Yet in this global economy, no jobs are safe. High-speed Internet connections and low-cost, skilled labor overseas are an explosive combination. Bob Taft combinationconnectioncost Change image and share on social
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
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. Andy Rooney computereasylot Change image and share on social
Hard systems are everything we're using right now - computers, phones, planes, the clothes you're wearing, the room you're in. Everything there involves 100% use of technology and expertise to make it, and nothing we make - including space exploration vehicles and so on - is complex. Everything we make is complicated. Nothing is self-renewing. Allan Savory clothecomplexcomplicate share on social
Millions of nerdy kids who grew up in the 1980s could only find the components they needed at local Radio Shacks, and the stores were like a lifeline to a better world where everybody understood computers. Annalee Newitz 1980scomponentcomputer share on social
The idea behind digital computers may be explained by saying that these machines are intended to carry out any operations which could be done by a human computer. Alan Turing carrycomputerdigital Change image and share on social
To me, there is something superbly symbolic in the fact that an astronaut, sent up as assistant to a series of computers, found that he worked more accurately and more intelligently than they. Inside the capsule, man is still in charge. Adlai Stevenson accuratelyassistantastronaut share on social
If net neutrality goes away, it will fundamentally change everything about the Internet. James Hilton changefundamentallyinternet Change image and share on social
Kids are finding out about the potential for discovery online from other sources; many of them have computers at home, for instance, or their friends have them. Daniel Greenberg computerdiscoveryfind Change image and share on social
If you like overheads, you'll love PowerPoint. Edward Tufte loveoverheadpowerpoint Change image and share on social