Philip Greenspun
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"Philip Greenspun" is a semi-retired United States/American computer scientist, educator, and early Internet entrepreneur who was a pioneer in developing online communities.

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Even within traditional universities there has always been debate about whether it wouldn't be better to focus on only one course at a time.

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Even the lamest page can be saved by collaboration.

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That said, the Baby Boomers are beginning to retire. Employers can't afford to exclude people who are qualified to work.

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Publishing the book online has had some huge consequences for my life, but not the ones that I would have expected.

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If I'd had more time or been a better writer, I would have tried to put the same ideas and experiences into a novel. But I didn't so I slapped it up on the Web.

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Voila! I turned into the publisher of a 50,000-member, million hit/day online community.

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Travels with Samantha isn't about self-exposure; it comes from the same motivation that leads people to open-source software: the desire to help people build on what one has learned or done.

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