Equipped with cell phones, beepers, and handheld computers, the 'conspicuously industrious' blur the line between home and office by working anytime, anywhere. Jo Ann Davis anytimebeeperblur Change image and share on social
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
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
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
The power of the computer is starting to spread. Bill Budge computerpowerspread Change image and share on social
Stationery gets me excited because it has an individual character, unlike computers, which may be convenient but are generic and bland. Damon Galgut blandcharactercomputer Change image and share on social
The same computers that make it impossible for you to cheat on your income tax can ensure that the blood of your group is in the ambulance that picks you up from a car smash. John Brunner ambulancebloodcar Change image and share on social
Strangely enough, the linking of computers has taken place democratically, even anarchically. Its rules and habits are emerging in the open light, rather shall behind the closed doors of security agencies or corporate operations centers. James Gleick agencyanarchicallycenter share on social
Would you go into a CD store and steal a CD? It's the same thing, people going into the computers and loggin' on and stealing our music. Britney Spears computerlogginmusic Change image and share on social