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There’s a terrible risk inherent in writing science fiction: sometime in the distant future, some nitpicking soul will remember to check up on which of your outlandish predictions come true, and which turn out to be wildly, laughably off the mark. In the case of Star Trek (of which—dare I admit?—I’ve always been an ardent fan) it seems that some of the inventions that once struck us as downright fanciful have since become familiar, everyday objects. Phasers look a bit like tasers. Communicators are merely cell phones that somehow get reception in outer space. And, though I thought I’d never live to see it, many of us have in fact traded in cloth and paper books for small, sleek, rectangular e-reading devices.

To celebrate Captain Picard Day (which is today) a must read.

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imelody:

Now you know. And your life is complete.