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The people of the old way placidly accepted new technologies and products, so long as they worked better than the old ones and so long as using them did not require changing one’s life in any important way. To Sutty this seemed a profound
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“Because the process of innovation often relies heavily on the combining and recombining of previous innovations, the broader and deeper the pool of accessible ideas and individuals, the more opportunities there are for innovation.”
― Race Against The Machine
― Race Against The Machine
“The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed.”
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“His job is not to wield power but to draw attention away from it.”
― The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
― The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“Ford CEO Henry Ford II and United Automobile Workers president Walter Reuther are jointly touring a modern auto plant. Ford jokingly jabs at Reuther: “Walter, how are you going to get these robots to pay UAW dues?” Not missing a beat, Reuther responds: “Henry, how are you going to get them to buy your cars?”
― Race Against The Machine
― Race Against The Machine
“But the broader lesson of the first Industrial Revolution is more like the Indy 500 than John Henry: economic progress comes from constant innovation in which people race with machines. Human and machine collaborate together in a race to produce more, to capture markets, and to beat other teams of humans and machines.”
― Race Against The Machine
― Race Against The Machine
TechLore
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Lore is a body of traditions and knowledge held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth. Tech culture is a trad ...more
SICP
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Reading and discussing Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Free online version https://github.com/sarabander/sicp-pdf
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