If I'd had more time or been a better writer, I would have tried to pu…

Philip Greenspun
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If I'd had more time or been a better writer, I would have tried to put the same ideas and experiences into a novel. But I didn't so I slapped it up on the Web. ✨ Slashdot interview, tech.slashdot.org. April 27, 2000.
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If I'd had more time or been a better writer, I would have tried to put the same ideas and experiences into a novel. But I didn't so I slapped it up on the Web. ✨ Slashdot interview, tech.slashdot.org. April 27, 2000.

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