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A Sound of Thunder
blamanj writes "One of the great sci-fi short stories, Ray Bradbury's A Sound of Thunder is scheduled to be released on film next month. Links to the trailers (QT, Real, WMP) can be found here. The original story prefigured chaos theory in its 'small changes, large effects' premise. Indeed, when I first heard the term 'butterfly theory,' I assumed it was based on Bradbury's story. Unlike the original, however, the film won't be touching on dystopian politics, but appears to have been turned into a 'Jurassic Park'-style creature feature. Sigh. Oh, well, we can hope that the new Fahrenheit 451 will be treated with a bit more respect."
... I would have RTFA'd but my company blocks anything other than "Business Enjoyment" , which includes mp3s, mpgs and other "entertainment" files.
oh, yeah I'm in office working on a Saturday
("exempt employee").
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur
It can't be worse than the latest attempts at the Star Wars trilogy...talk about runing a good story.
crappity crap
What? Doesn't Creative still package Sound of Thunder with their audio cards?
The value of pervasive connectiveity, IMO, is that it permits you to do work at times when circumstances require you to be away from your desktop. The only way I stay atop my 300 email a week inbox and still stay productive is by using my laptop in cabs, on planes, even in the subway. I recently decided to invest in a PDA because it will permit me to at least read my email when I not able use a laptop (like when I am waiting in an airplane boarding queue, when the flight is taxing, while waiting for a cab/bus/subway and even while my wife is in some womens clothing store).
The point is mutlitasking can sometimes be usefull and efficient provided it is done at times where you are performing a task that involves litmited stimuli and pervesive connectivity will only assist that.
Kristoph