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The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining arm

The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armor to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he who, by peddling second- rate technology, led them into it in the first place. – Douglas Adams

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The moment at which two people, approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognize each other and immediately pretend they haven t. This is to avoid the ghastly embarrassment of having to continue recognizing each other the whole length of the corridor. – Douglas Adams

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Enemy, Enemies
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Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules. – Douglas Adams

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Gossip
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First we thought the PC was a calculator. Then we found out how to turn numbers into letters with ASCII — and we thought it was a typewriter. Then we discovered graphics, and we thought it was a television. With the World Wide Web, we’ve realized it’s a brochure. – Douglas Adams

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Other Quotes from
Computers
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My computer kept beating the pants off me at chess, until I discovered that it was no match against me at kickboxing. – Author Unknown

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Computers

Computers must be male. As soon as you commit to one you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have obtained a better model. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on. Big power surges knock them out for the rest of the day. – Author Unknown

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Computers

Obviously, our children, who have been playing with their computers since the age of five or six, dont have quite the same brain as those who were brought up on wooden or metal toys, whose brains are certainly atrophied by comparison. – Claude Vorilhon

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Computers

Want to make your computer go really fast? Throw it out a window. – Anon.

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Computers

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Be happy. It’s one way of being wise. – Colette

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We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given to us to understand. – Pablo Picasso

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I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, Im up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press. – Eric Clapton

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The last few years have been my happiest. Im happy in the years that most people are blue and sad and waiting to die. I dont feel that a bit. Smiling has a lot to do with it. You can just lift your spirits by smiling a little bit. – William Proxmire

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