“One of the biggest challenges we had in the first decade was not that many people had personal computers. There weren't that many people to sell to, and it was hard to identify them.” PeopleFirstsHardChallengesEconomyComputerSellsDecadesPersonal Computers Author:Steve Case
“Computers are here to stay. It is a major challenge for the future to use computers efficiently in combinatorics without losing its special appeal.” UseScienceChallengesSpecialComputerMajorsLosingMathematicsAppeals Author:Noga Alon
“In their capacity as a tool, computers will be but a ripple on the surface of our culture. In their capacity as intellectual challenge, they are without precedent in the cultural history of mankind.” CultureChallengesMankindComputerIntellectualCapacityToolsSurfaceRipplePrecedent Author:Edsger Dijkstra
“One of the big challenges I've thought about in making record is that the role of computers has become so inescapable and computers offer so many possibilities for creativity, but they also make you lazy.” BigsChallengesRolesCreativityRecordsPossibilityOffersComputerLazyBig Challenges Author:D.A. Wallach
“It's definitely a challenge, but it's even more than that. Beyond the basic need to understand what you're saying, a computer needs to understand what you're trying to do. So humans talking to computers present variable challenges.” NeedsTryingHumansChallengesTalkingComputerVariablesBasic Needs Author:Peter P. Mahoney
“It was very challenging in terms of making sure that everyone is distinct. Also, we wanted to have some Asian influences as well, so that it really is a mashup. We want evidence of our presence in this world, so you'll see there's an interest in technology, that there are not complex electronics. There's electricity in this world, but computers, circuits don't work.” WorldWantWellsWantedTermInterestChallengesTechnologyInfluenceThis WorldComputerEvidenceComplexesElectricityAsianCircuitsElectronicsMashups Author:Miles Millar
“I've appeared in those kind of films and have great fun doing it, and I'm always up for a challenge. I think with things like Mission: Impossible and Star Trek, those things are such an ensemble, it's not like I'm Ethan Hunt. I'm Benji. I'm the guy that does the computer business. I know my place.” ThinkingKnowsKindDoeFilmGuyFunStarsChallengesImpossibleComputerMissionsHuntsEnsembleMission Impossible Author:Simon Pegg
“I think that one of the challenges for a parent and myself as a parent is that we live in a very electronic media age. That's obvious to everyone. And I'm not opposed to time on computers or time with television or time with any other electronic media but I think that quiet, thoughtful interaction between one's self, your mind and words is an irreplacable thing.” ThinkingMindSelfAgeParentChallengesMediaTelevisionQuietComputerObviousThoughtfulInteractionElectronic Media Author:Josh Prince
“I'm a total luddite when it comes to technology. Pretending I know how to use a computer is a challenge.” KnowsUseChallengesTechnologyKnow HowComputerPretending Author:Ben Schnetzer
“For a young cartoonist, they have to get going on the web, because that's where everybody goes for their information. And it really works. If you look at a cartoon on a computer screen, it really jumps and can be quite effective. I draw cartoons now, not how it will appear in the newspaper, but how it will appear on the screen. I think most of us do. Now the challenge is to make it move and animate it in a very fast, quick way.” ThinkingMovingChallengesComputerCartoonCartoonist Author:Terry Mosher
“I was addicted to hacking, more for the intellectual challenge, the curiosity, the seduction of adventure; not for stealing, or causing damage or writing computer viruses.” WritingChallengesAdventureComputerIntellectualCuriosityStealingDamageSeductionVirusesHackingComputer VirusesComputer Hacking Author:Kevin Mitnick
“I spend my life essentially alone at a computer. That doesn't change. I have the same challenges every day.” ChallengesComputer Author:Dan Brown