[OT] Re: America. The land of the not-so-free (economy)

[Jon maddog Hall]

puissante at biz.puissante.com said:
> It has certainly help to shepherd the exchange of ideas in the past, though I
> would think it plays a lesser role today. Today there is FAR more noise in my
> snail-mail box than good ideas. :-(

The cost of shipping books and magazines is still a good deal cheaper than
in a lot of other countries.

md
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