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   Re: cases where SF has predicted scienti   
   20 Jan 14 07:25:13   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: 2671@gmail.com   
      
   "Doc O'Leary"  wrote in message   
   news:droleary-1B6925.12055019012014@news.eternal-september.org...   
   > In article ,   
   > Robert Bannister  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 18/01/2014 1:54 pm, Your Name wrote:   
   >> >   
   >> > Windows?? Why would you want windows? You're safely tucked in your   
   >> > little house, telecommunting, purchases delivered by drones or 3D   
   >> > printed ... the outside world doesn't need to exist.    ;-)   
   >> >   
   >>   
   >> You are succeeding in turning me off the future.   
   >   
   > Hell, the present is already more unattractive.  People mixing with the   
   > outside world while having their heads buried in their smart phones is   
   > in many ways worse than the thought of them doing the same thing at home.   
      
   Why is that any worse than having their heads buried in a book or newspaper   
   ?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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