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   Omixochitl to Alienthe   
   Re: Cyberpunk vs. Postmodernism - my las   
   01 Mar 04 00:57:34   
   
   XPost: alt.postmodern   
   From: Omixochitl2002@yahoo.com   
      
   Alienthe  wrote in news:403E7FB4.6040304@hotmail.com:   
      
   > The principle of least astonishment is perhaps more common in   
   > software where you are not supposed to surprise the users. So   
   > for instance when someone clicks OK to install, say, Windows XP   
   > the system should not start playing the Ride of the Valkyries   
   > at maximum blast, degenrate punk rock style, even though it   
   > would be the most appropriate.   
      
   You sure?   
      
   http://www2.b3ta.com/realistic-internet-simulator/   
      
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   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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