Thus it was written in the epistle of Tom Brandt,
>
> >While we would further isolate ourselves from one another in this scenario --
> >and it is a real pleasure to eventually associate a face with a name -- the
> >process would have the offsetting advantages of being highly democratizing,
> >in that users anywhere in the world would all be put on an equal footing.
>
> Seeing others in person is more than just a pleasure. Some of the best
> exchanges of information take place in spontaneous conversations.

Yup.  Now we get back to Stan's (and other's) comments about the volume at
social functions and in the expo.  The conversations which are being nearly
drowned out are much of what that $1800 is for.

Ted
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