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Post #302,416 by Ashton 1/14/09 11:26:52 PM Reply	'The Veldt' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Veldt Talk about yer prescience: 1951! Same author as, With Cat for Comforter Prescience and versatility? {sigh} A Man's grasp should exceed the throat diameter of the Marketer. ..to coin a phrase, for Veldt-'09
Post #302,418 by Another Scott 1/15/09 12:27:22 AM Reply	Neat. If I ever read that, I've forgotten it. http://www.veddma.com/veddma/Veldt.htm has the text. He and so many of the science fiction writers were amazing in pointing out the issues with new technologies, etc. Are there writers of similar quality in that genre today? Cheers, Scott.

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Did you read the stories? - (mhuber) - (2) - Jan. 13, 2009, 11:41:48 PM EST

Wow. Just ... ummm ... Wow. - (drook) - (1) - Jan. 13, 2009, 11:54:08 PM EST

Um... - (malraux) - Jan. 14, 2009, 12:08:05 AM EST

One (at least..) Hindu sect wears rags over feet/shoes - (Ashton) - (17) - Jan. 14, 2009, 12:37:26 AM EST

Yeah, but Jains consume a lot of milk products . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (13) - Jan. 14, 2009, 12:53:45 AM EST

'Mankind lacks scale and relativity' - (Ashton) - (12) - Jan. 14, 2009, 04:36:10 AM EST

If your 600MHz P-III is anything like my 500MHz P-III - (drook) - (11) - Jan. 14, 2009, 11:49:25 AM EST

Tragedy defined: a theory killed with a fact :-( - (Ashton) - (10) - Jan. 14, 2009, 03:07:45 PM EST

You used to work with big fast-spinning things, right? - (drook) - (9) - Jan. 14, 2009, 03:50:53 PM EST

K.E. = Â½mvÂ²; from there on - - (Ashton) - (8) - Jan. 14, 2009, 04:35:31 PM EST

The eventual plateau IMO - (drook) - (7) - Jan. 14, 2009, 04:46:56 PM EST

'Fraid you're right on the ... dreamed expectations :-/ -NT - (Ashton) - (3) - Jan. 14, 2009, 04:50:01 PM EST

Why dreamed? - (drook) - (2) - Jan. 14, 2009, 05:13:49 PM EST

Absolutely. - (static) - Jan. 14, 2009, 07:05:25 PM EST

Thou sayest: - - (Ashton) - Jan. 14, 2009, 08:40:41 PM EST

I think you're thinking too small. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Jan. 14, 2009, 06:22:21 PM EST

'The Veldt' - (Ashton) - (1) - Jan. 14, 2009, 11:26:52 PM EST

Neat. - (Another Scott) - Jan. 15, 2009, 12:27:22 AM EST

How do they cope with germs? - (mhuber) - (2) - Jan. 14, 2009, 11:15:46 PM EST

It's religion. - (pwhysall) - Jan. 15, 2009, 01:44:32 AM EST

This is a recognized problem. - (Andrew Grygus) - Jan. 15, 2009, 02:03:50 AM EST

Hey, what do you expect? - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - Jan. 14, 2009, 12:47:58 AM EST

OTOH - (Ashton) - (3) - Jan. 14, 2009, 04:44:55 AM EST

Re: OTOOH - (folkert) - (2) - Jan. 14, 2009, 08:25:37 AM EST

Call me back when World Pop gets to 10 Giga-bipeds, OK? -NT - (Ashton) - (1) - Jan. 14, 2009, 03:09:50 PM EST

What? we are at 6 right now... call you late next year? -NT - (folkert) - Jan. 14, 2009, 03:48:03 PM EST

peta, killers of dogs to raise money - (boxley) - Jan. 14, 2009, 09:07:23 AM EST

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