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Ayearlater，withthenation’seconomy________，Bush’sapprovalratingdroppedbelow40percent
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Cyberspace,ofcourse.isbiggerthanatelephonecall.Itencompassesthemillionsofpersonalcomputersconnectedbymodems-viathetelephonesystem-tocommercialonlineservices,aswellasthemillionsmorewithhigh-speedlinkstolocalareanetworks,officeE-mailsystemsandtheInternet.Itincludestherapidlyexpandingwirelessservices:microwavetowersthatcarrygreatquantitiesofcellularphonesanddatatraffic;communicationssatellitesstrunglikebeadsinthegeosynchronousorbit;low-flyingsatellitesthatwillsooncrisscrosstheglobelikeangrybees,connectingfolkstoofar–flungortoomuchonthegotobetetheredbywires.Somedayevenourtelevisionsetsmaybepartofcyberspace,transformedintointeractive“teleputers-calledfull-servicenetworksliketheonesseveralcable-TV”bysocompanies(includingTimeWarner)arebuildingalongtheoldcablelines,usingfiberopticsandhigh-speedswitches.
Theoutlineofrooftopsandchimneys________againstthepalesky.
Duringthepasttwodecades,researchhas________ourknowledgeofdaydreaming.