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Subject: Re: [9fans] Ideas from Plan-9
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Quoting Blake McBride <blake@mcbride.name>:

> All of this talk sound like someone saying:  imagine the hurdles of sending
> a man to the moon.....  how can man fly when his weight to strength ratio
> is so poor....
>
> The only limit is ones imagination and creativity.
>
> Blake
>

No.  Lack of training, an inability to learn from documentation, and
an unwarranted overestimation of personal ability are all much more
immediate limits.  Imagination and creativity rarely enhance computing.

khm