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>the analogy drawn between windows (as opposed to unix) and amusment park attractions (as opposed to real life adventurous activities) is both correct and insightful.
All of Stephensons books read like prophecy. He did his research.
Also if you've read SC you know just why /pol/ scares the shit out of real politicians.