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  • Re: the novel Dune was so prophetic

    From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Mon Jun 22 02:09:48 2026
    On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:24:23 +0200 (CEST), Nomen Nescio wrote:

    ?Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that
    this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with
    machines to enslave them.?
    ? Frank Herbert, Dune

    He never foresaw the personal computer, though.

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  • From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Mon Jun 22 18:35:47 2026
    On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:24:23 +0200 (CEST), Nomen Nescio wrote:

    the novel Dune was so prophetic

    You obviously mispelled / auto-corrected "pathetic". :-p



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  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Mon Jun 22 06:55:35 2026
    Verily, in article <111a6b1$4ud$1@gallifrey.nk.ca>, did doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca deliver unto us this message:
    In article <f64d91b4327320150a70098a5d96c2a5@dizum.com>,
    Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:
    ?Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this >would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to >enslave them.? &#8213; Frank Herbert, Dune

    Yes. Apt quote.

    It should probably be carved on archways, at this point.

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  • From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Mon Jun 22 22:56:37 2026
    On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:42:34 -0000 (UTC), The Doctor wrote:

    In article <MPG.44a2deb35129c0de98a0c9@news.eternal-september.org>,
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

    It should probably be carved on archways, at this point.

    I prefer Deuteronomy.

    Which gives rise to this version:

    ?Once men turned their thinking over to holy books in the hope
    that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men
    with holy books to enslave them.?

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