This document contains a collection of short quotes and passages on various topics related to technology and its impact on society. Some of the quotes discuss the relationship between technology and human behavior and culture, the challenges of controlling access to information and communication technologies, and the importance of individuals making their own hardware. The passages also address issues like privacy, representation of individuals in digital spaces, and how technology shapes how we see ourselves and relate to others.

1. Where the heart loves,
there the legs walk.
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9:49:19, Sun Aug 5, 2012

2. “ Just as we could have
rode into the sunset,
along came the
Internet, and it tripled
the significance of the
PC. ”
—Andy Grove

3. Those who wish to sing always find a song.
· In a democracy, it's not actually technically feasible.
· Our technological powers increase, but the side effects
and potential hazards also escalate.
· If you're controlling a scarce resource, like the prime-
time broadcast schedule, you have to be discriminating.
· From Facebook's demand for us to "Share What's On
Your Mind" to Twitter's strict rule to reduce our thoughts
to less than 0 characters.

4. Distracted by what is far away, he does not see his
nose.
Target 24/365 vortals

5. You shake in vain the branch that bears no fruit.
· CYBORG ANTROPOLOGY A framework for
understanding the effects of objects and technology on
humans and culture.
· Paying for privacy will become a distinct option.
· Visual Metaphors Linguistic metaphor, however, only
provides a tool for understanding the surface of the
infosphere.
· The infomorph as a social web entity, however, offers a
challenge to traditional representation for informational
environment.

6. “ People who are really
serious about software
should make their own
hardware. ”
—Alan Kay

7. A coward has no scar.
· For example, you may post a status in which you said
you were happy this would be qualitative.
· In other words one man's spam is another man's art.
· Technology has to be invented or adopted.
· Equally, how can this have wider implications for how
we perceive our sense of self and our relationship with
others.

8. In conclusion
· Generate out-of-the-box portals
· Envisioneer interactive ecologies
· Engage next-generation value
· and remember: When making money make merry.

9. Thank You
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Kasprzak, Nat Muller, Rachel O'Reilly and Jose
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