While principles define methods, tenets define outcomes.
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Local-first, offline-first. Know your neighbours, collaborate with friends, learn together, connect locally.
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Safe like home. Maintain your dignity, only reveal what’s appropriate. The rest is safe and never leaves your computer.
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Transparent. Curiosity is the reward. Look behind the scenes, inside the box. Learn from the source.
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Friendly and approachable. Your computer is your friend. It’s there to give you a hand when you need it. Always approachable, and always helpful.
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A toy and a tool. Play leads to mastery; exploration leads to discovery. Work and play go together.
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Holistic. Your ideas are a living web. Context flows across apps, everything communicates, everything has a place.
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Adapted to human rhythms. Slow when you’re slow, quick when you’re quick. Adapted to life on Earth. Never intrusive, always gentle.
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Physical. Real materials, tactile controls, media you can hold. Built for humans.
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Invisible and responsive. The machine fades into the background. It’s just you and the medium.