Computers force us into creating with our minds and prevent us from making things with our hands. They dull the skills we use in everyday life.

Electronic communication is an instantaneous and illusory contact that creates a sense of intimacy without the emotional investment that leads to close friendships.

The first time you do something, it's science. The second time, it's engineering. The third time, it's just being a technician. I'm a scientist. Once I do something, I want to do something else.

Here are my strong reservations about the wave of computer networks. They isolate us from one another and cheapen the meaning of actual experience. They work against literacy and creativity. They undercut our schools and libraries.

Data isn't information, any more than fifty tons of cement is a skyscraper.

As the networks evolve, so do my opinions toward them, and my divergent feelings bring out conflicting points of view. In advance, I apologize to those who expect a consistent position from me.

When I'm online, I'm alone in a room, tapping on a keyboard, staring at a cathode-ray tube.