David Gelernter Quotes - Page 2

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• Software unification. So that I no longer care what computing device I pick up, whether it's a laptop or desktop, whether it's one I own or one in a public place, whether it has a small screen or a large screen.

  David Gelernter

  Laptops, Care, Unification

  Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.

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• One: Make Congress and the White House obey the same Obamacare rules you do. Two: Obama let business off for a year; we want workers to be let off for a year too. That’s the GOP plan. What part don’t you like?

  David Gelernter

  Years, Two, Obamacare

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• I would love to see writing taught online because at university like Yale, there are not enough teachers who are able to teach writing well, or in some cases, there are none.

  David Gelernter

  Teacher, Writing, Yale

  Source: bigthink.com

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• Without commenting on the legal aspects, which I'm not capable of doing, those are lifestreams and there are other companies that have done similar things. That makes me angry personally, not because of the money, but because of the deliberate failure to acknowledge work that we would have made freely available as academics.

  David Gelernter

  Done, Aspect, Made

  Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.

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• At the same time, on the networks, there are thousands of groups that are building lifestreams, or lifestreaming for themselves in their own way. We'd love to see this activity.

  David Gelernter

  Groups, Way, Building

  Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.

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• We still have books because they are so brilliantly suited to the way human beings absorb information and at their best, they are among the most beautiful things we have.

  David Gelernter

  Beautiful, Book, Information

  Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.

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• The book is a unit and is such a brilliant ergonomic unit.

  David Gelernter

  Book, Brilliant, Units

  Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.

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• There are certain subjects which seem to me can be taught very effectively online, although they aren't.

  David Gelernter

  Taught, Online, Certain

  Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.

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