“It was obvious that computers were going to become more a part of our lives, and they will continue to unless something dramatic happens to change that.” HappensOur LivesComputerObviousDramatic Author:Kate Bush
“We are never without our technology. It surrounds us. It permeates our lives. We have powerful computers in our pockets, and we have been - you know, we are training our children from the youngest age to use social media, so it's something that comes very naturally to us.” KnowsChildrenHas BeensUseAgeSocialPowerfulTechnologyOur LivesMediaComputerTrainingOur ChildrenSocial MediaPocketsSurround Author:Lance Ulanoff
“There's something nearly mystical about certain words and phrases that float through our lives. It's computer mysticism. Words that are computer generated to be used on products that might be sold anywhere from Japan to Denmark - words devised to be pronounceable in a hundred languages. And when you detach one of these words from the product it was designed to serve, the words acquires a chantlike quality.” MightUsedCertainLanguageQualityOur LivesProductsComputerHundredPhrasesAcquireJapanMysticismMysticalFloatsDenmark Book:Conversations with Don DeLillo Source: Conversations with Don DeLillo
“The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers. Think about the things that have improved our lives the most over the past century - medical advances, the transportation revolution, huge increases in consumer goods, dramatic improvements in housing, the computer. The people who created these things - the doers - are not popular heroes. Our heroes are the talkers who complain about the doers.” PeopleThinkingMenCountryBigsPastOur LivesCenturyHugeRevolutionHeroRepublicanComputerMen And WomenIncreaseDemocratMedicalComplainingImprovementConsumersDramaticGoodsDividesHousingTransportationOver The PastDoersTalkersMedical Advances Book:Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays Source: Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays
“Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.” Our LivesHugeComputerOur Relationship Author:Mackenzie Davis