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Vernor Vinge Quotes

Vernor Vinge quotes

American Writer February 10, 1944

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When I began writing science fiction in the middle '60s, it seemed very easy to find ideas that took decades to percolate into the cultural consciousness; now the lead time seems more like eighteen months. Vernor Vinge
You are enjoying the gift of genius. When ordinary people are confronted with multiple tragedies, the pain scarcely increases. They simple can't feel the extra burdens. But you have a greater capacity for suffering. Vernor Vinge
They had been at the center of something vast, but as usual with the affairs of the Powers, no one knew quite what had happened, nor the result of the strivings."A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "Enormous cemeteries existed among sedentary civilizations,..."
Enormous cemeteries existed among sedentary civilizations, where the weight of the past grew larger than any present time. Vernor Vinge
Sometimes, sitting here in the dark, slowly slowly creating strategy, she wondered if she was only fooling herself to think her plans were clever. Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "I never guessed I could cry so hard my face hurt."
I never guessed I could cry so hard my face hurt. Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "We humans have millions of years of evolutionary baggage that..."
We humans have millions of years of evolutionary baggage that makes us regard competition in a deadly light. Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily..."
The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity. Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "Though his invention worked superbly [...] his theory was a..."
Though his invention worked superbly [...] his theory was a crock of sewage from beginning to end. Vernor Vinge
And for all my rampant technological optimism, sometimes I think I'd be more comfortable if I were regarding these transcendental events from one thousand years remove... instead of twenty. Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "When people speak of creating superhumanly intelligent beings,..."
When people speak of creating superhumanly intelligent beings, they are usually imagining an AI project. Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "Note that I am not proposing that AI research be ignored or..."
Note that I am not proposing that AI research be ignored or less funded. Vernor Vinge
Here we begin frank speculation. And since we are speculating, we'll use those powerful pseudo-laws, the Principles of Mediocrity and Minimal Assumption. Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived..."
The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors. Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "How will the approach of the Singularity spread across the..."
How will the approach of the Singularity spread across the human world view? Vernor Vinge

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