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From: kdb@macaw.intercon.com (Kurt Baumann)
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Subject: Re: Freedom of the net
Message-ID: <273EE2F5.41FA@intercon.com>
Date: 12 Nov 90 17:59:17 GMT
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In article <draphsor.658392458@elaine12.stanford.edu>,
draphsor@elaine12.stanford.edu (Matt Rollefson) writes:
> and by showing
> them how useful the net actually is to you in your work.

But is it?  How much time is wasted yearly reading netnews, for the fun of
it?  Hmm, just how many times are you reading some newgroup that has nothing
to do with your "work"?  I agree that the net is useful to corporations in
many ways, but let's not kid ourselves about how much useful work gets done
on the net.  Go take a look at most of the soc groups.  Sigh.
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