My goal for technology has always been to reach a point where the technological mediation becomes invisible.
Richard PowersWe will live with racism for ever. But senses of self, senses of belonging, senses of us and of others? Those are up for grabs.
Richard PowersMaybe happiness is like a virus. Maybe it's one of those bugs that sits for a long time, so we don't even know that we are infected.
Richard PowersOut of grad school, I worked as a tech writer for a while before going into computer coding for a living.
Richard PowersMusic forecasts the past, recalls the future. Now and then the difference falls away, and in one simple gift of circling sound, the ear solves the scrambled cryptogram. One abiding rhythm, present and always, and you're free. But a few measures more, and the cloak of time closes back around you.
Richard Powers