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   Your Name to Doc O'Leary   
   Re: cases where SF has predicted scienti   
   18 Jan 14 13:46:09   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   In article ,   
   Doc O'Leary  wrote:   
      
   > In article ,   
   >  Robert Bannister  wrote:   
   >   
   > > I suppose we would all have to have locks and bars or maybe even   
   > > shutters on our windows to keep flying burglars out.   
   >   
   > It's definitely something you'd have to consider.  The whole notion of   
   > doing a lot of flying around buildings may be a non-starter these days   
   > based on the fears of terrorism alone.   
      
      
   It's not really a "future" thing. There are already perverts using   
   drones with cameras to peep into bedroom or bathroom windows on higher   
   floors.   :-\   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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