1995-12-06 - Re: The “Future” Fallacy

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From: blancw@accessone.com
To: Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1995-12-06 07:24:19 UTC
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From: blancw@accessone.com
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 95 23:24:19 PST
To: Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com>
Subject: Re: The "Future" Fallacy
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From: Duncan Frissell 

Bill Gates (like Mister Newt before him) committed what I call the Future
Fallacy in "The Road Ahead."  Page 106.

"Soon any child old enough to use a computer will be able to transmit coded
messages that no government on earth will find easy to decipher."
...................................................


Billg is an optimist.

What's wrong with this picture, Duncan?

  ..
Blanc






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