最深刻的技术是那些消失的技术。它们将自己编织进日常生活的结构中,直到与生活无法区分。
The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.
You find out who your real friends are when you're involved in a scandal.
创新不仅仅是创造新事物;它关乎改进已有的事物。
客人来了,主人不去招呼,他可能是个不知事理的傻子。
"Identity is not just about where you come from, but also about where you are going."
在计算机科学中,我们经常需要处理那些复杂到无法一次性理解的系统。
我没有任何特别的秘诀(用于开发新的证明)……这就是为什么做研究既具有挑战性又具有吸引力的原因。这就像在丛林中迷路,试图利用你能收集到的所有知识来想出一些新的技巧,并且如果运气好的话,你可能会找到出路。
I don't have any particular recipe [for developing new proofs] ... It is the reason why doing research is challenging as well as attractive. It's like being lost in a jungle and trying to use all the knowledge that you can gather to come up with some new tricks, and with some luck you might find a way out.