Well, ya know, JTT, an opposable thumb is just a tool, also, with a few wires and hinges and a couple of levers in it. But I do get attached to mine.

The reason computers get personalized is because they gradually get involved in being your tool of representation to the world, especially the cyber world with its milions of unseen identities. Like the Mudcat. You want a tool that will be sturdy and reflect your wishes, just as a good sword, sharp spear, and agile battle-horse once did.


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