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zeldmanzeldman
Oct 15, 2025, 4:02 PM
Between 1928 and 1934, while Hitler plotted and Europe crumbled, a motley crew of mathematicians, philosophers, architects, and economists gathered weekly to puzzle out the limits of reason—and invented Computer Science in the process. Mark Bernstein mines this forgotten history for lessons that just might save today’s embattled web from its worst impulses. (1/2)
https://alistapart.com/article/design-for-amiability-lessons-from-vienna/ #community #AListApart #SavingTheWeb
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zeldmanzeldman
Oct 15, 2025, 4:13 PM
Returning ALA author Mark Bernstein is the designer of Tinderbox, a tool for analyzing and visualizing notes. He has published more than fifty peer-reviewed research articles, chiefly on hypertext systems and rhetoric.
A graduate of Swarthmore College, Mark received his doctorate from Harvard University. We are delighted to share his latest insights into web and community building with A List Apart readers everywhere. (2/2)
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onreactonreact@mas.to
Oct 16, 2025, 12:40 PM
@zeldman Intriguing. You almost lost me at "H****r" though. Why use dirty words and name drop mass murderers?
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