Computers quote by Robert Orben

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To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so
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"To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so"

- Robert Orben

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This quote by Robert Orben is a funny method of stating that human beings are susceptible to making mistakes, and that it is a lot more foolish to try and blame those mistakes on something else, such as a computer. It is a suggestion that human beings are fallible which we should take obligation for our own actions. It also implies that computer systems are not perfect and that they can make mistakes, however that it is not their fault. The quote is a tip that we ought to not try to shift the blame for our own errors onto something else, and that we should take duty for our own actions. It is also a suggestion that computers are not infallible which they can make mistakes, however that it is not their fault. Eventually, this quote is a suggestion that human beings ought to take duty for their own mistakes and not attempt to blame them on something else.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Robert Orben somewhere between March 4, 1927 and today. He/she was a famous Entertainer from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Computers. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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