“Time spent in nature is the most cost-effective and powerful way to counteract the burnout and sort of depression that we feel when we sit in front of a computer all day.” WayFeelsPowerfulFrontsCostComputerBurnoutTime SpentBurn Out Author:Richard Louv
“It's interesting now that basically a CG set is the same cost as a real set. So like if you're going to build a CG house in the suburbs, it costs you $200,000. And if you were going to build it in a computer, it'll cost you $200,000. It's the same... the relationship is exactly the same.” IfsRealHouseInterestingCostComputerSuburbs Author:Zack Snyder
“Cloud computing offers individuals access to data and applications from nearly any point of access to the Internet, offers businesses a whole new way to cut costs for technical infrastructure, and offers big computer companies a potentially giant market for hardware and services.” WayWholeBigsIndividualCompanyCuttingInternetCostOffersComputerCloudsAccessDataGiantsApplicationNew WaysInfrastructureComputingHardwareCloud Computing Author:Jamais Cascio
“The computer actually may have aggravated management's degenerative tendency to focus inward on costs.” MayFocusCostComputerManagementTendenciesInwardAggravated Author:Peter Drucker
“Back in high school I told my dad, "I'm going to have a computer someday." And he said that it cost as much as a house-the downpayment on a house. And I said, "Well, I'll live in an apartment."” WellsSaidSchoolHouseDadCostComputerHigh SchoolMy DadSomedayApartment Author:Steve Wozniak
“My analysis, especially of the computer revolution, always comes back to capitalism. It's that economic system that has led to Western civilization's willingness to enslave ourselves to machines - because some people benefit enormously from it, while the costs are borne by other people and the planet.” PeopleEconomicPlanetsRevolutionCivilizationCostBenefitsComputerCapitalismMachinesWesternAnalysisWillingnessWestern CivilizationEconomic Systems Author:Kirkpatrick Sale
“If a product costs $10,000 or $20,000 it has limited use. This is what the first computers cost! Only when almost everyone is able to afford it will it be a real thing.” IfsFirstsRealUseAbleProductsCostComputerReal Things Author:Mark Zuckerberg
“Computer chips will cost about a penny. That's the cost of scrap paper. The Internet will be basically for free and it will be inside our contact lens. When we blink, we will go online. When we see somebody that we don't recognize, our contact lens will identify who they are, print out their biography in your contact lens and translate, if they're speaking Chinese, into English with subtitles as they speak.” IfsSpeakInternetCostPaperComputerContactChineseOnlinePrintTranslateBiographiesLensesChipsPenniesScrapBlinkSubtitlesContact Lenses Author:Michio Kaku
“In the world of computers and just devices in general, the lifespan, or the shelf life, is relatively short just because technology moves so fast and the costs drop so quickly and the power, whether it's computing power or memory rises very, very quickly.” WorldMovingLife IsMemoriesTechnologyCostComputerDevicesShelvesComputingShelf Life Author:Nicholas Negroponte
“Regardless of how it's done, transaction costs will continue to plummet as computers get more powerful. Low transaction costs are a wonderful thing if you're in the transaction business. They're wonderful for consumers too, making it cheaper and easier to buy things and creating new things to buy.” IfsDonePowerfulWonderfulEasierCostComputerCreatingLowsConsumersNew ThingsWonderful ThingsCheaperTransactionsCreating New Things Author:Nathan Myhrvold
“A long time ago, Trinity and I made a list of types of guys you should never date. We add to it every now and then. It includes things like never date a guy whose computer costs more than his car (you'll never get him to pay attention to you except over instant messages), never date a guy who has a pet lizard (he's probably into weird stuff in bed) and never under any circumstances go on a second date with a guy who says the word "married" on the first date (he'll turn out to be a mama's boy or a religious type)” ShouldFirstsLongMadeGuyTurnsStuffReligiousPayAttentionBoysCarTypeGoes OnCircumstancesCostBedComputerMarriedMessagesLong TimeAddListsPay AttentionInstantPetNow And ThenLong Time AgoMamaTrinityLizardsFirst DateType Of GuyWeird StuffMama's Boy Book:I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It Source: I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It