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Old 01-03-2014, 10:33 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by kennyc View Post
Yep, and/or like nostradamus, throw out enough cryptic, confusing, authoritative statements and something is bound to either fit or be 'interpretable' as fitting.
But Asimov wasn't claiming knowledge of the future, of course.

I must admit to probably being guilty of interpreting his words about communication devices to fit. I suspect he was actually thinking of fixed devices, not portable devices one could keep in a pocket.
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