Ah yes, "might have beens". I want a game that's a combination of Civ and Connections. A little animated James Burke could explain that the invention of Rock Music lead to the development P2P networks and the DMCA. "You have developed the Woodstock Wonder. Civil unrest in San Francisco. Civil unrest in Chicago..."
And don't forget the future development of newspeak which was duckspeak. With a properly ordered society, a person's actions and speech are so perfectly fitted to their role that the actual words they say are irrelevant.
People using contact-lenses as screens could be pwn3d easily. Even if there was no video spill-over to outside world, you could still track where their eyeballs are pointing, and knowing which software they're using, you could know what menus/commands/"clicks" they're using.
Another thing I'd like to see in cyberpunk/matrix stories is when someone downloads "kung-fu" and it includes Gator or backdoor malware.
I have a well-thumbed copy of Guns, Germs and Steel. They might not have had animals for pulling carts, but they could have found other uses and extensions like water wheels. Thinking of those extensions is easier when you have a working basic example in front of you, of course.
I would like to see when of those researchers get bitten by something really wierd in the jungle, see who can find the plant that will save his life then.
Isn't it amazing how jungle folk remedies in stories and movies always work? For every willow bark, I'm sure that there's dozens of mixes of bugs, piss and 'srooms picked at midnight. (Not that the 'srooms don't have medical properties, just perhaps not the antibiotic/antipyretic ones you were looking for.)
If the Incas did have the concept of a zero, it's a shame that no one thought of taking a large stone representation of zero and putting a wood axle through the hole in the middle. Maybe they used a slash across the hole?:)
I just sent them a WhoGoesThere and some Thing responded about an expedition from Miskatonic University to the mountains and that assimilation was futile or something.
If I was them, I'd tighten up network security as well as a tight physical security zone. Antarctic bases are always getting pwned.
I think we now know what happened to those Microsoft Port-a-potty iLoos that might have been a hoax. After the laughter died down, MS probably dumped them in India where someone added wheels.
[on Koran chants in game] His investigations showed the Japanese, who had developed the game for Microsoft, had added the chant to the tape because they liked the sound of it without checking its origins. "They were chastised and corrected," he said.
Did they have to apologise to Bill and Steve, their ancestors (in person) or did it cost them a finger joint off their pinkies?
The 13 buildings at the Ontario legislature alone would use roughly 20 per cent of the system's total capacity
Hopefully once Queen's Park is hooked up, hot-air emissions will be reduced.
Don't touch that Gator! - Claria's going *public*
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Adware anxiety gives Claria cold feet
The decision by adware leader Claria to postpone its initial public offering comes as the fast-growing business of advertising-supported software is increasingly coming under pressure.
For years, millions of people have acquired adware as the price of using free applications such as file-trading software from the likes of Kazaa. The adware, designed to track Web-surfing behavior and deliver targeted ads such as pop-ups, has become profitable enough to draw investors' interest. (snip)
Poor babies. I hope their public offering is a burnt one.
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It's redundant. Besides, impalement is green-friendly.
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Ah yes, "might have beens". I want a game that's a combination of Civ and Connections. A little animated James Burke could explain that the invention of Rock Music lead to the development P2P networks and the DMCA. "You have developed the Woodstock Wonder. Civil unrest in San Francisco. Civil unrest in Chicago..."
A few pitchers of Rickard's Red along the border will stop that!
And don't forget the future development of newspeak which was duckspeak. With a properly ordered society, a person's actions and speech are so perfectly fitted to their role that the actual words they say are irrelevant.
Another thing I'd like to see in cyberpunk/matrix stories is when someone downloads "kung-fu" and it includes Gator or backdoor malware.
How are you going to paddle across after we've extracted all the cold from the lakes?
After all the browser wars and patent lawsuits, everyone says fsck it and goes back to Mosaic.
I have a well-thumbed copy of Guns, Germs and Steel. They might not have had animals for pulling carts, but they could have found other uses and extensions like water wheels. Thinking of those extensions is easier when you have a working basic example in front of you, of course.
Probably less dangerous than telling Buzz Aldrin that he didn't walk on the Moon.
Didn't George Orwell have something to say about "linguistic determinism" in the double-plus good book 1984? (Writen pre-1948.)
Isn't it amazing how jungle folk remedies in stories and movies always work? For every willow bark, I'm sure that there's dozens of mixes of bugs, piss and 'srooms picked at midnight. (Not that the 'srooms don't have medical properties, just perhaps not the antibiotic/antipyretic ones you were looking for.)
If the Incas did have the concept of a zero, it's a shame that no one thought of taking a large stone representation of zero and putting a wood axle through the hole in the middle. Maybe they used a slash across the hole? :)
ARTHUR: Right! One!... Two!... Five! GALAHAD: Three, sir! ARTHUR: Three!
Spammy pills, potions and lotions will work just as well for either.
I keep getting notices that my eBay account is about to be closed. Since I don't have an eBay account, it smelled a bit phishy.
If I was them, I'd tighten up network security as well as a tight physical security zone. Antarctic bases are always getting pwned.
I think we now know what happened to those Microsoft Port-a-potty iLoos that might have been a hoax. After the laughter died down, MS probably dumped them in India where someone added wheels.
Ah. That would explain these strange Close Encounter-style signals from Mars then.
I want to attach one of those pocket telescopes to one (the cheaper one without the LCD). 24/7 surveillance at the bird-feeder!
It's like the business model for pr0n sites. They all get very rich by putting up banner ads for each other's sites.
I also noticed that they never showed it lifting off.
It means that I'd better wire up my trash can as a "home device". Oh wait, I can still use /dev/null for that.
Hopefully once Queen's Park is hooked up, hot-air emissions will be reduced.
It's redundant. Besides, impalement is green-friendly.