"I think it would be cool if you were writing a ransom note on your computer, if the paper clip popped up and said, 'Looks like you're writing a ransom note. Need help? You should use more forceful language, you'll get more money.'"
- Demetri Martin
About this Quote
This quote by Demetri Martin is a funny take on the concept of a computer offering recommendations on how to compose a ransom note. It suggests that if someone were to write a ransom note on their computer system, the paper clip would appear and provide recommendations on how to make the note more effective. The paper clip recommends that the writer must utilize more forceful language in order to get more cash. This quote is an amusing method of recommending that computers can offer useful guidance, even in the most unlikely of scenarios. It likewise implies that making use of strong language can be an effective way of getting what you desire.
This quote is written / told by Demetri Martin somewhere between May 25, 1973 and today. He was a famous Comedian from USA.
The author also have 29 other quotes.
"There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know that's impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants"
"I see the player piano as the grandfather of the computer, the ancestor of the entire nightmare we live in, the birth of the binary world where there is no option other than yes or no and where there is no refuge"
"Now the whole point about machines is they are designed not to be random. When you call up a word processing program on your computer, you don't want it to be different every time you call it up. You want it to stay the same"
"I said, 'Okay, it's the year 2000, I'm getting a computer and a Palm Pilot.' I know how to check my e-mail, and I've listed some phone numbers on it. Half the time the battery has gone out so I can't use it"
"Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy"
"If you grew up, and you never had a computer, and you've never used the Internet, and someone asked you if you wanted to buy a data plan, your response would be 'What's a data plan, and why would I want to use this?'"
"I got my first computer in the 6th grade or so. As soon as I got it, I was interested in finding out how it worked and how the programs worked and then figuring out how to write programs at just deeper and deeper levels within the system"
