“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
― Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible
― Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible
“First we thought the PC was a calculator. Then we found out how to turn numbers into letters with ASCII — and we thought it was a typewriter. Then we discovered graphics, and we thought it was a television. With the World Wide Web, we've realized it's a brochure.”
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“A CD. How quaint. We have these in museums.”
― The Eternity Code
― The Eternity Code
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
― A Hat Full of Sky
― A Hat Full of Sky
“We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
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