“The Internet for us was like air. It was there all the time — you wouldn't notice it existed unless it was missing.”

—  Nicholas Negroponte

Being Nicholas, The Wired Interview by Thomas A. Bass http://archives.obs-us.com/obs/english/books/nn/bd1101bn.htm

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