“Capital burns off the nuance in a culture. Foreign investment, global markets, corporate acquisitions, the flow of information through transnational media, the attenuating influence of money that's electronic and sex that's cyberspaced, untouched money and computer-safe sex, the convergence of consumer desire--not that people want the same things, necessarily, but that they want the same range of choices.” PeopleWantDesireChoicesCultureSexInfluenceMediaInformationSafeComputerFlowInvestmentConsumersCorporateRangeAcquisitionNuanceConvergence Book:Underworld: Picador Classic Source: Underworld: Picador Classic
“Like sex drives, card tricks, and the weather, computers tend to be discussed in terms of results rather than processes, which makes them rather scary.” SexProcessTermResultsComputerScaryTricksWeatherCardsSex DriveCard Tricks Book:All You Know is Facts Source: All You Know is Facts
“Without Steve Jobs, you would have well-designed computers, probably open and not integrated, but they wouldn't have sex appeal, they wouldn't have romance.” WellsJobsRomanceSexComputerAppealsIntegratedSex Appeal Author:Walter Isaacson
“One thing is certain: the riddle of mind, long a topic for philosophers, has taken on new urgency. Under pressure from the computer, the question of mind in relation to machine is becoming a central cultural preoccupation. It is becoming for us what sex was to the Victorians--threat and obsession, taboo and fascination.” MindLongCertainSexTakenPsychologyOne ThingBecomingComputerMachinesRelationPressureThreatIntelligencePhilosopherObsessionTopicsFascinationTabooUrgencyRiddlePreoccupationUnder Pressure Book:The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit Source: The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit
“The part of the brain that is watching the television and is on the computer at the same time, preparing to jump onto the treadmill for 15 minutes, might be able to lead into sex, but it would be hard put to lead us to romance, or to real authentic human connection.” HumansRealHardMightWould BeAbleRomanceSexBrainMinutesTelevisionComputerConnectionsPreparingTreadmillsHuman Connection Author:Marianne Williamson
“Real software engineers don't debug programs, they verify correctness. This process doesn't necessarily involve execution of anything on a computer, except perhaps a Correctness Verification Aid package. Sex without love is an empty experience, but, as empty experiences go, it's one of the best.” RealSexProcessLove IsComputerProgramEmptyAidsSoftwareExecutionEngineersPackagesWithout LoveCorrectnessVerifyVerificationSex Without Love Author:Woody Allen