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From: carlp@frigg.isc-br.com (Carl Paukstis)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Ada Short Topics
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Date: 8 Mar 90 20:34:29 GMT
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In article <19440@grebyn.com> ted@grebyn.com (Ted Holden) writes:
>        2.  Man doesn't belong in outer space.  If Mars or Venus were
>        made of diamonds, you couldn't bring them back and do aught but
>        lose money.
> 
While I agree in principle with the rest of Ted's article, I can't let
this pass without comment.

"Earth is altogether too small and fragile a basket for mankind to put
all our eggs in."  (OK, maybe it's not an exact quote)
  - Lazarus Long, _Time Enough for Love_, R. A. Heinlein


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