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|    Robert Bannister to Doc O'Leary    |
|    Re: cases where SF has predicted scienti    |
|    18 Jan 14 11:03:09    |
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: robban@clubtelco.com   
      
   On 18/01/2014 2:15 am, 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. You can even expect self-driving   
   > cars to be used for nefarious purposes. That's one of the big things a   
   > lot of utopian sci-fi fails to understand.   
   >   
      
   Don't forget the interesting film footage they could gather through the   
   bath- and bedroom windows.   
      
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