“What do you think will be the biggest problem in computing in the 90's? There are only 17,000 three-letter acronyms.” Quote by Paul Boutin
“Everyone should be concerned about Internet anarchy in which anybody can pretend to be anybody else, unless something is done to stop it. If hoaxes like this go unchecked, who can believe anything they see on the Internet? What good would the Internet be then? If the people who control Internet web sites do not do anything, is that not an open invitation for government to step in? And does anybody want politicians to control what can go on the Internet?” PeopleIfsWantShouldBelieveDoeDoneGovernmentStepsGoes OnInternetPoliticianComputerConcernedAnarchySiteInvitationsHoaxes Author:Thomas Sowell
“It is commonly said that the Internet is unique in its ability to spread bad information to large numbers of people, but this is ridiculous, given that the Internet cannot begin to compete with CNN or the New York Times for this honour.” PeopleSaidGivenAbilityNumbersInformationNew YorkInternetComputerUniqueSpreadRidiculousHonourNew York TimesLarge NumbersCnn Author:Philip E. Agre
“When the Internet arrived in Ireland... it was like having Amsterdam's Red Light District in your own living room.” LightRoomsInternetComputerRedIrelandLiving RoomAmsterdamRed Lights Author:Tom Dunne
“The Internet is like a town that leaves its streets unmarked on the principle that people who don't already know don't belong” PeopleKnowsPrinciplesStreetsInternetComputerTowns Author:James Gleick
“Telling computer guys that they need to have permission to quote things is like having to tell little children about Death.” NeedsChildrenLittlesGuyComputerPermission Author:Ted Nelson
“We are somewhat amused by the hysteria manifest in the press at the suggestion by Gordon Liddy that if one is menaced by bad guys (particularly the ninja) one is wise to shoot for the head. That statement has got a whole bunch of journalists and commentators bleeding from the nose. One wonders why it should. Where else should you shoot a man if he is probably wearing an armored vest? If you decide to shoot you have made the big decision. Where you place your shot is merely a technical matter.” IfsMenShouldMadeMatterWholeBigsGuyDecisionWonderWiseComputerShotsPressesStatementsBunchJournalistNosesManifestSuggestionsBad GuysBleedingCommentatorsAmusedHysteriaNinjaVestsBig Decisions Author:Jeff Cooper
“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 trail Mehan Asnik, a suspected terrorist, through the streets of London. He had escaped from our security services while infected with a plague virus. Tracking him on CCTV, I swear I had him but then, in the rush-hour bustle, lost him. When the secure mobile rang, it was Harry Pearce at Thames House, chewing me out for the slaughter that had been caused by my mistake.” HouseLostHoursMistakeMillionsHappenedStreetsSecurityComputerResponsibleLondonYesterdayTerroristSecureConfessionSwearTrailsPlagueMobileVirusesSlaughterMy MistakesChewingTrackingBustleThamesBritonsRush Hour Author: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: I've landed on the beaches of Normandy, I have successfully held Pegasus Bridge and I've disabled German tanks with stolen Panzerfausts. I have fought in Italy, France and North Africa and if I had a Euro for every virtual life I've lost I'd be able to build a replica of Hitler's bunker in my back garden.” IfsKindBookHomeAbleFilmLostComputerGloryGardenThanksFranceBeachBridgesStolenTanksDisabledEuroGamingBunkersNormandyReplicaNorth AfricaPegasus Author: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 and asked them to figure out how to play them without instructions. Then they watched their brain activity with real-time monitors. At first, when they were figuring out the games, he said, the whole brain lit up. But by the time they knew how to play the games, the brain went dark, except for one little point.” YearsFirstsLittlesSaidRealPlayWholeGamesDarkBrainFiveFourFiguresActivityComputerMedicalVideoCaliforniaFive YearsInstructionDrsSurgeryLitChairmanPacificFive Year Olds Author:Roger Ebert