On Wed, 6 Dec 1995, Timothy C. May wrote:
At 7:24 AM 12/6/95, blancw@accessone.com wrote:
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?
I found nothing wrong or incorrect with the quote Duncan attributed to Bill Gates (I haven't read Gates' book).
I couldn't understand Duncan's koan, shrugged, and moved on.
I think Duncan was mad at the 'soon.' Why not today?
--Tim May
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