Hello World! (A love letter to computers)

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zahlman · 1h ago

Wow! I love how this guy thinks. I've been meaning for a long time now to do some blog posts evangelizing for people to take control of their computer and treat it as the powerful tool that it is, rather than just another privacy-invading glowing rectangle. This piece is definitely worth a citation and a shout-out, and I wish the company well.

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Hello World! (A love letter to computers)

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