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They were saying computers deal with numbers. This was absolutely

They were saying computers deal with numbers. This was absolutely nonsense. Computers deal with arbitrary information of any kind. – Ted Nelson

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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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To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer. – Dan Rather

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Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining. – Jef Raskin

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My e-mail address is actually my wifes e-mail address. I actually hate computers. – Joe Sakic

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Why does everyone think the future is space helmets, silver foil, and talking like computers, like a bad episode of Star Trek? – Tracey Ullman

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