Posted by
michael
on from the dreaming-the-future dept.
Anonymous Coward writes: "Ray Kurzweil and other digerati discuss when popular sci-fi concepts will manifest in the real world. See part I or
part II."
Jeff Goldblum's "virus"
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PhantomHarlock
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· Score: 4, Funny
I can't believe they used that scene from Independence Day as an example. It's the worst, most banal attempt at science fiction that hollywood has ever made. How much did apple pay to have their laptop in it? The idea of Jeff Goldblum as a '133+ h4x0r with a magic powerbook is worse than "This is a unix system, I know this!" from Jurassic Park.
Re:Jeff Goldblum's "virus"
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gusnz
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Scene from the alien mothership:
Alien Commander: Are you sure this thing is secure?
Alien MCSE Tech: Trust us, it's unhackable. We built it with our reliable DRM 2 encryption code, and we've told the puny Earthlings not to publish exploits...
Alien MCSE Tech: Trust us, it's unhackable. We built it with our reliable DRM 2 encryption code, and we've told the puny Earthlings not to publish exploits...
Oh, I see... So the aliens were just enforcing the DMCA. Now the whole movie makes sense! Thanks!
Re:Guessing prophets.
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Black+Parrot
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> Hasn't anyone learned from the mistakes of A.C. Clarke and his predictions? I'm quite sick of it.
I'm still waiting for that technology that's indistinguishable from magic. When it hits Radio Shack I'm gonna be the first kid on my block to get it, and then I can fit a brim onto my dunce cap and pass myself off as a wizard.
Concept: Using the brain for information originally stored elsewhere, possibly encrypted, or indeed upgrading human memory using plug-in chips, PC-style.
"Encrypted"? Suddenly the DMCA brings a whole new meaning to the term "thought crime":).
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I can't believe they used that scene from Independence Day as an example. It's the worst, most banal attempt at science fiction that hollywood has ever made. How much did apple pay to have their laptop in it? The idea of Jeff Goldblum as a '133+ h4x0r with a magic powerbook is worse than "This is a unix system, I know this!" from Jurassic Park.
... is only ten to twenty years away, people!
(I'll go read the article, now, with low expectations.)
Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!
...everyone will still get 99% of their predictions wrong :).
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> Hasn't anyone learned from the mistakes of A.C. Clarke and his predictions? I'm quite sick of it.
I'm still waiting for that technology that's indistinguishable from magic. When it hits Radio Shack I'm gonna be the first kid on my block to get it, and then I can fit a brim onto my dunce cap and pass myself off as a wizard.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
"Encrypted"? Suddenly the DMCA brings a whole new meaning to the term "thought crime"
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If they want a Babel Fish, they're going to have to make sure they have the Towel, the Pile of Junk Mail, and a bunch of other crap.
I eventually got mine, but I hope nobody asks me how I did it. I don't remember and I'm not about to figure it out again!
If one really cared, they could just do a web-search for a walk-through. I'm sure one is out there.
30 years for a Babel Fish. Shesh.
"Everything you know is wrong. (And stupid.)"
Moderation Totals: Wrong=2, Stupid=3, Total=5.