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Real Soon Now
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adv. [orig. from SF's fanzine community, popularized by Jerry Pournelle's
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column in BYTE ] 1. Supposed to be available (or fixed, or cheap, or
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whatever) real soon now according to somebody, but the speaker is quite
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skeptical. 2. When one's gods, fates, or other time commitments permit one
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to get to it (in other words, don't hold your breath). Often abbreviated
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RSN. Compare copious free time.
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