Stewart Brand's periodical publication running from 1968 to 1998 that curated tools, books, and resources for self-sufficient living — described by Steve Jobs as 'Google before Google' and an inspiration for the internet's original information-access ethic.
Articulated the idea that access to the right tools and information could enable personal and communal self-determination — a philosophy that directly shaped the personal computer movement, the open source software ethos, and the early internet's self-understanding.
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