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List of Ted Nelson Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 48 inspiring quotes by Ted Nelson.

About Ted Nelson

  • Born: June 17, 1937
  • Occupation: Philosopher
    • The ideas keep going, you have the material, you cut because there's a limit to the space allowed to you. and the space is limited because of some other constraints that have to do with money or printing or whatever.
    Cutting Ideas Space
    So, i was always frustrated having to write and having to cut things. why should you have to cut anything?
    Writing Cutting Frustrated
    I was very intensely concerned with all kinds of new media.
    Media Kind Concerned
    But it seemed to me that as soon as you have computer storage you could put every point you wanted in - make the ones that are less relevant to your central topic, further away or allow the central topic to move as the reader proceeded.
    Moving Topics Computer
    The point is that these decisions they've made are partly for your convenience and partly for theirs and partly out of stereotypes that they carry with them from the conventions of the computer field.
    Decision Fields Computer
    Project xanadu is essentially my trademark. it was originally, and has returned to my arms as that.
    Arms Projects Trademarks
    So in my uncertainty, i went to graduate school and there it all happened.
    Inspirational Funny Graduation
    How is ms-dos like msg? both raise your blood pressure and give you a tightening sensation around your forehead.
    Blood Msg Giving
    In my second year in graduate school, i took a computer course and that was like lightening striking.
    Inspirational Funny Graduation
    What we now call the browser is whatever defines the web. what fits in the browser is the world wide web and a number of trivial standards to handle that so that the content comes.
    Numbers World Corny
    The web is trivially simple - massively successful and its like karaoke - anybody can do it.
    Successful Simple Politics
    So, what you can do in microsoft word is what bill gates has decided. what you can do in oracle database is what larry ellison and his crew have decided.
    Microsoft Word Oracles Bills
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