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Literary Machines (1987) [pdf] (monoskop.org)
djb75 1330 days ago [-]
Thanks for sharing.

Ted is a great thinker for sure but not so good at realising his ideas. He had envisaged a tool for documenting his own multi-dimensional thinking / writing and therefore would not compromise or build something simpler for everyone. Like many unfinished projects complexity and the desire for perfection was the downfall of project Xanadu. I think Roger Gregory [1] deserves some kudos for trying to implement these ideas.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Gregory_(programmer)

Tim Berners-Lee will be remembered as the man that successfully implemented the first hypertext system in 1989. I do not think Ted ever got over this. Ted however will be remembered for his ideas.

bryanrasmussen 1330 days ago [-]
>The strange thing is that all this took so long and then happened so suddenly.

https://www.businessinsider.com/scientists-reveal-the-tippin... 'Scientists Reveal The "Tipping Point" For Ideas Is When There's A 10% Consensus'

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