I was nerdy and really into computers. I was a good student until my senior year, when I started traveling and had a lot of absences. Tony Hawk absencecomputergood Change image and share on social
So a more sensible thing it seemed to me was to go to Silicon Valley and be pushing on the technology companies to accelerate the use of audio and music in computers. Thomas Dolby accelerateaudiocompany Change image and share on social
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 complaincomputerexplode Change image and share on social
The future of television is not on television but online. A majority of us are turning to our computers and mobile devices for news and entertainment, Millennials especially. Jason Calacanis computerdeviceentertainment Change image and share on social
My work was fairly theoretical. It was in recursive function theory. And in particular, hierarchies of functions in terms of computational complexity. I got involved in real computers and programming mainly by being - well, I was interested even as I came to graduate school. Dennis Ritchie complexitycomputationalcomputer share on social
Perhaps one day we will have machines that can cope with approximate task descriptions, but in the meantime, we have to be very prissy about how we tell computers to do things. Richard P. Feynman approximatecomputercope Change image and share on social
How can you allow the trading companies to locate computers closer to exchanges and flash millions of bids to give an unfair advantage?... Even professionals are losing faith in some aspects of the system. Mario Gabelli advantageaspectbid share on social
The humanitarian developers behind World of Warcraft have also discovered a way to bribe gamers into turning off their computers and going outside. If you log off for a few days, your character will be more 'rested' when you resume playing, a mode that temporarily speeds up your leveling. Clive Thompson bribecharactercomputer share on social
Google did a great job hacking the Web to create search - and then monetizing search with advertising. And Apple did a great job humanizing hardware and software so that formerly daunting computers and applications could become consumer-friendly devices - even a lifestyle brand. Douglas Rushkoff advertiseappleapplication share on social
India for sure is a mobile-first country. But I don't think it will be a mobile-only country for all time. An emerging market will have more computing in their lives, not less computing, as there is more GDP and there is more need. As they grow, they will also want computers that grow from their phone. Satya Nadella computecomputercountry share on social