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Sure, networks generally follow Metcalfe's Law: "the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of users of the system."

Lapsarianism — the idea of a paradise lost, a fall from grace that makes each year worse than the last — is the predominant future feeling for many people.

[Lagniappe: an unexpected bonus or extra] Think of it as a "lagniappe" — a little something extra to thank you for your patience.

the realpolitik of unauthorized use is that users are not required to secure permission for uses that the rights holder will never discover

Remember Schneier's Law? Anyone can come up with a security system so clever that he can't see its flaws.