Friday Funny: Boy Were They Wrong!by Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 16 May 2008 07:04 AM
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." Ken Olsen, the president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp. (1977) "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." Pablo Picasso. "The cloning of humans is on most of the lists of things to worry about from Science, along with behaviour control, genetic engineering, transplanted heads, computer poetry and the unrestrained growth of plastic flowers." Lewis Thomas. "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. "If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a comittee--that will do them in. Bradley's Bromide. "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, Infoworld Magazine. "The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little." Joe Martin, Porterfield. "Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done." Andy Rooney. "Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog." Doug Larson. "Computer games don't affect kids, I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive music." Marcus Brigstocke. Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, technology in the Computing Blog, and creating a home in the Home Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here. Related Articles: Friday Funny: You Know You're a Technology Hound When... Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantcomputers tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags computers, funny, humor, quotes, technology Discuss this article
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