“There is no difference between machine autonomy and the abdication of human responsibility.” HumansDifferencesResponsibilityMachinesAutonomyAbdication Author:Jaron Lanier
“Man is improvable. Some people think he is only a machine, and that the only difference between a man and a mill is, that one is carried by blood and the other by water.” PeopleThinkingMenWaterDifferencesBloodMachinesMills Book:Thoughts Source: Thoughts
“What's the difference between a hockey mom and a mass turkey-murdering machine? Looks like about 15 feet.” LooksDifferencesFeetMomMassMachinesHockeyTurkeysHockey Mom Author:Keith Olbermann
“The difference between "machines" and "engines" is obviously this, that machines need more workmen and greater power to make them take effect, as for instance ballistae and the beams of presses. Engines, on the other hand, accomplish their purpose at the intelligent touch of a single workman...” NeedsHandsPurposeDifferencesGreaterEffectsMachinesIntelligentPressesAccomplishInstanceEnginesBeamWorkmenGreater Power Author:Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
“The judgment may be compared to a clock or watch, where the most ordinary machine is sufficient to tell the hours; but the most elaborate alone can point out the minutes and seconds, and distinguish the smallest differences of time.” MayHoursDifferencesWatchesMinutesJudgmentOrdinaryMachinesClockSufficientSecondsSmallest Author:Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
“The method of differences is, in fact, a method of additions; and as it includes within its means a larger number of results attainable by addition simply, than any other mathematical principle, it was very appropriately selected as the basis on which to construct an Adding Machine, so as to give to the powers of such a machine the widest possible range.” GivingMeanFactsDifferencesResultsNumbersPrinciplesMachinesBasesMethodMathematicalRangeConstructsSelected Author:Ada Lovelace
“One of the differences between now and then is that the idea of body image is a much bigger issue now. Back then, just being kind of heavy and barrel-chested passed for heroic. Now, you wouldn't dare to play a hero without a lot of dieting and various specialised abdomen machines. But that was one of the things which was interesting about it and I did want to portray because there's good and bad.” WantKindIdeasPlayBodyDifferencesInterestingIssuesHeroMachinesBiggerVariousDareHeavyBe KindHeroicNow And ThenJust BeingBody ImageGood And BadBarrelsDietingAbdomen Author:Ben Affleck
“I like the idea of the idler wheel - it just sits in between things, but it makes such a big difference in the way that the machine is working. That concept has always been something that has interested me, but I didn't really know why.” KnowsWayIdeasBigsDifferencesConceptsMachinesWheelsIdlers Author:Fiona Apple