Live TV died in the late 1950s, electronic bulletin boards came along in the mid-1980s, meaning there was about a read more

Live TV died in the late 1950s, electronic bulletin boards came along in the mid-1980s, meaning there was about a 25-year gap when it was difficult to put your foot in your mouth and have people all across the country know about it.

Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his read more

Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.

Guide to understanding a net.addict's day: Slow day: didn't have much to do, so spent three hours on usenet. Busy read more

Guide to understanding a net.addict's day: Slow day: didn't have much to do, so spent three hours on usenet. Busy day: managed to work in three hours of usenet. Bad day: barely squeezed in three hours of usenet.

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.

Thinking is the hardest work there is. Which is the probable reason why so few engage in it.

Thinking is the hardest work there is. Which is the probable reason why so few engage in it.

If you walked into Netscape headquarters with a plain old modem from CompUSA they'd think it was a garage-door opener.

If you walked into Netscape headquarters with a plain old modem from CompUSA they'd think it was a garage-door opener.

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

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

Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.

Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.

Everything that can be invented, has been invented. - 1899.

Everything that can be invented, has been invented. - 1899.