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The technology for radiant stories in 'Skyrim' is ... -Todd Howard

The technology for radiant stories in 'Skyrim' is phenomenal. We tried and pared it back.

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This quote praises the remarkable technological aspects of storytelling in the video game 'Skyrim.' It implies that the game developers aimed for technological excellence but made adjustments to optimize the final product. It reflects on the intersection of storytelling and technology in gaming.

If we invest in researching and developing energy technology, we'll do some real good in the long run, rather than just making ourselves feel good today. But climate change is not the only challenge of the 21st century, and for many other global problems we have low-cost, durable solutions.

I'm interested in things that change the world or that affect the future and wondrous, new technology where you see it, and you're like, 'Wow, how did that even happen? How is that possible?'

The CIA in real life, we know, is looking for new kinds of cover. It's looking for new platforms, as they like to say, and it's trying to use the revolution in communications technology, the ability to use all sorts of corporate entities in ways that are hard to detect to get our spies in the places where they need to be.

Digital technology allows us a much larger scope to tell stories that were pretty much the grounds of the literary media.

Any new technology tends to go through a 25-year a... -Marc Andreessen

Any new technology tends to go through a 25-year adoption cycle.

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This quote suggests that new technologies typically undergo a gradual process of adoption and integration into society, taking around 25 years to become widely accepted and integrated. It implies that the path to technology adoption is often lengthy and evolutionary. It reflects on technology adoption trends over time.

Technology is, of course, a double edged sword. Fi... -Jason Silva

Technology is, of course, a double edged sword. Fire can cook our food but also burn us.

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This quote metaphorically compares technology to a double-edged sword, capable of both positive and negative consequences. It implies that technology can bring benefits and risks, similar to fire, which can be useful for cooking or destructive if mishandled. It reflects on the dual nature of technological advancements.

The protean nature of the computer is such that it can act like a machine or like a language to be shaped and exploited.

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.

The joke about SAP has always been, it's making '50s German manufacturing methodology, implemented in 1960s software technology, delivered to 1970-style manufacturing organizations, like, it's really - yeah, the incumbency - they are still the lingering hangover from the dot-com crash.

From a product development perspective, choosing whether a technology is disruptive at a potential moment is key.

My motivation has always been to do technology apps and companies, not making money. Just because the money's come, nothing's changed.

It seems to me so much technology could be applied to entertainment. Augmented reality, and even just the iPad - touch-screen technology, it was, you know, it still is extremely underused by entertainment.

Technology can be used to make people's lives easier, to reduce inequality, to facilitate inclusion, or to solve intractable global problems, but without dialogue and governance, it can be used against humanity - the choice on how we use technology is ours.

You should not be a slave to your telephone. The technology is there to serve you, not the other way around.

Technology is causing a set of seemingly disconnected things - shortening of attention spans, polarization, outrage-ification of culture, mass narcissism, election engineering, addiction to technology.

Everywhere you turn, there are lists and statistics. Any business, any sport, any hobby - we will try to categorize who is the best at some component of that endeavor. It's part human nature and part technology, since we have been conditioned to have access to answers and trivial problems at our fingertips.

The indigenous peoples never had, and still do not have, the place that they should have occupied in the progress and benefits of science and technology, although they represented an important basis for this development.

The technology at the leading edge changes so rapidly that you have to keep current after you get out of school. I think probably the most important thing is having good fundamentals.

Technology has a great advantage in that we are capable of creating dinosaurs and show them on the screen even though they are extinct 65 million years. All of a sudden, we have a fantastic tool that is as good as dreams are.

I don't want the technology of the 1950s, but I wa... -Peter Schiff

I don't want the technology of the 1950s, but I want the free market of the 1950s.

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This quote expresses a desire for the economic conditions of the past (free market) without the technological limitations of the same era. It implies a preference for certain aspects of the past while acknowledging the advancements made through technology. It reflects on the trade-offs between technology and economic systems.

It's not accidental that products get worse over time; it's because companies stop paying attention to them. They stop caring as much about maintaining the same quality they did when they were just trying to fight for survival and no one would pay attention unless they had the best technology.

Technology is anything that wasn't around when you... -Alan Kay

Technology is anything that wasn't around when you were born.

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This quote humorously defines technology as anything that did not exist at the time of an individual's birth. It implies a subjective and relative understanding of technology based on generational perspectives. It reflects on the evolving nature of technology over time.

Inside a company, you can mandate that everyone use the same technology, which means you can go a little bit, I don't know, higher-fidelity than the lowest-common-denominator technology. There are a lot of things that Slack gives you that email doesn't when you think about internal use.

Disabled people need more invested in their education, housing, job training, transportation, assistive technology, and independent-living facilities. Governments earn back this investment - and more - by making people with disabilities economically productive citizens.

In most Western democracies, you do have the freedom of speech. But freedom of speech is not an entitlement to reach. You are free to say what you want, within the confines of hate speech, libel law and so on. But you are not entitled to have your voice artificially amplified by technology.

I am not a Luddite. I am suspicious of technology. I am perfectly aware of its benefits, but I also try to pay attention to some of the negative effects.

The 'Net is a waste of time, and that's exactly wh... -William Gibson

The 'Net is a waste of time, and that's exactly what's right about it.

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This quote humorously suggests that the Internet can be a time-consuming distraction, highlighting its allure despite its potential drawbacks. It implies a lighthearted view of the Internet's role in leisure and entertainment. It reflects on the appeal of online activities.

My vision is for a fully reusable rocket transport system between Earth and Mars that is able to re-fuel on Mars - this is very important - so you don't have to carry the return fuel when you go there.

Advanced technology changes the way we work and the skills we need, but it also boosts productivity and creates new jobs.

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