# From the human point of view, this change will be a throwing away of all the previous rules by Vernor Vinge > "From the human point of view, this change will be a throwing away of all the previous rules." > **— Vernor Vinge**, *The Coming Technological Singularity (1993), wording candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Coming Technological Singularity (1993), wording candidate.