When I got out of coaching, I had taught a class at the University of California, an extension class on football for fans. I was looking for tools. I was showing them films. I was going to write a textbook. Trip Hawkins came to me about making it a game for computers. John Madden californiaclasscoach share on social
If I wasn't a professional scientist, I'd be an amateur scientist. But plan B was to go into computers. Michio Kaku amateurcomputerplan Change image and share on social
More than any other modern tool, computers are a total mystery to their users. Most people never open them up to fix them or to see how they work. Clive Thompson computerfixmodern Change image and share on social
I'm not really a knob-twiddler. I always work with an engineer; I'm not super hands-on when it comes to mixing boards and computers. I'm much more about what I'm hearing and what it needs to be like. I deal with songs and ideas and instruments. Danger Mouse boardcomputerdeal share on social
I get hired to hack into computers now and sometimes it's actually easier than it was years ago. Kevin Mitnick agocomputereasy 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
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
Computers may save time but they sure waste a lot of paper. About 98 percent of everything printed out by a computer is garbage that no one ever reads. Andy Rooney computergarbagelot 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
