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" E-mail is a victim of its own success. "
Mitch Kapor
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" I soon realized that the best thing I could do for the profession of human services was to get out of it. "
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" Linden Lab's technological breakthroughs have made 'Second Life' a truly revolutionary experience. "
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" Bulletin boards are sort of the garage bands of cyberspace. "
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" On a personal note, I was born in Brooklyn. My folks moved out to Long Island when I was quite young, but once a Brooklynite, always a Brooklynite. "
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" A typical medical practice is like an old-fashioned business which keeps all of its records on paper. It can probably track down any individual transaction if it needs to, but it's basically helpless when it comes to overall measurements of performance. And that's the big problem. "
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" Hackers are seen as shadowy figures with superhuman powers that threaten civilization. "
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" I had no fear of speaking to large audiences. "
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