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Alan Kay has agreed to do an AMA today

1401 points alankay | 2 comments | 20 Jun 16 18:04 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

This request originated via recent discussions on HN, and the forming of HARC! at YC Research. I'll be around for most of the day today (though the early evening).
1. lispython ◴[21 Jun 16 13:24 UTC] No.11945394[source]▶
Hi Alan,

Have you ever made serious mistake? That if given an opportunity, you would start over with a different approach.

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2. alankay1 ◴[22 Jun 16 14:29 UTC] No.11954204[source]▶
"Most ideas are mediocre down to bad" -- and mine certainly have been.

Beyond ideas, I would do some process things differently, especially those that could have been done better if I had been able to understand people better.