] It has happened many times in history that new systems ] will come along and, instead of obliterating the old, ] will surround and encapsulate them and work in symbiosis ] with them but otherwise pretty much leave them alone ] (think mitochondria) and sometimes I get the feeling that ] something similar is happening with these two literary ] worlds. The fact that we are having a discussion like ] this one on a forum such as Slashdot is Exhibit A. Slashdot | Neal Stephenson Responds With Wit and Humor |