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I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.

I think the wonderful thing about vi is that it has such a good market share because we gave it away.

The fundamental problem with vi is that it doesn't have a mouse and therefore you've got all these commands.

It is formatted, and I'm tired of using vi. I get really bored.

That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can't extend its domain.

V is like a mythical situation. It's an allegory for what could happen. V has philosophies within it that actually warn against things like that happening.

People sometimes ask me if it is a sin in the Church of Emacs to use vi. Using a free version of vi is not a sin; it is a penance. So happy hacking.

Jeron Lanier and 'Lawnmower Man.' That was VR. And there was the VFX1, that big giant VR prototype unit, and I was like, 'I am going to save my money and get one of those.' And then VR just sort of drifted away.

Viv had this kind of stage presence where you couldn't ignore it. He walked onstage, he looked dangerous. You just didn't know what he was going to do.

A lot of people, even if they know what VR is, see it as this tool to go in your basement and play Halo.