"The most
likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by
accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We
cause accidents."
Nathaniel Borenstein .
"To err
is human--and to blame it on a computer is even more so."
Robert Orben.
"If the
automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a
Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and
explode once a year, killing everyone inside."
Robert X. Cringely.
"If you
put tomfoolery into a computer, nothing comes out of it but tomfoolery.
But this tomfoolery, having passed through a very expensive machine, is
somehow enobled and no-one dares criticize it."
Pierre Gallois. |
