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		carapace on Aug 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ted Nelson on What Modern Programmers Can Learn fr... First off, we still have THE Ted Nelson! He's old but he ain't dead yet. (He might even read this thread!?) - - - - There are some modern day Ted Nelsons: Sean Mcdirmid comes to mind. (He's on HN. Dude, didn't you used to have a blog?) https://www.youtube.com/user/seanmcdirmid https://confengine.com/user/sean-mcdirmid Or Jonathan Edwards https://www.subtext-lang.org/AboutMe.htm There's the folks behind Enso/Luna https://enso.org/ among others. Jef Raskin's son Asa is still doing things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aza_Raskin

Cupertino95014 on Aug 19, 2022 [–]

Correct. Engelbart IS dead, RIP.

If you get a chance to see Nelson, do it. You never know if you'll get another chance.

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