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		no_identd on Nov 2, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 1 in 4 Statisticians Say They Were Asked to Commit... I have two words for you: Ted. Nelson.

j88439h84 on Nov 2, 2018 [–]

Can you expand on this?

lvh on Nov 3, 2018 | [–]

I can’t speak for GP, but Nelson invented hypermedia/hyperlinks and had a vision for the future that included documents including other documents. All of that seems pretty compatible.

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