Personal ruminations
You can and must understand your devices NOW
FeaturedIn 1974 Ted Nelson, a visionary (or a hopeless dreamer, take your pick), self-published a book titled Computer Lib/Dream Machines. Personal computers had not even been invented yet 1. For most people, computers were these all-powerful machines that evoked a feeling of awe. Laypersons did not use computers — that was a task for a scientist. The vast majority of people were content with letting those scientists and engineers (the “Computer Priesthood” in Ted Nelson’s words) decide how to use them.
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I always wanted to write, although it was never clear to me what to write about.
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