I've never had Internet access. Actually, I have looked at things on other people's computers as a bystander. A few times in my life I've opened email accounts, twice actually, but it's something I don't want in my life right now. Jhumpa Lahiri accessaccountbystander 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
Economics pretends to be a science. Its practitioners fill blackboards with equations and clog computers with data. But it is really a faith, or more accurately a set of overlapping and squabbling faiths, each with its own doctrines. Alex Berenson accuratelyblackboardclog share on social
When I was 8 or 9, I started using bulletin board systems, which was the precursor to the Internet, where you'd dial into... a shared system and shared computers. I've had an email address since the late '80s, when I was 8 or 9 years old, and then I got on the Internet in '93 when it was first starting out. Aaron Patzer 80saddressboard share on social
As a kid, I was always into art at the same time as computers, and eventually I realised I was making more interesting stuff with my keyboard than with my hands. I really enjoyed modifying computer games more than playing them, so that got me into programming. Aaron Koblin artcomputerenjoy 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
Everyone has this perception that the bloggers, they say horrible things about you and they hide behind their computers where you can't see them. L'Wren Scott bloggercomputerhide Change image and share on social
The basic idea of Games With a Purpose is that we are taking a problem that computers cannot yet solve, and we are getting people to solve it for us while they are playing a game. Luis von Ahn basiccomputergame Change image and share on social
After a semester or so, my infatuation with computers burnt out as quickly as it had begun. Eric Allin Cornell beginburncomputer Change image and share on social