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As far as Apple goes, it was a different company every few years from the time I joined in 1984. Alan Kay
Time Few Every Joined Years Goes Different As Far As Far Company Apple
When I first got to Apple, which was in '84, the Mac was already out, and 'Newsweek' contacted me and asked me what I thought of the Mac. I said, 'Well, the Mac is the first personal computer good enough to be criticized.' Alan Kay
Good Me Thought First Enough Mac Out Criticized Computer Well Said Got Personal Which Newsweek Asked Apple
Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it. Alan Perlis
Simplicity Complexity Follows Does Precede
In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm. Alan Perlis
Technology Bird Software Worm Systems Makes Often Early Early Bird
Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress. Alan Perlis
Change Progress Programming Some Absorb Withstand Manage Languages
It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical. Alan Perlis
Education Thoughts Learning Discipline Critical Detail Self Students Attention Self-Critical Making Goes Modern Modern Education Grain Against Acquiring Teach Plans Organizing Fun Program
In English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming languages. Alan Perlis
Word Every Programming Our Would Were Languages English
There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works. Alan Perlis
Programs Ways Only Write Works Two Third
The computing field is always in need of new cliches. Alan Perlis
Field Computing New Cliches Always Need
Every program has two purposes: The one for which it was written and another for which it wasn't. Alan Perlis
Every Purposes Written Another Which Two Program
If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up. Alan Perlis
You Head Him His Wake Up Listener Explaining Your Program
If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some. Alan Perlis
You Parameters Some Missed Procedure
In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word 'frustration'. Alan Perlis
Frustration Word Living Definition Computers Computing Obvious Turning Useful
The best book on programming for the layman is 'Alice in Wonderland'; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman. Alan Perlis
Best Book Programming Alice Layman Because Wonderland Anything
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN. Alan Perlis
Attitude You Perspective Vitality Continuing His Noting Measure Programmer
There are lots of really interesting little planets out there in the Kuiper Belt, but Pluto's the only one that's got all the cool attributes. Alan Stern
Out Pluto Only Attributes Got Lots Interesting Little Really Planets Cool Belt
Of course Pluto is a planet: It's massive enough to have its shape controlled by gravity rather than material strength, which is the hallmark of planethood. Alan Stern
Strength Enough Pluto Rather Shape Massive Course Hallmark Material Than Controlled Which Planet Gravity
Pluto is as far across as Manhattan to Miami, but its atmosphere is bigger than the Earth's. Alan Stern
Earth Atmosphere Pluto Miami Than Manhattan Bigger Far Across
Human beings have long wondered whether they are alone in the universe. Alan Stern
Alone Long Universe Wondered Human Human Beings Whether Beings
Going to the Kuiper Belt is like an archaeological dig into the history of the solar system. Alan Stern
History Solar Dig Solar System System Archaeological Like Going The History Of Belt
I tend to think of Pluto and its moons as presents sitting under a Christmas tree. They're wrapped, and from Earth all we can do is look at the boxes to see whether they're light or heavy, to see if something maybe jiggles a bit inside. We're seeing intriguing things, but we really don't know what's in there. Alan Stern
Christmas Light Think Christmas Tree Tree Earth Bit Intriguing Inside See Wrapped Seeing Pluto Something Tend Know Look Boxes Sitting Maybe Heavy Whether Really Things Presents
One thing scientists do is to find order among a large number of facts, and one way to do that across fields as diverse as biology, geology, physics and astronomy is through classification. Alan Stern
Physics Biology Way Astronomy One Thing Find One-Way Classification Diverse Through Facts Geology Scientists Order Fields Across Large Large Number Among Thing Number
The Kuiper Belt is the largest mapped structure in our planetary system, three times as big as all the territory from the sun out to Neptune's orbit. Alan Stern
Three Big Our Sun System Out Neptune Structure Territory Times Orbit Planetary Mapped Largest Belt
As a scientist in charge of space sensors and entire space missions before I was at NASA, I myself was involved in projects that overran. But that's no excuse for remaining silent about this growing problem or failing to champion reform. Alan Stern
Myself Champion Problem Space Before Projects Charge Silent No Excuse Entire About Remaining Failing Excuse Involved Missions NASA Scientist Reform Sensors Growing
Are governments the only entities that can build human spacecraft? No - actually, every human spacecraft ever built for NASA was built by private industry. Alan Stern
Build Every Entities Only Industry Built NASA Private Governments Human Spacecraft Ever Actually
That so many binary or quasi-binary KBOs exist came as a real surprise to the research community. Alan Stern
Binary Community Research Real Came Surprise Exist Many
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