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To: eeevil conservative
I agree that there is no magic wand...

Wait.  Wait.  What do you mean there's no magic wand?  I've been counting on that!

Clarke's Law

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Niven's restatement of Clarke's law

Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.

Programmer's restatement of Niven's restatement of Clarke's law

Any sufficiently advanced anything is indistinguishable from a rigged demonstration.


577 posted on 04/16/2006 1:51:43 PM PDT by Phsstpok (There are lies, damned lies, statistics and presentation graphics, in descending order of truth)
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To: Phsstpok

uhm....can you pass that bottle your drinking from...

I WANT SOME!

;-0


581 posted on 04/16/2006 1:54:36 PM PDT by eeevil conservative (I'm not racist- I'm an Equal Opportunity Enemy of ALL LAWBREAKING, TAX DODGING, FENCE CLIMBERS!)
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