Computer
Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.
To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.
Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
I love the writing. I love the idea of typing and seeing it on the computer and printing it out myself and, you know, moving sentences around. I like that.
To make an embarrassing admission, I like video games. That's what got me into software engineering when I was a kid. I wanted to make money so I could buy a better computer to play better video games — nothing like saving the world.
I have a cell phone that doesn't behave like a phone: It behaves like a computer that makes calls. Computers are becoming an integral part of daily life. And if people don't start designing them to be more user-friendly, then an even larger part of the population is going to be left out of even more stuff.
We turn off the TV, video games and computer — except for homework — during the week. The TV's reserved for Friday night, Saturday and Sunday just because that's the time to do homework, and it makes it that much less chaotic in our house.
Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window.
Most parents would not hesitate to assume responsibility for their child's behavior on a playground, at school, or in someone else's home. What happens online should be no different. Parents should talk with their children about computer ethics, stipulate rules of conduct, and — most importantly — establish consequences.
When people think about computer science, they imagine people with pocket protectors and thick glasses who code all night.
One reason you should not use web applications to do your computing is that you lose control. It's just as bad as using a proprietary program. Do your own computing on your own computer with your copy of a freedom-respecting program. If you use a proprietary program or somebody else's web server, you're defenceless.
This whole phenomenon of the computer in a library is an amazing thing.
The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion.
The desktop computer industry is dead. Innovation has virtually ceased. Microsoft dominates with very little innovation. That's over. Apple lost. The desktop market has entered the dark ages, and it's going to be in the dark ages for the next 10 years, or certainly for the rest of this decade.
Getting out of the hospital is a lot like resigning from a book club. You're not out of it until the computer says you're out of it.
One of the most feared expressions in modern times is 'The computer is down'.