I'm constantly baffled by America's coasting on past glory at the expense of the present. Just because we invented flight and plastic and went to the moon doesn't mean we're going to always be world leaders in science. We are seriously in need of new technologies to pull us out of our economic doldrums. We're not going to own the patents forever and there are other countries that are far and away better at coming up with tomorrows technology.
While countries like Britain have almost developed cures for Parkinsons and Cuba has nearly cured cancer the USA is arguing over Evolution and Intelligent Design. We need to focus our energy on the next wave of science. Otherwise we'll fall far behind India, China and I hear even Russia is bouncing back. I wish them luck but I know they don't need it.
I hope my children don't end up delivering drycleaning in Singapore but realistically I don't hold out much more hope for their economic futures if they stay here.
There was also an Alien vs Preditor video game. Since I suspect the comic book was only found at the specialty comic and fantasy stores and the video game was available everywhere games were sold I stand by my statement. AvP was a video game.
I wasn't aware Halo is out for the Mac. Still I prefer to play my games on the PlayStation. I think my 36 inch TV is just better suited to games then my 12 inch PowerBook screen.
I'd rather see a feature length Red vs Blue movie. I thought Hollywood learned their lesson after Super Mario Brothers. But then they came out with Alien vs Preditor. Remeber back in the fall when they had trailers for that movie showing it coming to the theators. Then it ended up skipping the theators and even DVDs in favor of premiering on Showtime.
And am I the only person who sees the irony that Halo is basically the same as Marathon (famous for being Macintosh only) but running only on wintel hardware?
Ok shut my TV off. I'll just listen to my vinyl LP's and 8 track tapes.
Actually I have a 6 foot wide projection screen TV and digital cable. But my grandfather is going to be pissed off. He actually likes watching broadcast TV. It's what he's used to. He prefers his little antenna driven TV over the one with the confusing remote control.
Tell them you got a phone call from Microsoft asking you why there are two copies of the program using the same account number. You know, kind of like what this guy did.
I think we're on the same page as to how technology will change the city and the way business is transacted. I think it will be fascinating when the day comes that I can live on Horshoe Lake in Maine and work in a cubicle in Boston sandwiched between someone who lives on Block Island for the view and someone who lives in New London so his wife can take the other flying car in to Manhattan.
The state of nanotech in 50 years will be a lot less exciting then people think. Don't think self replicating nanobots. Think fabrics that clean themselves when given a quick jolt of static electricity. Think ferromagnetic spears that follow a chemical gradient toward a source of pollution then when enough attach a magnet is switched on and the filth is pulled out of the water supply.
No I got what you mean. I don't honestly think teleporting will ever be an option. Sorry there will never be time travel either. But there will be technolgies that allow the suburbs to sprawl further away from the cities. Those technologies will trade one set of hassles for another. I think people will always have to live close to their jobs. Flying cars will push a redefinition of how close people need to live. An hour by subway? 10 miles. An hour by car, 20 miles. An hour by flying car, 90 miles. An instant by teleporter, never happen.
Cost of subway, cheap but expensive housing. Cost of car expensive and expensive housing. Cost of flying car expensive but cheap housing.
I'll tell you what happens to expensive city real estate. It drives the research into new technologies. Half million dollar storage units will put people into 2 hour each way commutes to work. Eventually those people will get fed up with their commute and demand flying cars. Flying cars will be developed. At first they'll be for the rich to get to their weekend cottages but eventually they'll start making the commute from cheap housing in the middle of nowhere to the big city job. The thing is the cost of the flying car will offset the cheapness of the home. So the worker will pay a fortune to live without a flying car or pay a fortune for the flying car.
We're already half way there. Look at NY, Boston, LA, DC, Miami, SF. Real estate is through the roof. Commutes are over an hour to go 15 miles during rush hour. Many people are living 2 hour drives out of town. It's only a matter of time before the market for the flying car matures.
Clearly the list is fraudulent. Maddox is on the B list? I've never heard of most of the A list but I'd think getting a book deal off of having a well read blog would put you on the A list of blogging. Afterall, that's the point of having one.
Around my house the stains aren't a problem it's the clean spots when we spill bleach that we worry about. That is until I got married. My wife would be horrified if she ever saw my first apartment.
Corner goo is definately this things achiles heel. Well maybe it won't destroy it but it has no defense against it.
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Couldn't they have put up regular aluminum siding? The construction grade siding is fairly thick and complies with building codes. It's also paintable. The neighbors would never know it was there once it was on.
Then again, I don't understand the reasoning of the average crank.
I find that the middle of my floors stay pretty clean but the edges under the kick board are filty. This machine doesn't have an edger attachment. I don't see this thing doing a very good job where it's needed most. Which is too bad. I seem to be their target market. I have three Roombas.
And if you're wondering who would win in a fight, Roomba or Aibo Robot Dog. That Roomba takes the dog out at the knees every time.
I wish someone would show the sales rates of birth control superimposed over a map so I can find easy women. Actually that would probably backfire. Women smart enough to take charge of their bodies probably have higher self esteem then I could crack. What did Jay and Silent Bob say about abortion clinics?
Rubber innertubes are cheaper to patch then Hypalon inflatable hulls. Still I'd much rather face the ocean in a Zodiac then in something "cheap to fix."
The supreme court struck down laws that allowed intrastate shipments but banned interstate shipment. This doesn't mean a state can't ban the direct shipping of wines outright. Sure it will kill a couple small local wineries if that happens. But it's not like those wineries will replace the taxes lost to out of state purchases. That's what it comes down to. Taxes. Not keeping booze away from children.
