“Despite the Internet 's origin in the late 1960s as a government sponsored means of communication between the Department of Defense, private industry, and academia, it has been at its best and generated the greatest economic, social, and technological benefits since it was 'liberated' by the hordes of 'geeks' who were originally hired to run it by employers who were not themselves conversant with computers, and couldn't tell when their employees were exchanging official traffic or trading dirty jokes and recipes for marijuana brownies.” MeanHas BeensGovernmentRunningSocialEconomicCommunicationIndustryInternetBenefitsComputerLateJokesDefenseDespiteDirtyOfficialsDepartmentEmployeeMarijuanaTrafficTechnologicalRecipesTradingGeekEmployers1960sLiberatedAcademiaHordeExchangingBrowniesMeans Of CommunicationDirty Jokes Author:L. Neil Smith
“If a student takes a Stanford computer class and a Princeton business class, it shows they are motivated and have skills. We know it has helped employees get better jobs.” IfsKnowsShowsJobsClassStudentsSkillsComputerGet BetterEmployeeMotivatedBetter JobsStanfordPrinceton Author:Daphne Koller
“I obtained confidential information in the same way government employees did, and I did it all without even touching a computer. ... I was so successful with this line of attack that I rarely had to go towards a technical attack.” WayGovernmentLinesSuccessfulInformationComputerEmployeeTouchingConfidentialGovernment Employees Author:Kevin Mitnick
“When Colin Powell showed up as Secretary of State in 2001, most State Department employees still didn't even have computers on their desks. When I got there they were not mostly permitted to have handheld devices. I mean, so you're thinking how do we operate in this new environment dominated by technology, globalizing forces? We have to change, and I can't expect people to change if I don't try to model it and lead it.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingMeanStillsI CanStatesForceTechnologyEnvironmentComputerModelsDepartmentEmployeeDevicesDesksSecretaryNew Environment Author:Hillary Clinton
“Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't rightly see how somebody who claims to have had -What'd you say? One partner?-can be welled trained." He had a point. Her brain clicked away. "I was referring to the instructional videotapes my agency has all its new employees watch." "They train you by watching videos?" His eyes narrowed reminding her of a hunter looking down a gun sight,"Now, ain't that interesting." She felt a little surge of pleasure as her child lost another few points on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Even a computer couldn't have picked a more perfect match.” ChildrenLittlesEyeLostFeltPerfectPleasureInterestingBrainWatchesMissingSkillsComputerGunTestsSightClaimsTrainPartnersVideoAgencyHis EyesEmployeeHuntersRemindingReferringIowaLooking DownMissing SomethingPerfect MatchNew Employees Author:Susan Elizabeth Phillips