“God is like a computer, the more software you put in, the greater the danger that extensions will conflict.” GreaterDangerConflictComputerSoftwareExtensions Author:Alexander Waugh
“The practice of first developing a clear and precise definition of a process without regard for efficiency, and then using it as a guide and a test in exploring equivalent processes possessing other characteristics, such as greater efficiency, is very common in mathematics. It is a very fruitful practice which should not be blighted by premature emphasis on efficiency in computer execution.” ShouldFirstsProcessCommonPracticeClearGreaterComputerTestsRegardMathematicsDefinitionsGuidesDevelopingCharacteristicsExecutionEfficiencyExploringPreciseEmphasisPossessingPremature Author:Kenneth E. Iverson
“If one ox could not do the job they did not try to grow a bigger ox, but used two oxen. When we need greater computer power, the answer is not to get a bigger computer, but . . .to build systems of computers and operate them in parallel.” IfsNeedsTryingTwoJobsUsedGrowsAnswersGreaterComputerBiggerParallelsOxen Author:Grace Hopper
“Fertilizer played a greater role in this case than computers.” RolesCasesGreaterInternetComputerFree SpeechFertilizer Author:Mike Godwin
“The computer is a greater threat to the [nuclear] family than all the abortion laws and gay rights movements and pornography in the world.” WorldLawGreaterRightsMovementGayComputerThreatNuclearAbortionPornographyGay RightsNuclear FamiliesAbortion Laws Author:Alvin Toffler
“One paradox I have found is that, the more you use computers in picture-making, the more hand-made the picture becomes. Oddly, then, digital technology is leading, in my work at least, toward a greater reliance on handmaking because the assembly and montage of the various parts of the picture is done very carefully by hand.” MadeDoneUseHandsFoundTechnologyGreaterComputerVariousDigitalParadoxRelianceAssemblyDigital Technology Author:Jeff Wall