I think computers are the ultimate writing tool. I'm a very slow writer, so I appreciate it every day. Sherry Turkle computerdayslow Change image and share on social
Why does everyone think the future is space helmets, silver foil, and talking like computers, like a bad episode of Star Trek? Tracey Ullman badcomputerepisode Change image and share on social
It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills. Kevin Mitnick admirecomputerdecade share on social
The great advance of personal computers was not the computing power per se but the fact that it brought it right to your face, that you had control over it, that were confronted with it and could steer it. Kevin Kelly advancebringcompute share on social
When I heard the news that Steve Jobs had died, my mind flashed back to 1985, when I began my love affair with computers. I was stationed in Moscow for The Associated Press, and I ordered an Apple IIc - by Telex - from a department store in Helsinki, Finland. They express-shipped it to me, a month later, by train. Andrew Rosenthal affairappleback share on social
In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word 'frustration'. Alan Perlis computedefinitionfrustration Change image and share on social
All of a sudden, if you think about the entire ecosystem of connected devices that can pull down information, access content and allow me to share and work and communicate, the vast majority now are not Windows computers. They are iPhones. They are iPads. They are Android devices. Aaron Levie accessandroidcommunicate share on social
Computers are hierarchical. We have a desktop and hierarchical files which have to mean everything. Ted Nelson computerdesktopfile Change image and share on social
They were saying computers deal with numbers. This was absolutely nonsense. Computers deal with arbitrary information of any kind. Ted Nelson absolutelyarbitrarycomputer Change image and share on social