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Clifford Stoll Quotes: It's a great medium for trivia and hobbies, but not the place for reasoned, reflective judgment. Suprisingly often, discussions degenerate into acrimony, insults and flames.
         

It's a great medium for trivia and hobbies, but not the place for reasoned, reflective judgment. Suprisingly often, discussions degenerate into acrimony, insults and flames.


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Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.



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Data isn't information, any more than fifty tons of cement is a skyscraper.



I spend almost as much time figuring out what's wrong with my computer as I do actually using it.

I spend almost as much time figuring out what's wrong with my computer as I do actually using it.



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The Internet is a perfect diversion from learning... it opens many doors that lead to empty rooms.



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Minds think with ideas, not information No amount of data, bandwidth, or processing power can substitute for inspired thought.



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The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.



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We'll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Internet. Uh, sure.





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