“At the end of OK Computer we were playing big, big arenas and it wasn't right. You can do those things occasionally but at the time it didn't feel right.” FeelsEndsBigsCan DoComputerArenaFeels Right Author:Ed O'Brien
“I turned Compaq from a small company with troubles into a computer powerhouse. We can do the same at Intershop.” Can DoCompanyTroubleComputer Author:Eckhard Pfeiffer
“The first human-to-computer uploads of 2100 will prove that a perfect simulation is the thing being simulated - that a silicon soul doesn't need a physical body to inhabit. So eventually everybody who ever lived will be resurrected inside a living machine indistinguishable from God. Isn't it amazing what you can do with unlimited hard-disk space?” NeedsFirstsHumansSoulHardBodyCan DoSpacePerfectProveComputerMachinesUnlimitedSiliconPhysical BodySimulationDisk Author:Frank J. Tipler
“Avoid demonizing television, computer games, and new technologies. Electronic media may compete for kids' attention, but we're not going to get kids reading by badmouthing other entertainment. Admit that TV and games can do things books can't.” MayBookKidsReadingGamesCan DoAttentionTechnologyMediaTelevisionTvsComputerEntertainmentNew TechnologyReading For KidsComputer GamesElectronic Media Author:Jon Scieszka
“One thing I was thinking about the other day was you can't even conceive of the kinds of things you can do in movies today. The idea that you could draw, in a computer, dinosaurs and have them running around was totally impossible.” ThinkingKindIdeasRunningTodayCan DoImpossibleOne ThingComputerDrawsDinosaurs Author:John Badham
“You’re going to have some very amazing capabilities in the economy. When we have computers that can do more and more jobs, it’s going to change how we think about work. There’s no way around that. You can’t wish it away.” ThinkingWayJobsWishCan DoEconomyComputerCapability Author:Larry Page
“I type 40 words per minute on a normal computer with my left foot. And with two cups of coffee, I can do 53 words per minute.” I CanTwoLeftCan DoFeetMinutesTypeNormalComputerCoffeeCupsCoffee Cup Author:Nick Vujicic
“When somebody has learned how to program a computer ... You're joining a group of people who can do incredible things. They can make the computer do anything they can imagine.” PeopleCan DoImagineGroupsComputerProgramIncrediblesJoining Author:Tim Berners-Lee
“Indeed, being a beginner is very difficult right now. Book publishers are in a crisis, sales are dwindling, and publishing houses are losing money, doing their best to survive. It's a sign of the times, the emergence of new kinds of entertainment -- there's nothing we can do about it. I don't think books will perish for good. They could become less widespread, though, falling even further behind movies and computer games. But we shouldn't be afraid of this, because books will always remain the entertainment of choice for intelligent people, of whom there are still many in this world.” PeopleThinkingWorldKindStillsBookChoicesFallGamesHouseDifficultCan DoBehindsThis WorldRight NowComputerLosingIntelligentCrisisEntertainmentPublishingPublishersEmergenceBeginnersComputer GamesLosing MoneyPublishing House Author:Sergei Lukyanenko
“There's always room out there for the hand-drawn image. I personally like the imperfection of hand drawing as opposed to the slick look of computer animation. But you can do good stuff either way. The Pixar movies are amazing in what they do, but there's plenty of independent animators who are doing really amazing things as well.” WayWellsLooksHandsStuffCan DoRoomsComputerIndependentDrawingPlentyImperfectionAnimationAmazing ThingsReally AmazingSlickAnimatorPixarComputer Animation Author:Matt Groening
“Sending grown-ups up the wall is one of the things adolescence is all about. A few years ago it was done with rock 'n' roll music. Now at least they can do it quietly with a home computer.” YearsDoneHomeCan DoModernRocksWallComputerYears AgoRock N RollAdolescenceModern LifeRock N Roll Music Author:Russell Baker
“The computer is really like a pencil, you know. It used to be. The pencil can do anything you want to, but you have to do it, and the same is with the computer.” KnowsWantUsedCan DoComputerUsed To BePencils Author:Massimo Vignelli
“Nowadays we can do computer experiments using Mathematica, and even solve a system of 42 equations. This offers another route to knowledge, rather than mere ideas.” IdeasScienceCan DoOffersComputerMathematicsMereSolveExperimentsRoutesEquations Author:John Forbes Nash
“I love the process of cutting everything out with a scalpel yourself: I don't want to have my stencils drawn up in Illustrator, then laser-cut. I like the fact that it's slightly wrong; I think it gives it a beauty. The individual and handmade will always be worth more than what a computer can do, at least until computers can learn how to make mistakes.” ThinkingWantGivingFactsIndividualProcessCan DoMistakeCuttingComputerMaking MistakesLasersIllustratorsScalpelsHandmade Author:Ben Eine
“It's amazing how many people even today use a computer to do something you can do with a pencil and paper in less time.” PeopleUseTodayCan DoPaperComputerSimplicityPencils Author:Richard P. Feynman
“The first job I ever did in the theatre, I was supposed to be a genius piano player. I couldn't play the piano, but you just sit there at a piano like you're playing, and suddenly all this amazing music comes out and the audience believes you can do it. It's the same with computers. I love scenes where there are people yanking at monitors, "yes I'll put you through now," and you know they're just doing that. But you can look brilliant at all this technology. I love it.” PeopleKnowsFirstsBelieveLooksPlayJobsCan DoTechnologyAudiencePlayerLike YouGeniusSceneComputerTheatreBrilliantSupposed To BePianoYou Can Do ItBelieve You CanAmazing Music Author:Michael Sheen
“Computers and rocket ships are examples of invention, not of understanding. ... All that is needed to build machines is the knowledge that when one thing happens, another thing happens as a result. It's an accumulation of simple patterns. A dog can learn patterns. There is no "why&rdqo"; in those examples. We don't understand why electricity travels. We don't know why light travels at a constant speed forever. All we can do is observe and record patterns.” KnowsLightHappensScienceUnderstandingCan DoSimpleResultsKnowledgeForeverRecordsOne ThingDogExampleNeededComputerMachinesConstantPatternsSpeedThings HappenInventionShipsElectricityRocketsAccumulation Author:Scott Adams
“I often think about the many remarkable things that my personal computer can do which I never ask it to do. I probably use a small fraction of its capabilities. I often wonder if the same dynamic occurs with our capacity for creativity.” IfsThinkingUseAsksCan DoWonderCreativityComputerCapacityRemarkableCapabilityFractionsPersonal Computers Author:Geoffrey S. Fletcher