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Clifford Stoll: Why Web Won't Be Nirvana - Newsweek.com

www.newsweek.com
2010-03-02T03:24:24.000Z
retro future internet stoll predictions wrong rant history culture imported:pinboard

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This sounds so much more funny when read with a REALLY sarcastic voice. "Baloney. Do our computer pundits lack all common sense? The truth in no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no CD-ROM can take the place of a competent teacher and no computer network will change the way government works."

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“groovy mother” :: Completely random prediction that I just want to jot down here so that I can point to it if it turns out to come true

groovymother.com
2008-01-08T07:57:35.000Z
predictions olympics hdtv imported:pinboard

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"This year’s Beijing olympic games will have the highest TV viewing figures in the US for, let’s say, 10 years, since it’ll be the first summer games shown in high-definition."

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