Earlier, I wrote:

>But it's a useful reminder of how
>Clarke's Law can have distressing consequences. Computers can do
>anything, and the Internet knows everything, and it's all magic and
>dangerous and mysterious.

Another reminder of Clarke's Law, this time from the world of popular
literature. Here's my take on _Cryptonomicon_, a startlingly popular book
about techies published last year:
<http://www.optc.com/~btoback/mirrormirror.html>. Golly, what I'd give to
be even a tenth as powerful as people think we are!

-- Bruce


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