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“I fear - as far as I can tell - that most undergraduate degrees in computer science these days are basically Java vocational training. I've heard complaints from even mighty Stanford University with its illustrious faculty that basically the undergraduate computer science program is little more than Java certification.”

Littles I Can Heard Degrees Computer Training Program University These Days Faculty Complaints Computer Science Java Stanford Undergraduate Stanford University Vocational Training

Author:Alan Kay

“With the greatest of respect, I have watched Apple from the day it started. I was publishing magazines about the Apple II before most people had ever heard what a personal computer was.”

People Heard Computer Magazines Apples Publishing Personal Computers

Author:Felix Dennis

“I tend to believe that computers are drawing kids -- and adults -- away from reading purely because they provide an alternative, vast source of spare-time amusement and entertainment. I recently heard a frightening statistic: there are less than one million true readers in this country (those who read every day instead of one book per year on a beach). Terrifying.”

Years Believe Book Country Kids Reading Millions Heard Source Reader Computer Adults Entertainment Drawing Alternatives Beach Frightening Spares Amusement Spare Time

Author:Tim Lebbon

“Interactivity has the virtue of democracy, conferring upon everyone with access to a computer the right and opportunity to be heard, but it's also saddled with democracy's vice - a tendency to assume that everyone who has a right to be heard has something to say that's worth hearing.”

Opportunity Virtue Democracy Heard Computer Assuming Vices Hearing Access Tendencies

Book:Sleeping with Extra-terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and Perils of Piety

Source: Sleeping with Extra-terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and Perils of Piety

“But down in Florida in the early voting, there were computer glitches, confusing ballots, long lines and chaos. And when President Bush heard about this, he said, 'Mission accomplished!'”

Long Said President Lines Heard Computer Chaos Missions Accomplished Voting Florida Confusing President Bush Ballots Long Lines Glitches Mission Accomplished

Author:David Letterman

“John Coltrane is still probably one of the greatest musicians of this century. His tone truly puts demons on a leash. His gift is directly from the mind of God and is very powerful. ..... The first time I heard a Love Supreme, it was really an assault. It could've been from mars as far as i was concerned, or another galaxy. I remember the album cover and the name, but the music didn't fit into the patterns of my brain at that point. It was like someone trying to tell a monkey about spirituality or computers, you know, it just didn't compute.”

“I heard a computer scientist the other day refer to playing with the Kinect as 'storytelling.' At first I thought that sounded a little high-minded, but after trying a few games I could see what she meant.”

Trying Firsts Littles Games Heard Computer Scientist Storytelling

Author:Susan Orlean

“Carmen sat up when she heard a familiar trill from her computer. It was an instant message from Bee. Beezy3: Packing. Do you have my purple sock with the heart on the ankle? Carmabelle: No. Like I'd wear your socks. Carmen looked from her computer screen down to her feet. To her dismay, her socks were two faintly different shades of purple. She rotated her foot to get a view of her anklebone. Carmabelle: Ahem. Might possibly have sock.”

Source: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Complete Collection

“You never heard ofplugging her in ? My God, Myrnin, you made a vampire computer?”

Made Heard Computer Vampire Myrnin

Book:Carpe Corpus: The Morganville Vampires

Source: Carpe Corpus: The Morganville Vampires

“Nefarious. This is what we get when we hire a Yale boy.” “You missed sacrosanct earlier. And taciturn and glowering,” Jack said. “What’s glowering?” “Me, apparently.” Wilkins pointed. “Now that has to be a joke.” He turned to Davis. “You heard that, right?” Davis didn’t answer him, having spun his chair around to type something at his computer. “Let’s see what Google says… Ah – here it is. ‘Glowering: dark; showing a brooding ill humor.”

Said Dark Answers Boys Heard Type Computer Jokes Ill Chairs Google Yale Spun Brooding Taciturn

Author:Julie James