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Make computing personal again

Rob Beschizza
Jan 20, 2025
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Computer? Scotty vs the machine in Star Trek IV

Benj Edwards writes that it's "Time to Make Computing Personal Again," taking the technology back from the algorithms, the business incentives and all the other things that have made computers anything but the "radical idea" they once represented to individuals.

Don't get me wrong: I'm not calling the tech i…

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