Quote by Alan Perlis
If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan. -

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

Other quotes by Alan Perlis

It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical. – Alan Perlis

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Education
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I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it. – Alan Perlis

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Technology
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Computers
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The trick with computers I think, is to approach old and new things with the same reverence as you would like your favourite chair and not be seduced by the constant innovation otherwise you never do anything. – Colin Greenwood

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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

Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading manuals without the software. – Arthur C. Clarke

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Computers

We could say we want the Web to reflect a vision of the world where everything is done democratically. To do that, we get computers to talk with each other in such a way as to promote that ideal. – Tim Berners-Lee

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Computers

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Things that I felt absolutely sure of but a few years ago, I do not believe now. This thought makes me see more clearly how foolish it would be to expect all men to agree with me. – Jim Rohn

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What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous. – Voltaire

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