MOSSBERG:But you work in the tech industry, so what have you observed about it?

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Well, if you have ever observed how the second hand of a mechanical watch moves, you know that it appears to run smoothly (in stark contrast to the second hand of a quartz watch, which makes a little jump once a second).

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Is there anything that you have observed since you've been here that's different from the way you imagined it?

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Such a grouping, it was observed, could rival Europe or even, if you dreamt a little harder, the United States.

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