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  -- John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807-1892, U.S. poe...
• videotex n. obs. An electronic service offering people the privilege of paying to read the weather on their television screens instead of having somebody read it to them for free while they brush their teeth.
  The idea bombed everywhere it wasn't government-subsidized, because by the time videotex was practical the installed base of personal computers could hook up to timesharing services and do the things for which videotex might have been worthwhile better and cheaper....
• videotex: n. obs. An electronic service offering people the privilege of paying to read the weather on their television screens instead of having somebody read it to them for free while they brush their teeth.
  The idea bombed everywhere it wasn't government-subsidized, because by the time videotex was practical the installed base of personal computers could hook up to timesharing services and do the things for which videotex might have been worthwhile better and cheaper....
• Allowing for seasonal adjustments, things are actually getting better.
• Quote #679 Programming is similar to a game of golf.
  The point is not getting the ball in the hole but how many strokes it takes. -- H. Mill...
• When comes the revolution, things will be different -- not better, just different.
  -- Novinson's Revolutionary Discovery...
• Novinson's Revolutionary Discovery: When comes the revolution, things will be different -- not better, just different.
• Have a nice day, and a better tomorrow!
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