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» The Power of Integration

 

There are many times when it is difficult to appreciate how essentially stupid and technically primitive our computing tools are.

 

Here's one way to think of it: if we just take the most basic tasks, like writing a letter, listening to a song we are now pretty close to having that down. Think how long document creation took, getting us to where we are today.