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To Get The Medium's Magic To Work For One's Aims Rather Than Against Them Is To Attain Literacy.
-Alan Kay
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To Get The Medium's Magic To Work
Alan Kay
To Get The Medium's Magic To Work For One's Aims Rather Than Against Them Is To Attain Literacy.
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