Ted Nelson Archives - Oliver Meredith Cox

To Rowan, Re: Publishing and Its Effects on Us

Dear Rowan, It was lovely to speak with you yesterday on the subject of writing and publishing, and how these things affect us.

Posted on: September 18, 2020 September 18, 2020
Author: Oliver
Categories: Letters
Tags: Hunter S. Thompson, ralph waldo emerson, rowan price, schopenhauer, Ted Nelson
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Video: Reading the Introductions to Ted Nelson’s Computer Lib and Dream Machines

I read the introductions to Ted Nelson’s Computer Lib and Dream Machines: two foresighted books published together in 1974.

Posted on: August 12, 2020 August 12, 2020
Author: Oliver
Categories: Videos
Tags: computer lib, computer lib and dream machines, dream machines, Ted Nelson
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The computing world is based on one principal system of conventions — the simulation of hierarchy and the simulation of paper. — Ted Nelson Twitter icon

Posted on: August 6, 2020 August 6, 2020
Author: Oliver
Categories: Musings
Tags: Ted Nelson
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The Accidental Tyranny of User Interfaces

The potential of technology to empower is being subverted by tyrannical user interface design, enabled by our data and attention.

Posted on: February 27, 2020 March 15, 2020
Author: Oliver
Categories: Essays
Tags: GNU/Linux, Ted Nelson, YouTube
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