History is written by the winner
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. â" That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, â" That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
This is a real possibility and has a history going back as far as I remember. Since I'm older than dirt one of the more infamous incidents remembered was 1964 when Pontiac debuted the GTO (Gran Turismo Omiligato). Ferrari, who had a model by the same name, was furious and a car magazine did a back to back test between GTO's to fan the flames. A stock Pontiac had a 389 CI engine and the Indian's engineers substituted a 421 CI NASCAR engine in the test car. Of course the Pontiac won the test.
What's all this fuss about fig bars? I think they're great and Fig Newtons are my favorite. Soft, chewy and they're great with milk. What's that? Oh, you said digg bars? Well, nevermind.
1. underground bunker. Check
2. futuristic furniture. Check
3. case mod diesels. Check
4. matching orange jump suits for workers. ? where are the jump suits?
I buy ALMOST everything on-line, I use nothing but G-mail (except for some throw a way addresses) and with my filters set up properly in both G-mail and Thunderbird have been spam free for almost a year now
Battery tech is suddenly growing by leaps and bounds. Green car companies are challenging the big 4 (which are not going to be so big anymore). Sounds like the beginning of the 20th century, with fields opening up all over.
Point your magic browser to plasticlogic.com and see what they're coming out with at the end of the year. It will handle most formats of e books and in addition will also handle eReader books available at Fictionwise.com and other sites. BTW, Fictionwise has just been bought by Barnes and Noble so I think an e-book war is on the horizon.
This is great but..
As one of our Aussie brethren posted the other day:
The in country firehose is not helped by the fact that there are only 3 pipes going out of the country.
I read. A LOT. I almost exclusively read e-books on a Windows Mobile 5 device (paper is both heavy and wasteful). When I see someone reading something I ask what they're using. There is an ap to read books on the iPod, Blackberry and Nokia but I always seem to see iPods used this way.
I'm only sayin'!
Used to listen to Howard Stern. On his show he used to play the answering machine message from NAMBLA (North American Man Boy Love Association). This guy's voice is creeping me out because it sounds so much alike.
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away....
When I was in university I had to write a paper for English lit. My chosen subject was : "Does Science Fiction Predict Future Technology, Or Do Readers get their Ideas For Technology From Science Fiction". Discuss
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History is written by the winner We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. â" That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, â" That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
This is a real possibility and has a history going back as far as I remember. Since I'm older than dirt one of the more infamous incidents remembered was 1964 when Pontiac debuted the GTO (Gran Turismo Omiligato). Ferrari, who had a model by the same name, was furious and a car magazine did a back to back test between GTO's to fan the flames. A stock Pontiac had a 389 CI engine and the Indian's engineers substituted a 421 CI NASCAR engine in the test car. Of course the Pontiac won the test.
nope
This is what I've been saying. No Dead Trees
And for you cynics, I Do Not Have Any Connection to Plastic Logic
PlasticLogic.com Wait for December. It's thinner, Pages are bigger, and if all reports are true, cheaper
Going to Montana soon, I'll be a dental floss tycoon. F. Zappa
You sir are a misogynistic bastard.
What's all this fuss about fig bars? I think they're great and Fig Newtons are my favorite. Soft, chewy and they're great with milk. What's that? Oh, you said digg bars? Well, nevermind.
1. underground bunker. Check 2. futuristic furniture. Check 3. case mod diesels. Check 4. matching orange jump suits for workers. ? where are the jump suits?
Because they built this city on rock and roll. There will be no "incidents".
Was this inspired by "Anathem"?
"but I just don't know many test pilots in the CIA". Of course you don't they're the C I A!
Number one, make it so!
"That was a really (another) sleazy move by MS".
I buy ALMOST everything on-line, I use nothing but G-mail (except for some throw a way addresses) and with my filters set up properly in both G-mail and Thunderbird have been spam free for almost a year now
Battery tech is suddenly growing by leaps and bounds. Green car companies are challenging the big 4 (which are not going to be so big anymore). Sounds like the beginning of the 20th century, with fields opening up all over.
Since a Chumby is ~ $200 and he says the tablet is going to be ~ $300, what you waiting for?
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Point your magic browser to plasticlogic.com and see what they're coming out with at the end of the year. It will handle most formats of e books and in addition will also handle eReader books available at Fictionwise.com and other sites. BTW, Fictionwise has just been bought by Barnes and Noble so I think an e-book war is on the horizon.
This is great but.. As one of our Aussie brethren posted the other day: The in country firehose is not helped by the fact that there are only 3 pipes going out of the country.
I read. A LOT. I almost exclusively read e-books on a Windows Mobile 5 device (paper is both heavy and wasteful). When I see someone reading something I ask what they're using. There is an ap to read books on the iPod, Blackberry and Nokia but I always seem to see iPods used this way. I'm only sayin'!
Used to listen to Howard Stern. On his show he used to play the answering machine message from NAMBLA (North American Man Boy Love Association). This guy's voice is creeping me out because it sounds so much alike.
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.... When I was in university I had to write a paper for English lit. My chosen subject was : "Does Science Fiction Predict Future Technology, Or Do Readers get their Ideas For Technology From Science Fiction". Discuss
Sir Arthur also said: "If a science is sufficiently advanced it is indistinguishable from magic"