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Man and the Computer by John G. Kemeny (1972 book by the co-creator of BASIC)
What happened
Man and the Computer by John G. Kemeny (1972 book by the co-creator of BASIC) is a developing story worth watching.
Why man matters
This development in man, computer, john, kemeny, 1972 matters because it alters the baseline assumptions that Hacker News and others have been working from.
What led here
Hacker News notes that this did not emerge in isolation; pressures have been building around man.
Where this fits in Signal Ledger
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The editorial angle
The editorial lens here is simple: what does man and the computer by john g. kemeny (1972 book by the co-creator of basic) make possible that was not possible before?
Source note
Hacker News reporting: https://archive.org/details/mancomputerbyjoh0000john