“Code is not like other how-computers-work books. It doesn't have big color illustrations of disk drives with arrows showing how the data sweeps into the computer. Code has no drawings of trains carrying a cargo of zeros and ones. Metaphors and similes are wonderful literary devices but they do nothing but obscure the beauty of technology.” BookBigsTechnologyWonderfulColorComputerTrainMetaphorDrawingDataCodeDevicesObscureSimileArrowsIllustrationCargoDiskLiterary Devices Book:Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software Source: Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
“I have no opposition at all to technology. I think technology is a wonderful thing that has to be used thoughtfully, and we can't just assume that every bit of new technology improvesthe quality of life; it's really in how the technology is used. What I am very disturbed about is this trend of everything happening faster and faster and faster and there being more and more general noise in the world, and less and less time for quiet reflection on who we are, and where we're going.” ThinkingWorldUsedBitsQualityTechnologyWonderfulQuietHappeningsReflectionAssumingThings HappenNoiseFasterWho We AreOppositionTrendsWonderful ThingsQuality Of LifeDisturbedNew TechnologyQuiet Reflection Author:Alan Lightman
“We live in times of wonderful technology and crappy politics. The task before us now is not to let the latter destroy the former.” TechnologyWonderfulTasksFormerLatter Author:L. Neil Smith
“The extreme sophistication of modern technology - wonderful though its benefits are - is, ironically, an impediment to engaging young people with basics: with learning how things work.” PeopleYoungTechnologyWonderfulModernBenefitsExtremesEngagingBasicsSophisticationImpedimentsModern TechnologySpeech Impediment Author:Martin Rees
“Wonderful invention, the phonograph. Keeps a man alive long after he's dead.” MenLongTechnologyAliveWonderfulInventionPhonograph Author:P.J. Wolfson
“Although I think it is wonderful to have the whole world of music available in something that small and to have it conveyed with such fidelity almost straight into the brain, I think the technology is also a danger.” ThinkingWorldWholeBrainTechnologyWonderfulDangerAvailableWhole WorldFidelity Author:Oliver Sacks
“You can have a worldwide shop from your bedroom. You can do things that weren't even dreamed of when I started off in business. It's why technology is the most wonderful thing for small businesses.” Can DoTechnologyWonderfulShopsBedroomWonderful ThingsSmall Business Author:Theo Paphitis
“A wonderful blend of technology & people power for India's growth, 'MyGov' has several discussion forums, on-line & on-ground tasks. I am delighted to invite you to join 'MyGov' & contribute towards taking India to greater heights of progress.” PeopleGrowthLinesTechnologyGreaterProgressWonderfulTasksIndiaDiscussionHeightInvitesDelightedForumsGreater Heights Author:Narendra Modi
“To aspiring writers, I would tell them that we live in a wonderful time where you're able to make your work visible, easily. If you think about it, even ten years ago or twenty years ago, there was a middle man, there was a publisher, there were studios, there was this world of rejection letters. Now, we're in a place where we have the technology and the ability to go shoot our own movies or to put stuff on YouTube or a blog, if you're a writer, or self-publish.” IfsThinkingMenWorldYearsSelfAbleStuffAbilityTechnologyWonderfulMiddleThis WorldTenYears AgoLettersTwentiesStudiosRejectionVisiblePublishersPublishBlogsYoutubeWonderful TimesAspiring WritersRejection Letters Author:Diablo Cody
“I’m trying my best to keep up with all this new technology and I surround myself with all these wonderful people that are in the know and kind of help me out with all that.” PeopleKnowsTryingKindHelpingTechnologyWonderfulHelp MeSurroundNew Technology Author:Dolly Parton
“I dream of not having access to technology. I think it's a very wonderful time that we have found ourselves in, in terms of access to information, but alone time is better for some personalities than others. And I would very gladly give it up. I think I'd do very well.” ThinkingGivingWellsDreamFoundTermTechnologyWonderfulInformationPersonalityAccessAlone TimeWonderful TimesAccess To Information Author:Mackenzie Davis
“Some people do rely too much on technology. Look, technology is wonderful and I love it. When I was in the UK and I had hit records I would also have a high tax bill at the end of the year, and that would be the time to buy up all the technology - it was write offs.” PeopleWritingYearsLooksEndsWould BeTechnologyRecordsToo MuchWonderfulTaxesBillsRelyHigh Taxes Author:Tony Visconti
“Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them.” PeopleIfsGivingImportantTechnologyWonderfulSmartToolsIntelligenceWonderful ThingsWhat's ImportantInformation TechnologyImportant Jobs Author:Steve Jobs
“We have all the technology to record things in the streets. Now the historians cannot twist it or change it, because we have cellular phones or video cameras, and we are filming in the streets what's going on. We have the voices of everybody recorded. There's too much recording and I think that's wonderful.” ThinkingVoiceTechnologyRecordsToo MuchWonderfulStreetsCamerasPhonesVideoHistorianTwistsCellularVideo CamerasCellular Phones Author:Isabel Allende