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The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them t

The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do. – Ted Nelson

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In my second year in graduate school, I took a computer course and that was like lightening striking. – Ted Nelson

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Computers are hierarchical. We have a desktop and hierarchical files which have to mean everything. – Ted Nelson

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It always helps to be a good programmer. It is important to like computers and to be able to think of things people would want to do with their computers. – Bill Budge

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If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan. – Alan Perlis

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Computers are hierarchical. We have a desktop and hierarchical files which have to mean everything. – Ted Nelson

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Database: the information you lose when your memory crashes. – Dave Barry, Claw Your Way to the Top

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