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" The world of programmers is not going to change on its own. "

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" Has Google appropriated the word 'search?' If so, I find it sad. Search is a deep human yearning, an ancient trope in the recorded history of human life. "

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" Tools are not neutral. The computer is not a neutral tool. "

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" With every advance, you have to look over your shoulder and know what you're giving up - look over your shoulder and look at what falls away. "

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" I think many people have wonderful stories inside them and the talent to tell those stories. But the writing life, with its isolation and uncertain outcomes, keeps most from the task. "

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" I like the little semi-competencies of human beings, I realize. Governance, after all, is a messy business, a world of demi-solutions and compromise, where ideals are tarnished regularly. "

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