The basic idea was that the Internet was transforming every facet of human interaction including conflict, so the country that developed military doctrine and organization to fully exploit the new technology was likely to dominate its enemies in the wars of tomorrow.

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And it stands to reason that if the Obama Administration dropped its hostility to oil and gas energy, even more jobs would be created as the industry invested to exploit other areas with new technology and production methods.

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Despite their obvious talent with the language (Brin and Bear have both won Nebula and Hugo awards, the science fiction equivalent of the Emmys and the Oscars), the writers had a hard time conveying anything practical to the CEOs in the audience, who were looking for new technology to exploit.

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What is clear is that the current procedures are simply not up to the job, and unless those involved come up with some forward looking pro-active plans, over-the-air television is going to be tied up in the courts for a long time as companies and consumers look to exploit the old-word rules with new-age technology.

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