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Ellen Ullman
3 quotes
“I have a suggestion for Microsoft — no fancy programming required. Just let us users hang out a "Do Not Disturb" sign. Then leave us alone. We're dreaming.”
Ellen Ullman (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To listen to Mr. Engelbart that day almost five years ago was to realize that the computer industry, when it started, was not simply about becoming a chief executive or retiring on stock options at 35. It was to remember that real innovation — the stuff that made computers so much more than "crummy factors of production" — comes from mysterious places, wild people, dreamers and tinkerers, and to remember all the skepticism they had to endure.”
Ellen Ullman (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We build our computers the way we build our cities--over time, without a plan, on top of ruins.”
Ellen Ullman (born 1949) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The dumbing down of programming" Salon Tue-May-12-1998