Theodor Holm Nelson (born June 17, 1937) is an American pioneer of information technology, philosopher and sociologist.
The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do. Use this quote
Computers are hierarchical. We have a desktop and hierarchical files which have to mean everything. Use this quote
They were saying computers deal with numbers. This was absolutely nonsense. Computers deal with arbitrary information of any kind. Use this quote
In my second year in graduate school, I took a computer course and that was like lightening striking. Use this quote
So in my uncertainty, I went to graduate school and there it all happened. Use this quote
