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Quote by Duane G. Carey

“I consider myself to be very fortunate in my career, my timing has worked out.”

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Duane G. Carey, born on April 30, 1957, is an accomplished American astronaut. He was selected by NASA to join the astronaut corps and has participated in several significant space missions, contributing to human space exploration. more

“Sharing the code just seems like The Right Thing to Do. It costs us rather little, but it benefits a lot of people in sometimes very significant ways. There are many university research projects, proof of concept publisher demos, and new platform test beds that have leveraged the code. Free software that people value adds wealth to the world.”

“I'd rather have a search engine or a compiler on a deserted island than a game.”

Games Islands Engines Deserted Search Engine Deserted Island

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“The Xbox 360 is the first console that I've ever worked with that actually has development tools that are better for games than what we've had on PC.”

Firsts Games Development Tools Console Xbox

Author:John Carmack

“The situation is so much better for programmers today - a cheap used PC, a linux CD, and an internet account, and you have all the tools necessary to work your way to any level of programming skill you want to shoot for.”

Way Want Today Used Levels Situation Internet Skills Tools Accounts Programming Programmers Cds Linux

Author:John Carmack

“If you're willing to restrict the flexibility of your approach, you can almost always do something better”

Ifs Willing Approach Programming Flexibility Something Better

Author:John Carmack

“I wanted to remain a technical adviser for Id, but it just didn't work out. Probably for the best, as the divided focus was challenging.”

Wanted Challenges Focus Work Out Divided Adviser

Author:John Carmack

“An interesting question: is it easier to motivate a learned individual that never does anything, or educate an ignorant individual that actually produces things?”

Doe Individual Interesting Produce Easier Ignorant Educate

Author:John Carmack

“I really think, if anything, there is more evidence to show that the violent games reduce aggression and violence. There have actually been some studies about that, that it's cathartic. If you go to QuakeCon and you walk by and you see the people there [and compare that to] a random cross section of a college campus, you're probably going to find a more peaceful crowd of people at the gaming convention. I think it’s at worst neutral and potentially positive.”

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