I do admit to figuring out how to get wine mailed to me back in high school however it was the 1980's and I always was an early adopter. So I do admit that there is the danger that some kid will get a hold of wine. Perhaps that kid will develop a taste for it and learn to drink slowly and appreciate the subtle nuances of the vintners art.
In all actuality though they'll make it into spritzers and use it trying to get into that neighbor girls panties.
I actually get pretty crappy quality from my projector. It was discarded at work due to a massive dead spot in the middle of the red channel. I turned up the hue on all the colors as much as I could to wash it out. My screen is currently a couple pieces of white foam board taped together and clamped up on the front of an old TV stand. So it's not quite the theator experience I'd like. On the otherhand I do remember vividly what the difference between projected film and the new digital prints look like. I just feel cheated if I can see the individual pixels and I usually can at the theator.
I plan on upgrading to the best quality projector and screen money can buy. I'm just waiting for the bulb in this one to go. No sense in letting $400 go to waste sitting in a garbage dump. (I'm the kind of guy who drives a beater to it's last day then buys a new car as a reward for getting every last mile out of the previous car.)
Yes movies did price themselves out of the marketplace now that the DVD costs less then two tickets and includes extra scenes or a directors cut that the major chains couldn't or didn't want to show.
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Again, sold in Comic Book Stores. It was not to be found buried amongst the 6 month old Archie Comics at the local 7-11 so how mainstream could it be?
While countries like Britain have almost developed cures for Parkinsons and Cuba has nearly cured cancer the USA is arguing over Evolution and Intelligent Design. We need to focus our energy on the next wave of science. Otherwise we'll fall far behind India, China and I hear even Russia is bouncing back. I wish them luck but I know they don't need it.
I hope my children don't end up delivering drycleaning in Singapore but realistically I don't hold out much more hope for their economic futures if they stay here.
I wasn't aware Halo is out for the Mac. Still I prefer to play my games on the PlayStation. I think my 36 inch TV is just better suited to games then my 12 inch PowerBook screen.
And am I the only person who sees the irony that Halo is basically the same as Marathon (famous for being Macintosh only) but running only on wintel hardware?
Is anyone really supprised by this move? We need to start getting ready to exercise the second ammendment.
If you really want to see the wave of the future go out into the desert near Mojave, CA and watch SpaceShipOne taking off.
Actually I have a 6 foot wide projection screen TV and digital cable. But my grandfather is going to be pissed off. He actually likes watching broadcast TV. It's what he's used to. He prefers his little antenna driven TV over the one with the confusing remote control.
My sarcasim is sometimes too subtle. This appears to be one of those instances.
That sounds like one hell of a balancing act. Was it a stearing tire or a driving tire? Or both if a front wheel drive vehicle.
Tell them you got a phone call from Microsoft asking you why there are two copies of the program using the same account number. You know, kind of like what this guy did.
The state of nanotech in 50 years will be a lot less exciting then people think. Don't think self replicating nanobots. Think fabrics that clean themselves when given a quick jolt of static electricity. Think ferromagnetic spears that follow a chemical gradient toward a source of pollution then when enough attach a magnet is switched on and the filth is pulled out of the water supply.
Cost of subway, cheap but expensive housing. Cost of car expensive and expensive housing. Cost of flying car expensive but cheap housing.
We're already half way there. Look at NY, Boston, LA, DC, Miami, SF. Real estate is through the roof. Commutes are over an hour to go 15 miles during rush hour. Many people are living 2 hour drives out of town. It's only a matter of time before the market for the flying car matures.
Clearly the list is fraudulent. Maddox is on the B list? I've never heard of most of the A list but I'd think getting a book deal off of having a well read blog would put you on the A list of blogging. Afterall, that's the point of having one.
Corner goo is definately this things achiles heel. Well maybe it won't destroy it but it has no defense against it.
Then again, I don't understand the reasoning of the average crank.
It cleans my lady business.
My Discovery refuses to go back to its' base station. I've watched that thing for hours waiting but it just runs down and shuts off.
And if you're wondering who would win in a fight, Roomba or Aibo Robot Dog. That Roomba takes the dog out at the knees every time.
I wish someone would show the sales rates of birth control superimposed over a map so I can find easy women. Actually that would probably backfire. Women smart enough to take charge of their bodies probably have higher self esteem then I could crack. What did Jay and Silent Bob say about abortion clinics?
I loved him when he was lead singer of The Misfits.
Rubber innertubes are cheaper to patch then Hypalon inflatable hulls. Still I'd much rather face the ocean in a Zodiac then in something "cheap to fix."
I do admit to figuring out how to get wine mailed to me back in high school however it was the 1980's and I always was an early adopter. So I do admit that there is the danger that some kid will get a hold of wine. Perhaps that kid will develop a taste for it and learn to drink slowly and appreciate the subtle nuances of the vintners art.
In all actuality though they'll make it into spritzers and use it trying to get into that neighbor girls panties.
I plan on upgrading to the best quality projector and screen money can buy. I'm just waiting for the bulb in this one to go. No sense in letting $400 go to waste sitting in a garbage dump. (I'm the kind of guy who drives a beater to it's last day then buys a new car as a reward for getting every last mile out of the previous car.)
Yes movies did price themselves out of the marketplace now that the DVD costs less then two tickets and includes extra scenes or a directors cut that the major chains couldn't or didn't want to show.