Quote by Jaron Lanier
If we allow our self-congratulatory adoration of technology to dis

If we allow our self-congratulatory adoration of technology to distract us from our own contact with each other, then somehow the original agenda has been lost. – Jaron Lanier

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Anonymous blog comments, vapid video pranks and lightweight mash-ups may seem trivial and harmless, but as a whole, this widespread practice of fragmentary, impersonal communication has demeaned personal interaction. – Jaron Lanier

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communication
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Musicians and journalists are the canaries in the coalmine, but, eventually, as computers get more and more powerful, it will kill off all middle-class professions. – Jaron Lanier

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Computers
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It is impossible to work in information technology without also engaging in social engineering. – Jaron Lanier

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Technology
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Robots are interesting because they exist as a real technology that you can really study – you can get a degree in robotics – and they also have all this pop-culture real estate that they take up in peoples minds. – Daniel H. Wilson

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Technology

I have a vision thats about technology that empowers consumers over institutions. – Michael K. Powell

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Technology

The United States has far more to offer the world than our bombs and missiles and our military technology. – Cynthia McKinney

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Technology

I would like to see every parent either directly – if they are comfortable with the technology – or through a personal tutor, being able to access real-time information about their child. – Jim Knight

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Technology

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