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Re:Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Future in 1964 … And Kind o... by jimbokun on Friday September 02, 2011 @09:47PM (#2956225)
Can't you have much the same environment today in a commuter train with assigned seats and WiFi, at least in terms of ability to get work done?
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Re:Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Future in 1964 … And Kind o... by hugh3 on Friday September 02, 2011 @10:34PM (#2956303)
Private space is important. So is freedom from interruption. And of course, the fact that trains don't always run on time, and never go from exactly where you are to exactly where you want to be.
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