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Oh yeah, I mean, wasn’t it Socrates who talked about the dangers of writing? It’s all down hill from there… what with the novels and whatnot. /s
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Fifty shades of l337?
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Off the top of my head I’d say that 1 out of 5 are/were. Although that doesn’t cover the “Oh. Didn’t see that coming” stuff.
I’m clearing out an attic at the moment and came across a stack of magazines from the mid 1970ies to the mid 1990ies. That covers a period starting with my early teens. When you look back… I had forgotten a lot of issues that were vital at the time.
Well, Mark Twain was right. Predictions are a tricky business, especially about the future.
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Re: sexting didn’t start with smartphones
Not long ago there was a similar discussion on my regular tech site. One of the UNIX greybeards told us that in the 1970ies they used Polaroids. Might have been a west coast thing, though.
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Meanwhile off-planet:
I looked for a pull quote but there are just too many outrageous things to choose from.
Yep.
(Say what you like; at least he’s wearing protection.)
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