Ability Quote by Clifford Stoll

“Merely that I have a World Wide Web page does…” quote by Clifford Stoll — Download Open image

“Merely that I have a World Wide Web page does not give me any power, any abilities, nor any status in the real world.”

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If you don't have an e-mail address, you're in the Netherworld. If you don't have your own World Wide Web page, you're a nobody.

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We'll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Internet. Uh, sure.

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