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Rick Smolan Quotes

A tiny apartment might hold three generations of an immigrant family Picture Quote #1

Photographers have always been each other’s biggest fans Picture Quote #1

They’re trying to put data centers in cold environments because they’re actually generating so much heat now; they’re using up so much electricity Picture Quote #1

What amazes me is that you can have 10 different photographers in the same room, and you see 10 different rooms. You realize how much of it is the person’s perspective rather than the situation itself Picture Quote #1

Some of the pictures in ‘The Human Face of Big Data’ will bring tears to your eyes; others are so surprising or memorable that you just have to show them to your friends and family Picture Quote #1

I think we’re going to have auxiliary hard drives to offload our memories Picture Quote #1

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I’m not very good at science or math, even though I pretend. And I’m not very good at teaching. I’m not very patient Picture Quote #1

I think people love this idea of leaving a message for the future. I was always fascinated by the idea of time capsules Picture Quote #1

Data exhaust’ is probably my least favorite phrase in the big data world ‘cause it sounds like something you’re trying to get rid of or something noxious that comes out of the back of your car Picture Quote #1

If we were to reengineer the DVR, we would cut America’s energy bill by 5% Picture Quote #1

America 24/7’ will be a landmark series in documentary photography and the watershed event of the new digital photography age Picture Quote #1

As individuals, we have very little say about how our data is being used. I’m not worried about the privacy implications of it so much. But it seems to me that, as an individual, if I’m the one generating the data, I should have some kind of say in how it’s going to be used Picture Quote #1

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My company, Against All Odds Productions, has done print on demand; we were the first to do a book with a CD-ROM in the early 1990s. We do custom covers. It’s always fun to do something new Picture Quote #1

If you travel 11 months a year - from one dangerous or isolated situation to the next - if you live in hotels, and every relationship with another human being is a two-week relationship, the only other people who have any idea what you’re going through or how strung out you are are other photographers Picture Quote #1

I’m not a computer person at all. I only know how to turn them on. I’m not a programmer. I couldn’t program my way out of a paper bag Picture Quote #1

Sergey Brin has said to me, like, 10 times now, ‘Why do you bother doing books? Why don’t you just put all this stuff on the Internet?’ It’s because 10 years from now, my book will still be sitting on someone’s coffee table or in a waiting room Picture Quote #1

Americans are changing right before our eyes. They are choosing different lifestyles, families, traditions and ways of living Picture Quote #1

Every time there’s a new tool, whether it’s Internet or cell phones or anything else, all these things can be used for good or evil. Technology is neutral; it depends on how it’s used Picture Quote #1

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The ability to collect, analyze, triangulate and visualize vast amounts of data in real time is something the human race has never had before. This new set of tools, often referred by the lofty term ‘Big Data,’ has begun to emerge as a new approach to addressing some of the biggest challenges facing our planet Picture Quote #1

You can’t talk about big data without talking about things like privacy and ownership Picture Quote #1

My dad was actually against me being a photographer. He thought it was a dead-end job and that you end up doing baby pictures and weddings Picture Quote #1

If you ask anyone on any street corner in the world what the Soviet Union looks like, they would probably have very strong opinions. And they probably would be wrong Picture Quote #1

One of the nice things about living in Silicon Valley is that I end up at all these conferences and things, and I get to listen in on the zeitgeist Picture Quote #1

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A tiny apartment might hold three generations of an immigrant family (Rick Smolan Quotes) Photographers have always been each other’s biggest fans (Rick Smolan Quotes) They’re trying to put data centers in cold environments because they’re actually generating so much heat now; they’re using up so much electricity. (Rick Smolan Quotes) What amazes me is that you can have 10 different photographers in the same room, and you see 10 different rooms. You realize how much of it is the person’s perspective rather than the situation itself. (Rick Smolan Quotes) Some of the pictures in ‘The Human Face of Big Data’ will bring tears to your eyes; others are so surprising or memorable that you just have to show them to your friends and family. (Rick Smolan Quotes) I think we’re going to have auxiliary hard drives to offload our memories (Rick Smolan Quotes) I’m not very good at science or math, even though I pretend. And I’m not very good at teaching. I’m not very patient. (Rick Smolan Quotes) I think people love this idea of leaving a message for the future. I was always fascinated by the idea of time capsules. (Rick Smolan Quotes) Data exhaust’ is probably my least favorite phrase in the big data world ‘cause it sounds like something you’re trying to get rid of or something noxious that comes out of the back of your car. (Rick Smolan Quotes) If we were to reengineer the DVR, we would cut America’s energy bill by 5% (Rick Smolan Quotes) America 24/7’ will be a landmark series in documentary photography and the watershed event of the new digital photography age. (Rick Smolan Quotes) As individuals, we have very little say about how our data is being used. I’m not worried about the privacy implications of it so much. But it seems to me that, as an individual, if I’m the one generating the data, I should have some kind of say in how it’s going to be used. (Rick Smolan Quotes) My company, Against All Odds Productions, has done print on demand; we were the first to do a book with a CD-ROM in the early 1990s. We do custom covers. It’s always fun to do something new. (Rick Smolan Quotes) If you travel 11 months a year - from one dangerous or isolated situation to the next - if you live in hotels, and every relationship with another human being is a two-week relationship, the only other people who have any idea what you’re going through or how strung out you are are other photographers. (Rick Smolan Quotes) I’m not a computer person at all. I only know how to turn them on. I’m not a programmer. I couldn’t program my way out of a paper bag. (Rick Smolan Quotes) Sergey Brin has said to me, like, 10 times now, ‘Why do you bother doing books? Why don’t you just put all this stuff on the Internet?’ It’s because 10 years from now, my book will still be sitting on someone’s coffee table or in a waiting room. (Rick Smolan Quotes) Americans are changing right before our eyes. They are choosing different lifestyles, families, traditions and ways of living. (Rick Smolan Quotes) Every time there’s a new tool, whether it’s Internet or cell phones or anything else, all these things can be used for good or evil. Technology is neutral; it depends on how it’s used. (Rick Smolan Quotes) The ability to collect, analyze, triangulate and visualize vast amounts of data in real time is something the human race has never had before. This new set of tools, often referred by the lofty term ‘Big Data,’ has begun to emerge as a new approach to addressing some of the biggest challenges facing our planet. (Rick Smolan Quotes) You can’t talk about big data without talking about things like privacy and ownership (Rick Smolan Quotes) My dad was actually against me being a photographer. He thought it was a dead-end job and that you end up doing baby pictures and weddings. (Rick Smolan Quotes) If you ask anyone on any street corner in the world what the Soviet Union looks like, they would probably have very strong opinions. And they probably would be wrong. (Rick Smolan Quotes) One of the nice things about living in Silicon Valley is that I end up at all these conferences and things, and I get to listen in on the zeitgeist. (Rick Smolan Quotes)