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  • the novel Dune was so prophetic

    From Nomen Nescio@nobody@dizum.com to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.tv on Mon Jun 22 03:24:23 2026
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    oOnce men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.o ― Frank Herbert, Dune

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  • From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to rec.arts.sf.tv on Mon Jun 22 02:09:48 2026
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    On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:24:23 +0200 (CEST), Nomen Nescio wrote:

    rCLOnce men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that
    this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with
    machines to enslave them.rCY
    rCo Frank Herbert, Dune

    He never foresaw the personal computer, though.
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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.tv on Mon Jun 22 02:23:29 2026
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    In article <f64d91b4327320150a70098a5d96c2a5@dizum.com>,
    Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:
    oOnce men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this
    would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to >enslave them.o &#8213; Frank Herbert, Dune


    Yes. Apt quote.
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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to rec.arts.sf.tv on Mon Jun 22 18:35:47 2026
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    On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:24:23 +0200 (CEST), Nomen Nescio wrote:

    the novel Dune was so prophetic

    You obviously mispelled / auto-corrected "pathetic". :-p


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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.com to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.tv on Mon Jun 22 06:55:35 2026
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    Verily, in article <111a6b1$4ud$1@gallifrey.nk.ca>, did doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca deliver unto us this message:
    In article <f64d91b4327320150a70098a5d96c2a5@dizum.com>,
    Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:
    ?Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this >would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to >enslave them.? &#8213; Frank Herbert, Dune

    Yes. Apt quote.

    It should probably be carved on archways, at this point.
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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.tv on Mon Jun 22 11:42:34 2026
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    In article <MPG.44a2deb35129c0de98a0c9@news.eternal-september.org>,
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
    Verily, in article <111a6b1$4ud$1@gallifrey.nk.ca>, did >doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca deliver unto us this message:
    In article <f64d91b4327320150a70098a5d96c2a5@dizum.com>,
    Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:
    ?Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this
    would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to
    enslave them.? &#8213; Frank Herbert, Dune

    Yes. Apt quote.

    It should probably be carved on archways, at this point.


    I prefer Deuteronomy.

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  • From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to rec.arts.sf.tv on Mon Jun 22 22:56:37 2026
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    On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:42:34 -0000 (UTC), The Doctor wrote:

    In article <MPG.44a2deb35129c0de98a0c9@news.eternal-september.org>,
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

    It should probably be carved on archways, at this point.

    I prefer Deuteronomy.

    Which gives rise to this version:

    rCLOnce men turned their thinking over to holy books in the hope
    that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men
    with holy books to enslave them.rCY
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