#compute

No operational commander should have to assign a soldier a task that could be done as well by a computer, a remote sensor, or an unmanned airplane. ↗

— Richard Perle

#assign #commander #computer #could #done

In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word "frustration". ↗

— Alan Perlis

#computing #definition #frustration #into #living

Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer. ↗

— Alan Perlis

#computer science #embarrassed #science

If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan. ↗

— Alan Perlis

#computer #english #japan #made #probably

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. ↗

— Pablo Picasso

#answers #give #only #useless #you

I started writing when I had three kids under the age of 4. I used to write every ten minutes I got to sit in front of a computer. Now, when I have more time, I function the same way: if it's writing time, I write. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#computer #every #front #function #got

We have an epidemic of sexual predators following our children, whether it be on the computers, whether it be in our public parks, whether it be in the workplace, or even our schools. ↗

— Jon Porter

#computers #epidemic #even #following #our

But I do have a computer at home and a pretty good ISDN connection. ↗

— Jon Postel

#connection #good #home #i #i do

One of the things that is not so good is that a decision was made long ago about the size of an IP address - 32 bits. At the time it was a number much larger than anyone could imagine ever having that many computers but it turned out to be to small. ↗

— Jon Postel

#address #ago #anyone #bits #computers

That was clearly surprising, interesting - a very interesting milestone was when you can pick up a magazine and read an article about some sort of computer related thing and they mention the word internet without explaining it. ↗

— Jon Postel

#article #clearly #computer #explaining #interesting