Computer Systems

We build our computer

We build our computer (systems) the way we build our cities: over time, without a plan, on top of ruins Ellen Ullman

Computer science is no

Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra

While many hackers have

While many hackers have the knowledge, skills, and tools to attack computer systems, they generally lack the motivation to cause violence or severe economic or social harm. Dorothy E. Denning

When I use a direct manipulation system whether for text editing, drawing pictures, or creating and playing games I do think of myself not as using a computer but as doing the particular task. The computer is, in effect, invisible. The point cannot be overstressed: make the computer system invisible. Donald A. Norman

As a rule, software

As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications. David Parnas

It’s just one thing

It’s just one thing after another. Cars that won’t run. Planes that will never fly again. Computer systems we can barely use, let alone re-create. It’s like…time is flowing backward. We’re caveman archeologists in the ruins of the future. Dan Wells

I would say the

I would say the soul would be more than the engine. The soul would be like the computer system that coordinates everything, from the smog device to the fuel injection system to the brakes. Dallas Willard

Think of the soul

Think of the soul as the computer system that runs the whole thing. And then the spirit is the executive center. It’s the faculty of choice. And then you want that faculty governed by the truth of God and the Spirit of God. Dallas Willard

On two occasions I

On two occasions I have been asked, ‘Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?’ I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. Charles Babbage

I think we’re in

I think we’re in an age where artists really have an incredible range of materials at their command now. They can use almost anything from household items – Jackson Pollock used house paint – to, you know, advanced computer systems, to good old oil paint and acrylic paint. Bill Viola