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Arbitrary Quote by Ted Nelson

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“They were saying computers deal with numbers. This was absolutely nonsense. Computers deal with arbitrary information of any kind.”

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So, I was always frustrated having to write and having to cut things. Why should you have to cut anything?

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Telling computer guys that they need to have permission to quote things is like having to tell little children about Death.

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