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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (3987)9/24/2001 10:49:49 PM
From: frankw1900  Respond to of 46821
 
Frank, UK Sunday Times was roniron's source, I should think.

sunday-times.co.uk



To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (3987)9/26/2001 1:02:44 PM
From: Ilaine  Respond to of 46821
 
Squirt transmission is a term used by William Gibson, a science fiction writer - "a momentary micro blink of information difficult to extract from the holder." Apparently he first used it in a proposed script for Alien III.

www-writing.berkeley.edu

Science fiction writers often describe concepts before they become actualities, e.g., Heinlein invented the term Waldo for robotic arms.


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