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Re:I'm building a parallel internet, and it's called The Thi... by cyanydeez on Monday June 08, 2026 @05:42PM (#48452610)
Also, steve jobs made utterly stupid decisions in a lot of areas. If you're trying to revolutionize something, try not to use someone who was clearly flawed in many aspects. Otherwise it sounds like you're just building a facade.
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Re:I'm building a parallel internet, and it's called The Thi... by initramfs on Monday June 08, 2026 @05:58PM (#48452843)
Yes, and Seward also made a Folly. I suppose he missed out on some things, but his success rate at predicting features that are now standard was higher than most in that era.
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Re:I'm building a parallel internet, and it's called The Thi... by wombat-man on Monday June 08, 2026 @05:58PM (#48452854)
Yeah, reading his biography was interesting. He had the problem of tech not quite being where he wanted it to be over and over. But eventually things really hit.
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