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Ideas Unlimited: 11 Suggestions for New Inventions

Posted by michael on from the mr.-fusion dept.

securitas writes "The New York Times asked 11 prominent people to write about a device that they'd like to see invented (Google). Contributors include John Perry Barlow, Scott Adams, William Gibson and Bill Joy, among others. There are some intriguing ideas and some that are way out there, but lots of fun for geeks everywhere."

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  1. Re:My Favorite by PetWolverine · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's Lisa, not Margaret. Marge isn't very science-minded, and Maggie is a little young yet to be inventing perpetual motion machines.

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  2. That's a paraphrase, not a quote! by caveat · · Score: 0, Troll

    The quote is "Lisa, in this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!". (yes, I AM a pedant, why do you ask?)

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