Computer quotes

Dave linguist at PUNCHCUTTER.ML1.NET
Fri Jan 3 15:01:58 UTC 2003


Here are a couple that I haven't seen yet.  I'm pretty certain about the
correctness and attribution of the first (quite a famous one), but not
necessarily the second.

   The question of whether a computer can think is no more
   interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.
   -- Edsger W. Dijkstra

   The danger from computers is not that they will eventually get as
   smart as men, but that we will meanwhile agree to meet them halfway.
   --Bernard Avishai


Dave



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