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When you close a tab or when you finish an article on the web, it's gone unless you go back into your history or search for it or explicitly try to find it. Apps on your phone have this special property: they hang around. In some ways, they're more like a book on a bookshelf than they are like web pages.
Robin Sloan
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"When you close a tab or when you finish an article on the web, it's gone unless you go back into your history or search for it or explicitly try to find it. Apps on your phone have this special property: they hang around. In some ways, they're more like a book on a bookshelf than they are like web pages."
— Robin Sloan

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When you close a tab or when you finish an article on the web, it's gone unless you go back into your history or search for it or explicitly try to find it. Apps on your phone have this special property: they hang around. In some ways, they're more like a book on a bookshelf than they are like web pages. — Robin Sloan

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Robin Sloan was a Author from American (1979–present).

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Who said "When you close a tab or when you finish an article on the web, it's gone unless…"?
This quote is attributed to Robin Sloan, a Author from American.
When did Robin Sloan live?
Robin Sloan lived from 1979 – present.