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Re:Finger: The First Social Software (2019) by nayuki on Monday May 16, 2022 @12:39PM (#31399967)
I remember this quote from somewhere too but can't find the source. Can anyone help?
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Re:Finger: The First Social Software (2019) by nayuki on Monday May 16, 2022 @01:33PM (#31400748)
Found some candidates, still not sure if they are the best sources.

> Every Unix Command Becomes a Startup

-- https://matt-rickard.com/every-unix-command-becomes-a-startu... [2022-04-09]

> Every Unix command eventually become an internet service. Grep->Google, rsync->Dropbox, man->stack overflow, cron->ifttt ... etc

-- https://twitter.com/cdixon/status/505118160811728896 [2014-08-28]

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Re:Finger: The First Social Software (2019) by hugs on Monday May 16, 2022 @12:46PM (#31400066)
I almost want to say this wasn't so much a quote, but the summary of a pg essay. (At least it sounds like something he would say and write about.)
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