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"Don't let the bozos get you down," he said, trotting out some well-worn statements from technology naysayers, such as IBM chairman Thomas Watson's assertion in 1943 that the total worldwide market for computers was "maybe five" (computer historians question the authenticity of the unsubstantiated quote), and Western Union's inability to see a use for the telephone.
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The usual practice of quoting ex-employees was supplemented by a succession of anonymous quotes and unsubstantiated assertions.
"This is undoubtedly nothing but an attempt to shift the focus from issues that truly exist in relations between European capitals and Washington to unsubstantiated, non-existent issues," he was quoted as saying by RIA news agency.
But that one quote about four pounds is enough to fuel both the explosion of interest and unsubstantiated stories in several newspapers that Kate Middleton also used the diet.
"The Royal Hashemite Court objects to the basis of the stories, which are not rooted in facts, but rather rely on hearsay, gossip and unsubstantiated claims, and also to the failure of Ms. Randa Habib to investigate the allegations quoted in her report," the court statement said.
Out of that single thread he weaves a whole cloth using unsubstantiated anecdotes, bad math and worse logic, with a touch of fabrication thrown in for good measure--quoting Nina Shea, another former USCIRF Commissioner, who boldly states that there is "de facto discrimination and a gross injustice" being committed [by the US] against Syrian Christians. .
The claim is unsubstantiated.
It's unsubstantiated.
Reprehensible! Foul! Pernicious! Unsubstantiated!
See also "unsubstantiated claims".
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