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   Chrysi Cat to Gene Wirchenko   
   Re: cases where SF has predicted scienti   
   16 Jan 14 01:44:20   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: chrysicat@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/14/2014 11:07 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:   
   [snip]   
   >   
   >       But a new, complicated solution is so much   
   > better than an old one that works fairly well.  Forums vs. USENET   
   > et al.   
   >   
   > Sincerely,   
   >   
   > Gene Wirchenko   
   >   
   Heeeeey!! I not only use both (but only _very_ rarely any social media   
   aside from Twitter), but I actually was on forums first! There are those   
   for whom these things can coexist!   
      
   'Course, I may be the very youngest person here, and even I'll be 37 in   
   May, soooo...where was I goin' with this again? :P   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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