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Isaac Asimov's predictions, 50 years ago. January 7, 2014 1:18 pm TB

An old article in the New York Times.

It’s interesting how he nails a few things, and doesn’t come within a mile of some others.

World Fairs don’t seem to be the big deals they used to be.

(I’d like this thread to avoid politics if possible.)

Edison -- at his argumentative best . . . by DanS 2014-02-07 12:01:02
The interesting one for me was habitation of the continental shelves . . . by DanS 2014-01-11 06:53:29
- The Deep Range -- Arthur C. Clarke by ER 2014-01-11 08:34:31
  - The current SETI efforts are privately funded by donations. by TB 2014-01-11 11:51:28
    - I never said only government funds research. by ER 2014-01-11 12:26:25
      - If you're convinced it's all just about shampoo, fine. by TB 2014-01-11 13:46:53
        
        From the tenor section . . . by DanS 2014-01-13 06:50:00
        
        You're preaching to the choir. by ER 2014-01-11 15:30:02
        
        PS by ER 2014-01-11 15:45:47
he nailed very few things by FrankC 2014-01-07 20:43:59
My favorite... by ER 2014-01-07 13:36:31
- Almost an aside. by bowser 2014-01-07 15:31:37
  - That was a cool event . . . by DanS 2014-01-07 20:16:30