abaddon wrote:
] All that is needed to insure the eventual acquisition of a
] given knowledge is the continued belief in its utility.

I kept meaning to rant about the whole Bill Joy thing, but its not going to happen. I've already tried now about four times, just now I wrote several pages of crap, and didn't like what I had. I'm officially saying "screw it" now. I'll come back to it the next time Bill Joy does an interview. :)

Anyway, good essay. I agree with all your central points.

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