Comments on: Quote: Paul Ehrlich on Computer http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/30/quote-paul-ehrlich-on-computer/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:03:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/30/quote-paul-ehrlich-on-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-533384 Tim Thu, 01 May 2008 14:56:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15999#comment-533384 It should be 'To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a bad computer programmer.'. Computers only do what instructed. If the instructions are messed up, its the humans fault! It should be ‘To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a bad computer programmer.’.

Computers only do what instructed. If the instructions are messed up, its the humans fault!

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/30/quote-paul-ehrlich-on-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-532436 Alex Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:58:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15999#comment-532436 Ooh, good catch - thanks Fred! Ooh, good catch – thanks Fred!

]]> By: Fred http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/30/quote-paul-ehrlich-on-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-532409 Fred Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:45:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15999#comment-532409 The Nobel laureate was Paul Ehrlich (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ehrlich), there were no computers when he was alive. The quote is by Paul R. Ehrlich, who ist still alive (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_R._Ehrlich) but didn't win the Nobel prize afaik. The Nobel laureate was Paul Ehrlich (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ehrlich), there were no computers when he was alive.

The quote is by Paul R. Ehrlich, who ist still alive (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_R._Ehrlich) but didn’t win the Nobel prize afaik.

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