People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.
“People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.”
— Alan Kay · Technology
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People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.
“People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.”
— Alan Kay · Technology
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“People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.”
“Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower.”
“Steve was perfectly aware of the Dynabook. That was one of the reasons he wanted me to come to Apple.”
“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.”
“In the commercial world, you have this problem that the amount of research you can do in a company is based on how well your current business is going, whereas there actually should be an inverse relationship: when things are going worse, you should do more research.”
“Technology is anything that wasn't around when you were born.”
“Read, listen to and watch everything you can. Explore the corners of popular culture and the arts. And, of course, these days you have to stay maniacally plugged in to the cutting edge of whatever technology is taking your profession into the future - otherwise you're toast.”
“You should not be a slave to your telephone. The technology is there to serve you, not the other way around.”
“The NFL is a unique work place. There are no secrets anymore. Technology has taken over, and secrets are exposed. People are going to know what you're all about. You have to make sure you have real honesty in the work place, or you're going to be exposed.”
“Mechanization best serves mediocrity.”
“The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work. It's by giving those people a service that's better than what they're receiving from the pirates.”
“High-speed Internet access won't stop future superstorms and it won't solve all the unfairness that low-income New Yorkers face. But with strong alliances between community members, local nonprofits, businesses and technology experts, it will bring affordable, local innovation that helps us build stronger, fairer and more resilient communities.”