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My favorite comment from the Making Light thread on Arthur C. Clarke's passing, by Paul Duncanson:

Tonight, if it's not overcast, go out somewhere you can see the sky clearly. Look up for long enough and you'll be bound to see one or more of the points of light moving. It's full of stars and, my god, we put some of them there.

Then take the phone from your pocket and call someone who lives on the other side of the planet.

There is magic here already and it's in no small way because of him that we have it.

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I've only seen satellites in the sky once during a camping trip far far away from any major city. It was pretty neat spotting them.

Another bit of 'magic' I've done on SecondLife is with the 'Babbler' program. Not only have I talked to people on the other side of the planet, I've talked with people (and have had meaningful conversations) in a language I don't even understand.