“My wife convinced me to try doing the restorations digitally. I thought I could learn the photo editing software over the Thanksgiving weekend. It took me until May of the next year before I sold anything I did with it.” TryingYearsMayNextWifePhotographyMy WifeConvincedSoftwareWeekendEditingNext YearRestorationEditing Software Author:Donald Lambert
“If you are a professional writer - i.e., if someone else is getting paid to worry about how your words are formatted and printed - Emacs outshines all other editing software in approximately the same way that the noonday sun does the stars. It is not just bigger and brighter; it simply makes everything else vanish.” IfsWayDoeStarsWorrySunBiggerPaidSoftwareEditingPrintedBrighterEditing Software Author:Neal Stephenson
“If you're into writing and making people laugh, or just want to video blog something, you should get a simple digital video camera. And all computers now come with an easy video editing software program. Just mess around with that for a little bit, try to figure it out, then just put stuff online and have fun. Never give up!” PeopleIfsWantGivingShouldWritingTryingLittlesFunEasyStuffBitsSimpleLaughingFiguresGiving UpComputerLittle BitProgramCamerasVideoMessHaving FunDigitalOnlineSoftwareEditingNever Giving UpBlogsMaking People LaughVideo CamerasEditing SoftwareVideo Editing Author:Lucas Cruikshank
“Any editing, software work, and mail is done in this exported Plan 9” DonePlansSoftwareMailEditingEditing Software Author:Dennis Ritchie
“What would the world be like if you had to develop a power yourself before you could use it? Just as a silly example: How would the comment section on YouTube change if, to use it, you had to have the schooling necessary to have a basic understanding of how computers and the internet work? More seriously, would anyone smart enough to know how to design and build a tank, or a laser guided anti-aircraft missile, or a computer and video editing software be stupid enough to join ISIS? In fact, if such knowledge was required—would it even be possible for there to be standing armies?” IfsKnowsWorldEnoughFactsUseUnderstandingKnow HowStupidExampleDesignInternetComputerSmartStandingArmySillyVideoCommentSoftwareEditingSectionsIsisTanksYoutubeMissilesSchoolingAircraftLasersEditing SoftwareVideo Editing Author:John C. Wright