is nothing automatic in the methods I use, it's all basically done by hand. I know nothing about computers. I don't like computers. I use them for writing because I have to. I have never had a conversation about computers in my life. Jonathan Meades computerdonewriting The computer industry is creatively bankrupt. Jonathan Ive computerindustrydesign We grew up in the good old days before kids had these damn computers and actually played outside. Jon Stewart computergrew-upkids The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is responsible. Universes of virtually unlimited complexity can be created in the form of computer programs. Joseph Weizenbaum responsiblecomputertechnology Putting a computer in front of a child and expecting it to teach him is like putting a book under his pillow, only more expensive Joseph Weizenbaum computerbookchildren Doing a movie about computers between 1978 and 1982? You cant get much less sexy, less active than that. Joshua Michael Stern computersexyactive The primary implication is that we're going to combine our intelligence with computers. We're going to make ourselves smarter. By the 2030s, they will literally go inside our bodies and inside our brains. Judy Woodruff computerbodybrain I don't understand computers. I don't even understand people who understand computers. Juliana of the Netherlands computerpeople«1617181920212223242526»
