"I spend almost as much time figuring out what's wrong with my computer as I do actually using it."

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Source : "Cliff Stoll: Cyber-Skeptic (The Civilization of Cyberspace #3)". Interview with John Gerstner, www.johngerstner.com.

Clifford Stoll

#Computer Quotes

“I have a real sense of optimism that we are revolutionizing the way we do politics in this country.”
“No matter where you want to go, as long as you follow your path with faith, dedication and hard work, you are going to get there.”
“I am not enough to be only in the mountains, not enough to be on an expedition. I believe that if the walks uphill, then with some goal, and that goal is to climb to the top.”
“With any video you see online, like with YouTube, you gotta watch an ad, and that's gotta stop. And I think it'll stop by...the shitty network shows they put out will just have the ads in the shows. The characters will be eating Cheetos or whatever.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Most decisions are seat-of-the-pants judgments. You can create a rationale for anything. In the end, most decisions are based on intuition and faith.”
“If a restaurant fumbles once I don't have to hold it against them, anyone can have a bad night.”
“Death is much simpler than birth; it is merely a continuation. Birth is the mystery, not death.”
“What we do stems directly from what we believe.”

Source : Millicent Fenwick (1948). “Vogue's book of etiquette: a complete guide to traditional forms and modern usage”

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