“This week Apple stores are holding free computer programming classes for children. Or as that's called in China, a job fair.” ChildrenJobsClassWeekComputerFairsChinaStoresApplesProgrammingComputer Programming Author:Conan O'Brien
“Now scarcely a week goes by without a news story about the cops swooping down on some adolescent prowler who is as skilled at breaking into computer systems as defense contractors are at breaking into the Federal budget.” StoriesWeekModernComputerNewsDefenseBudgetsCopModern LifeContractorNews StoriesComputer Systems Author:Russell Baker
“It seems that nearly every week there is a problem where information is leaked or computers hacked. I'm conscious of keeping my details as safe as possible. I might be old but I'm still bright and prefer to go into my local branch and see a face.” StillsProblemSeemsMightFacesWeekInformationSafeComputerConsciousDetailsLocalsBranchesHacked Author:Geoff Capes
“The security of computers and the Internet is a horrible and dangerous mess. Every week we hear about breaches of databases of Social Security numbers and financial information and health records, and about critical infrastructure being insecure.” SocialNumbersRecordsWeekSecurityDangerousInformationInternetComputerFinancialCriticalHorribleMessInsecureSocial SecurityInfrastructureBreachDatabasesBeing Insecure Author:Matt Blaze
“My ex-student, Idit Harel, who wrote a book, "Children Designs," has a documented story of a kid who was very shy, isolated and didn't talk much to other kids. She was a little overweight, and the other kids looked down on her for that reason.But then she made a discovery about how to do something on the computer. The discovery was picked up by other kids, and within a few weeks there was a total transformation. This kid was now in demand. And that changed her feeling about herself.” ChildrenLittlesMadeBookReasonStoriesFeelingsKidsWeekDesignChangedStudentsDemandComputerDiscoveryTransformationShyIsolatedExesOverweight Author:Seymour Papert
“I could go play some songs for two hours every week - play whatever I wanted to - and then also spend that time putting more music on my computer and getting into more things. It definitely informs the way that I think about music and I think in general, made me a more open-minded consumer of music.” ThinkingWayMadeTwoPlayWantedSongHoursWeekComputerConsumersOpen Minded Author:Chris Baio
“I use a computer, but before I begin each new book I keep a notebook. I write down everything that comes to mind during that period before I actually begin. It might take months or weeks. That notebook is my security blanket so that I never have to face a blank screen (or blank page). But I print out often and my best ideas usually come with a pencil in my hand.” WritingMindBookIdeasUseHandsMightFacesWeekSecurityMonthsPeriodsComputerPagesScreensPrintBlankPencilsBlanketNotebookNew BooksBlank Pages Author:Judy Blume
“We live in an age now where people go to the movies and, even the biggest movies are in the theaters six, eight weeks and then gone. And then for the rest of time now people are watching them on their phones, or computers, or TVs. And that's how the films gonna live.” PeopleAgeFilmWeekComputer Author:Bryan Bertino