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POPSThe End Of The Language Barrier !!?? from the article: This is an ambitious prediction, I know, but all of the prerequisites needed for this to happen now exist. The language barrier will not be broken by a single dramatic advance, but by many simple processes that, when combined, will enable ideas to jump easily across cultures.
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POPSThe web that time forgot "Today, Otlet and his work have been largely forgotten, even in his native Belgium. Although Otlet enjoyed considerable fame during his lifetime, his legacy fell victim to a series of historical misfortunes — not least of which involved the Nazis marching into Belgium and destroying much of his life's work. But in recent years, a small group of researchers has begun to resurrect Otlet's reputation, republishing some of his writing and raising money to establish the museum and archive in Mons."
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POPSInformation "trails" that mirror the mind That's Vannevar Bush envisioning a World Wide Web in 1945. A true visionary, he understood the potential of a mechanical system that could provide an interface for humans to capture and share their collective intelligence. The more Clip-to-Blog posts I see, the more I envision Clipmarks as a tool that could let millions of people on the Web create and discover these trails.