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We are all what we are, in large degree, because of others who have helped, coached, taught, counseled, who set a standard by example, who've taken an interest in our interests, opened doors, opened our minds, helped us see, who gave encouragement when we needed it, who reprimanded or prodded when we needed it, and at critical moments, inspired.

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Philip Greenspun

Like most people in Academia, my vision of the future is the same as the average industry person's vision of five years ago.

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I don't myself believe in astrology. However, I think that's because I'm a Libra and Libras are always skeptical.

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Although the Buddhists will tell you that desire is the root of suffering, my personal experience leads me to point the finger at system administration.

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SQL, Lisp, and Haskell are the only programming languages that I've seen where one spends more time thinking than typing.

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If I'd had more time or been a better writer, I would have tried to put the same ideas and experiences into a novel. But I didn't so I slapped it up on the Web.

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Progress in computer science is made with the distribution of revolutionary software systems and the publication of revolutionary books. We don't need a fancy information system to alert us to these grand events; they will hit us in the face. Another good excuse for ignoring the literature is that, since everyone has strong beliefs about fundamentals but can't support those beliefs rationally or consistently convince non-believers, computer science is actually a religion.

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