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“Texting is a lot like an answering machine. If you don't want to talk to somebody, it's like screening your calls. To me, it's a way of communication, but not one that I favor.”

Ifs Way Want Communication Machines Favors Screening Texting Answering Machines

Author:Pat Gillick

“I am full of admiration for the technologists who have developed all sorts of gadgets for the purpose of improving communications. However, I believe that all these fascinating machines are complementary to, and not substitutes for, books and the printed word.”

Believe Book Purpose I Believe Technology Communication Machines Fascinating Admiration Substitutes Improving Printed Gadgets Complementary Printed Word

Author:Prince Philip

“the science of control and communication in the animal and the machine”

Animal Communication Machines Cybernetics

Author:Norbert Wiener

“The parts of a machine work with a maximum of cooperativeness for a common result, but they do not form a community. If, however, they were all cognizant of the common end and all interested in it so that they regulated their specific activity in view of it, then they would form a community. But this would involve communication. Each would have to know what the other was about and would have to have some way of keeping the other informed as to his own purpose and progress.”

Ifs Knows Way Ends Form Purpose Community Results Views Common Progress Communication Activity Machines Maximum Cognizant

Book:The Middle Works of John Dewey, 1899-1924, Volume 9: 1916, Democracy and Education

Source: The Middle Works of John Dewey, 1899-1924, Volume 9: 1916, Democracy and Education

“I think IT projects are about supporting social systems - about communications between people and machines. They tend to fail due to cultural issues.”

People Thinking Social Issues Failing Communication Projects Machines Dues Social Systems Cultural Issues

Book:Leaders in Computing: Changing the Digital World

Source: Leaders in Computing: Changing the Digital World

“I have an answering machine in my car. It says, I'm home now. But leave a message and I'll call when I'm out.”

Home Car Communication Messages Machines Answering Machines Good Communication

Author:Steven Wright

“Some unspoken human communication is taking place on a hidden channel. I did not realize they communicated this much without words. I note that we machines are not the only species who share information silently, wreathed in codes.”

Humans Realizing Share Information Communication Machines Notes Species Code Unspoken

Author:Daniel H. Wilson

“We are indebted to Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin for giving us a weapon. The weapon is not a machine-gun, but Marxism-Leninism.”

Giving Communication Weapons Gun Machines Marxism Indebted Machine Guns Engels Marxism Leninism Lenin And Stalin

Book:On people's democratic dictatorship: written in commemoration of the 28th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, July 1, 1949

Source: On people's democratic dictatorship: written in commemoration of the 28th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, July 1, 1949

“The state machine, including the army, the police and the courts, is the instrument with which one class oppresses another. It is an instrument of oppression against all hostile classes; it means violence and is certainly not anything 'benevolent.' 'You are merciless.' Quite so. We definitely do not adopt a benevolent policy towards the reactionary activities of the reactionaries and the reactionary classes.”

Mean States Class Violence Policy Communication Activity Machines Army Police Instruments Court Including Oppression Hostile Benevolent Reactionaries

Author:Mao Zedong

“Facebook in particular is the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented. Here we have the world's most comprehensive database about people, their relationships, their names, their addresses, their locations and the communications with each other, their relatives, all sitting within the United States, all accessible to US intelligence. Facebook, Google, Yahoo.. all these major US organizations have built-in interfaces for US intelligence. It's not a matter of serving a subpoena. They have an interface that they have developed for US intelligence to use.”