Our chips keep getting faster, and our data rates keep climbing, but at the end of the day – or worse, by mid-afternoon – those power meters on our screens inevitably turn to red. Steven Levy Read Quote
Everyone in the tech business, from Kleiner Perkins venture capitalist John Doerr on down, says that the ruination of the industry, if not the entire country, will come from the inability to hire more brainiacs from countries like China and India. Steven Levy Read Quote
Twitter provides a platform that allows anyone on the planet – from a political activist in the Middle East to an intemperate golfer in the White House – to broadcast his or her thoughts. Steven Levy Read Quote
There has never been an unexpectedly short debugging period in the history of computers. Steven Levy Read Quote
Amazon is definitely serious about delivering its goods by an autonomous air force. Steven Levy Read Quote
We were promised a society of philosophers. But the Blogosphere is looking more and more like a nation of ankle-biters. Steven Levy Read Quote
Computer technology is so built into our lives that it’s part of the surround of every artist. Steven Levy Read Quote
I think that the most beautiful thing lately hasn’t been in hardware or software per se but collaboration – the idea behind Napster, which uses the distributed power of the Internet as its engine. Steven Levy Read Quote
Two thoughts occur to just about any parent whose child is about to enter college. The first is, ‘I can’t believe how quickly the years have gone by.’ The second: ‘I can’t believe how much it costs.’ As one of those parents, I did my best to get past the disturbing first thought and tried to calm my churning stomach while dealing with the second. Steven Levy Read Quote
To political technocrats, 2008 marks the maturation of ‘microtargeting’ – a technique that, if things are as close in November as expected, may well affect who takes the White House. Steven Levy Read Quote
