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|    Bernard Peek to J. Clarke    |
|    Re: cases where SF has predicted scienti    |
|    17 Jan 14 14:24:10    |
      XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science       From: bap@shrdlu.com              On 17/01/14 13:01, J. Clarke wrote:                     >> No, I'm using a pod for a single delivery. A pod is closer to an       >> envelope than it is to a vehicle.       >       > An envelope doesn't have wheels, an engine, or a control system. Or are       > you just using the word "pod" to refer to what is currently called a       > "box"? If so, how does your "pod" system change anything?              A pod doesn't have any of those either.              There's no reason in principle that a pod couldn't be the size of a box       or an envelope. While we're replacing the transport industry it's not       much more effort to replace the postal services too.                     --       Bernard Peek       bap@shrdlu.com              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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