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Re:Man-Computer Symbiosis by J. C. R. Licklider (1960) by boguscoder on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @11:57AM (#40867229)
Huge props for Skunk Works! I found Dream Machine considerably harder to read (non native speaker here) but content is golden anyway
Re:Man-Computer Symbiosis by J. C. R. Licklider (1960) by liendolucas on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @12:52PM (#40867772)
Author of Skunk Works? Is it related to Lockheed Martin Skunk Works division?
Re:Man-Computer Symbiosis by J. C. R. Licklider (1960) by tesseract on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @12:59PM (#40867828)
Ben Rich, and yes: he was the 2nd director of the Lockheed Skunk Works.

I think the book may have been out of print for a while but it's easily available now.

Re:Man-Computer Symbiosis by J. C. R. Licklider (1960) by liendolucas on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @01:06PM (#40867905)
Thanks, for some reason I got downvoted... Just for asking an author. HN is indeed surprising.