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   From: rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com   
      
   David Friedman  wrote   
   > Your Name  wrote   
      
   >> Of course, if sci-fi really predicts the future, then cars of any sort   
   >> will be useless because we'll simply use Star Trek transporters to   
   >> beam everywhere. Live in New York, but work in Sydney? No   
   >> problem, get there in a fraction of a second.   :-)   
      
   > We already have the functional equivalent for many   
   > purposes--telecommuting. A good deal easier to do.   
      
   But not predicted by any SF that I can think of.   
      
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