Technology Quotes

Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer.

Computers WORK, people THINK.

Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don’t need to be done.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

ACRONYM: Automatic Computerized Reorganization Of Names Yielding Meaninglessness

A specification that will not fit on one page of 8.5×11 inch paper cannot be understood.

A lot of what appears to be progress is just so much technological roccoco.

Why computers and toddlers are alike 1) They have limited memory 2) You must tell them specifically what you want them to do 3) You must repeat instructions several times 4) There is no guarantee they will do as you want them to 5) They lose things 6) Adding items can be difficult 7) Networking is unpredictable and problematic 8) They throw temper tantrums

It all depends on your PERSPECTIVE: Top 5 Reasons Why Computers Must Be Female: 5. No one but their creator understands their logic. 4. Even the smallest mistakes are immediately committed to memory for future reference. 3. The native language used to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else. 2. The message “bad command or filename,” is about as informative as “If you don’t know why I’m mad at you, then I’m certainly not going to tell you.” 1. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half you paycheck on accessories for it. Top 5 Reasons Why Computers Must Be Male: 5. They’ve heavily dependent on external tools and equipment. 4. They periodically cut you off right when you think you’ve established a network connection. 3. They’ll usually do what you ask them to do, but they won’t do more than they have to and they won’t think of it on their own. 2. They’re typically obsolete within five years and need to be traded in for a new model. Some users, however, feel they’ve already invested so much in their machine that they’re compelled to remain with an under powered system. 1. They get hot when you turn them on, and that’s the only time you have their attention.

America has run the world for at least the past 50 years, and when you’re at the top that long, you forget what it’s like in the valley. There are 5+ billion people out there now who are willing to study harder, work harder for less money and be more industrious than we are. And we’re linked to them by technology. With telecommunicating, you can have your bookkeeping done in Madra, India, for less than it costs here. Today technology can replace whole new industries, so you have to stay flexible. To survive today, you have to be able to walk on quicksand and dance with electrons.

AUTOMATION/MECHANIZATION: When an elderly woman was asked why she was standing in line to buy stamps from a teller when she could have used a stamp machine she replied: “The machine won’t ask me about my arthritis!”

Clarke’s Laws: 1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. 2. The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them to the impossible. 3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Clarke’s first law once was called just Clarke’s Law. Then the publisher of a translation called the second quote , Clarke’s Second Law. Clarke then called the third quote , Clarke’s Third Law and said if three laws was good enough for Newton then…….

Asimov’s Corollary (to Clarke’s First Law): When the lay public rallies round an idea that is denounced by distinguished but elderly scientists, and supports that idea with great fervor and emotion– the distinguished but elderly scientists are then, after all, right.

Illustrating the problems a computer would have in understanding the spoken word, consider the meaning of the following sentences: I never slept with my wife before we got married. How about you? She dropped the cup on the table and broke it. He was at death’s door until the doctors pulled him through. People can recognize friendship OR People can wreck a nice friendship. Please write to Mrs. Wright right now.