"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.
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