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To: dan6 who wrote (96266)	11/4/2012 2:08:32 PM
From: Robin Plunder	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218799

"I think we also underachieve on this thread." yes, I kept thinking you were going to make a point.....but after listening to all that talking, not much to respond to... rp

To: dan6 who wrote (96266)	11/4/2012 3:51:43 PM
From: Maurice Winn	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218799

The great thing about SI is the vast amount of information brought to the table by swarms of people. People bring a little bit but get a mountain in return. It's applied intelligence, leveraging individual brains. Before Cyberspace, I could get hold of almost no information other than daily newspapers and that was months out of date if I wanted global detail [by going to a library and getting foreign newspapers to sort through]. Now there is a vast amount even on quite minor topics such as Complete Genomics - click through to SEC reports and patents for example, plus their website and all sorts of links to related parties and matters. In 1991, I could find zero information about Qualcomm. I flew to the USA to visit them and find out about them and what was going on. I missed the IPO because snail mail was too slow. In 1993 I paid big heaps of money to get pathetic bits of information via Compuserve. By 1995, SI was born, the internet was humming, or, more accurately, squeaking from fax-based modems talking to each other to confirm a link. The internet is humming now via electromagnetic processes, but it will be another few years before it stops humming completely as the signals switch to photons to the door. People like BoxintheGutter/Brasco/SeaOtter etc want it to be like their sandpit and they behave like the nasty little feral children they were. There are billions of people in the world but it seems Boxandco think I should care about them or their opinions of me. They are like snarling dogs barking as you walk past their little patch. They are momentarily distracting and worth a taunt to see how loud they can bark and how nasty they are. Mostly best to simply ignore them. Maurice PS: I asked <How many hours a day do you do free work and can you please supply me whatever it is you do free? > I missed your reply. Do you want my delivery address?