Monday, Jun. 19, 2000

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WILL CYBERSEX BE BETTER THAN REAL SEX? WILL SMELL-O-VISION REPLACE TELEVISION? WILL WE STILL DRIVE OUR CARS (OR WILL OUR CARS DRIVE US)? WHAT WILL OUR CARS LOOK LIKE? WILL I STILL BE ADDICTED TO VIDEO GAMES? WILL FRANKENFOOD FEED THE WORLD? WILL MY PC BE SMARTER THAN I AM? WILL WE PLUG CHIPS INTO OUR BRAINS? WILL ROBOTS RISE UP AND DEMAND THEIR RIGHTS? WILL EVERYTHING BE DIGITAL? WILL WE STILL TURN PAGES? WILL WE CLOSE THE BOOK ON BOOKS? WILL TINY ROBOTS BUILD DIAMONDS ONE ATOM AT A TIME? WHAT IS NANOTECHNOLOGY? WHAT WILL REPLACE SILICON? WILL MOORE'S LAW BE REPEALED? WHAT WILL REPLACE THE INTERNET? WILL CYBERCRIMINALS RUN THE WORLD? WILL MICROSOFT AOL OWN EVERYTHING? IS MONOPOLY INEVITABLE? IS TECHNOLOGY MOVING TOO FAST? WILL LOW TECH REPLACE HIGH TECH? CALEB CARR: KILLING TIME 5

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