“We thought it was only in science fiction that things created by humans could actually take over what is inherently our human heritage. But Thom Hartmann shows how we've already let that happen on a frightening scale - not in Frankenstein's monsters or Kubrick's creeping computer Hal - but in the corporations that present their friendly 'faces' to us as if we have nothing to fear from this ultimate usurpation of our rights as real humans.” IfsHumansRealShowsHappensFacesFictionRightsComputerUltimateScience FictionMonstersScalesCorporationsFriendlyHeritageFrighteningUsurpationFrankenstein's MonsterFriendly Faces Author:Ed Ayres
“The novice-friendly software is more like a misbehaving dog: it shits on the floor, it destroys things, and stinks - the novice-friendly software embodies the opposite of what computer people have dreamed of for decades: artificial stupidity. It's more human.” PeopleHumansDogComputerOppositesStupidityDecadesFriendlySoftwareArtificialStinkNovicesMisbehaving Author:Erik Naggum
“A computer is a wonderful and friendly machine, because it's always just a little better than you are. You're always a little bit behind, but it stays right there with you anyway. It allows you to make the mistakes, and then to try to find out what the mistakes are, and then to repair the mistakes. It's always your friend. It quits on you, but it doesn't leave the apartment.” TryingLittlesBitsBehindsMistakeWonderfulComputerLittle BitMachinesQuittingFriendlyApartmentBetter Than You Author:Frederick Barthelme
“Steve Jobs did not start started Apple as a scam. But he understood early on the power of marketing. The idea of the computer as a bicycle for the human mind - I think that was something he believed. He believed in making people comfortable with these machines, which is why he spent so much time thinking about how to design them a certain way, how to make them so user-friendly and interactive, and why he spent so much time studying the Zeitgeist.” PeopleThinkingWayMindHumansIdeasJobsCertainStudyDesignComfortableComputerUnderstoodMachinesMarketingApplesFriendlyHuman MindUsersBicycleInteractiveScamsZeitgeistUser Friendly Author:Alex Gibney
“I'm not massively into computers. I'm a fan of Macs because they're more user friendly, so I'm used to using them.” UsedFansComputerFriendlyUsersMacsUser Friendly Author:Matthew Kane