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I argue in this paper that we are on the edge of change comparable to the rise of human life on Earth.

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Vernor Vinge
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: October 2
Computer Scientist
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Science Fiction Writer
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Waukesha
Wisconsin
Vernor Steffen Vinge
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