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On International Woman's Day we remember Grace Hopper
From http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03..._grace_hopper/
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Collection of sayings from Grace Hopper:
These sayings are taken from an article from the OCLC NEWSLETTER, March/April, 1987, No. 167. Editor (and article author) Philip Schieber. Life was simple before World War II. After that, we had systems. On the building of Bigger Computers: In pioneer days they used oxen for heavy pulling, and when one ox couldn't budge a log, they didn't try to grow a larger ox. We shouldn't be trying for bigger computers, but for more systems of computers. On Change: Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, "We've always done it this way." I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise. On calculating the value of information: A business' accounts receivable file is much more important than its accounts payable file. On information and knowledge: We're flooding people with information. We need to feed it through a processor. A human must turn information into intelligence or knowledge. We've tended to forget that no computer will ever ask a new question. On advice to the young (whom she defines as "anybody half my age"): You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. It might help if we ran the MBAs out of Washington. |
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