‘TextEdit and the Relief of Simple Software’

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By John GruberJan 26, 2026, 2:54 pm137 pts
Perhaps at the opposite end of the complexity and novelty spectrum from Federico Viticci’s intro to Clawdbot is this piece by Kyle Chayka, writing at The New Yorker, from October: Amid the accelerating automation of our computers — and the proliferation of assistants and companions and agents designed to…

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