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It is a curious thing that the more the world shrinks because of electronic communications, the more limitless becomes the province of the storytelling entertainer. -- Walt Disney
The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual. -- Earl Warren
It's ironic, but true, that in this age of electronic communications, personal interaction is becoming more important than ever. -- Regis McKenna
Sometimes it seems that the fate of the world is decided entirely in the ether of electronic communications and corporate backroom deals. -- Rebecca Solnit
We have never really had absolute privacy with our records or our electronic communications - government agencies have always been able to gain access with appropriate court orders. -- Dorothy E. Denning
Every year the progress of advanced capitalist society makes our population consist of more and more isolates. This is because of the infrastructure of the economy, especially electronic communications. -- Mary Douglas
I foresee great refinements in the field of short-pulse microwave signaling, whereby several simultaneous programs may occupy the same channel, in sequence, with incredibly swift electronic communication. [...] Short waves will be generally used in the kitchen for roasting and baking, almost instantaneously. -- Lee De Forest
The onus is on us to determine whether free societies in the twenty-first century will conduct electronic communication under the conditions of freedom established for the domain of print through centuries of struggle, or whether that great achievement will become lost in a confusion of new technologies. -- Ithiel de Sola Pool
It's too difficult to convey tone in electronic communication. And we can solve this my friends. All we need is some new fonts. 'Great party Arj. Best party ever.' What a jerk! How do you know he wasn't being sincere, Arj? Because he wrote it in Sarcastica! If he had enjoyed himself, he would have used Good Times Roman. -- Arj Barker
We have never really had absolute privacy with our records or our electronic communications - government agencies have always been able to gain access with appropriate court orders. -- Dorothy E. Denning
Electronic communication is an instantaneous and illusory contact that creates a sense of intimacy without the emotional investment that leads to close friendships. -- Clifford Stoll
Electronic communication makes possible what has previously been excluded: namely, active, simultaneous and reciprocal contact between individuals across all frontiers constituted by countries, religions and continents. -- Ulrich Beck
Medicine, electronic communications, space travel, genetic manipulation . . . these are the miracles about which we now tell our children. These are the miracles we herald as proof that science will bring us the answers. The ancient stories of immaculate conceptions, burning bushes, and parting seas are no longer relevant. God has become obsolete. Science has won the battle. -- Dan Brown
Newspapers are technologically obsolete. In the days of instant electronic communications, its crazy to have to print these newspapers at a central plant and deliver them by truck. They're the biggest problem with our solid-waste disposal. And the news you get is a day old. You can get it off the Internet instantaneously for a fraction of the cost. -- Ted Turner
As our country increasingly relies on electronic information storage and communication, it is imperative that our Government amend our information security laws accordingly. -- Jo Ann Davis
Unlike then, the mail stream of today has diminished by such things as e-mails and faxes and cell phones and text messages, largely electronic means of communication that replace mail. -- John M. McHugh
Written communication is a tremendous help for me, and so when electronic mail was invented in '71, I got very excited about it, thinking well, gee, the deaf community could really use this, or the hard-of-hearing community as well. -- Vint Cerf
The first reason for the preponderant influence of those Evangelicals who define themselves as advocates of Religious Right theological and political ideologies is that they have both the financial means and technological know-how to make widespread use of modern electronic forms of communication. -- Tony Campolo
All the electronic devices are weakening the social bonds. Sociologists and psychologists should study this serious threat instead of repeating that communication is the cement of society. -- Mario Bunge

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