This is quite far from the Rift at the moment, but another generation or two of Kindest might change that.
]]>*I am always reminded of a quote from NTK - "When asked which operating system we like most, we reply 'None. We hate them all equally'"
]]>That plus a bit more funding for the presumed Royal Desk at Cheltenham.
The Diamond Age did this rather well. Stephenson almost as good a futurologist as Stross.
]]>I find voice telephony inherently rude. There is an assumption that a unilateral decision by someone else to talk to you should be immediately agreed-to. The first thing I say when I call people is "Is this a good time to talk?"
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