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7−We live in a world dense with computers. We wake up and look at them, we see the world through them, we depend on them completely and they’re not going away. They’re only becoming more ubiquitous.
7+We live in a world dense with computers. We wake up and look at them, we see the world through them, we depend on them completely, and they’re not going away. They’re only becoming more ubiquitous.
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13−We spend all our time switching between services, juggling logins and different interfaces. And once we’re logged in, the services we use harvest our data, spy on us and often shut down with little warning.
13+We spend all our time switching between services, juggling logins and different interfaces. And once we’re logged in, the services we use harvest our data, spy on us, and often shut down with little warning.
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1515If computers are going to be a part of our lives for generations to come, we need a sound foundation for them. We need a _system_, not a grab bag of apps and services. Urbit is that system.
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23−We built Urbit from scratch to be a system that’s simple, durable and yours. Everything that computing today is not — but should be.
23+We built Urbit from scratch to be a system that’s simple, durable, and yours. Everything that computing today is not — but should be.
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25−What do we mean by simple, durable and yours? Let’s walk through it one by one.
25+What do we mean by simple, durable, and yours? Let’s walk through it one by one.
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2929## Simple
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31−Urbit is designed to be incredibly simple for ordinary users. Your data, applications and connections all live in a single, unified OS that belongs to you. Your Urbit requires no system administration at all and gets all its updates over the air. For developers, Urbit is incredibly compact and efficient. It’s about 50K lines of code — smaller than your average webapp. The entire OS can be understood by a single person and is designed to make building decentralized apps straightforward.
31+Urbit is designed to be incredibly simple for ordinary users. Your data, applications, and connections all live in a single, unified OS that belongs to you. Your Urbit requires no system administration and gets all its updates over the air. For developers, Urbit is incredibly compact and efficient. It’s about 50K lines of code — smaller than your average webapp. The entire OS can be understood by a single person and is designed to make building decentralized apps straightforward.
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43−And, finally, your Urbit belongs to you in every possible way. You own it with a private key, control it completely and can inspect its source code. We want your Urbit to be your digital home. A home you don’t own is just a hotel room.
43+Finally, your Urbit belongs to you in every possible way. You own it with a private key, control it completely, and can inspect its source code. We want your Urbit to be your digital home. A home you don’t own is just a hotel room.
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53−Urbit began as a sketch, driven from a basic intuition that a better platform could be built. Today, Urbit is two components: Urbit ID, an identity system that’s already live on Ethereum and Urbit OS, a decentralized network and OS stack that’s young but working well.
53+Urbit began as a sketch, driven from a basic intuition that a better platform could be built. Today, Urbit is two components: Urbit ID, an identity system that’s already live on Ethereum; and Urbit OS, a decentralized network and OS stack that’s young but working well.
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55−Over time, we’ve quietly evolved Urbit into a carefully engineered, compact system. Urbit isn’t done — but it’s well on its way. The network has been live since 2013 and the interface is coming along nicely. You can own a piece of Urbit today if you can find an invite from a friend, or by buying an Urbit ID. We’re ready for people to begin homesteading this new territory we created with new communities and new software.
55+Over time we’ve quietly evolved Urbit into a carefully engineered, compact system. Urbit isn’t done — but it’s well on its way. The network has been live since 2013 and the interface is coming along nicely. You can own a piece of Urbit today if you can find an invite from a friend, or by buying an Urbit ID. We’re ready for people to begin homesteading this new territory we created with new communities and new software.
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57−We think it’s possible to leave today’s technology behind and build something better. Something more humane, calm and collectively owned. Our vision of the future isn’t one where technology intrudes in every corner of our lives. It’s one where technology is mostly invisible.
57+We think it’s possible to leave today’s technology behind and build something better. Something more humane, calm, and collectively owned. Our vision of the future isn’t one where technology intrudes in every corner of our lives. It’s one where technology is mostly invisible.