When I was a kid they warned us about the population explosion. Thirty+ years later I see more vacant lots than ever. I'm a Detroiter.
The way I see it, areas that can't support lots of people will either maintain a balance near capacity or implode upon themselves, thus leaving lots of room for following generations.
As a little kid in the '60s I saw the last of this brand of futurism when it was still taken seriously. It's actually dates back to the early 1900s, and came to a head in the pre-war optimism of the 1939-40 New York Wolrds Fair.
"Most sources date the batteries to around 200 BC - in the Parthian era, circa 250 BC to AD 225. Skilled warriors, the Parthians were not noted for their scientific achievements."
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA and the double helix, sTRANGEmUSIC presents the world premiere of GENOME: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Movements for Music & Video. Composed and directed by Patrick Grant, it is based on the book by award winning science author Matt Ridley. The work will be given two performances on February 27 and 28 (the latter date being the actual anniversary of the discovery) at 8:00 PM on each night at the ANNINA NOSEI GALLERY located at 530 West 22nd Street, New York City (10th & 11th Aves.) on the 2nd floor.
"The anti-realistic engineer: Wayne Knight in Jurassic Park! He's about as realistic as the average portrayal Realtors in movies -- possibly the only profession that might be even more skewed..."
No way, artists are the most skewed profession. Their always effeminate, if male, pretentious and wearing too much black. Picasso, for instance, was a notorious womanizer.
And the most realistic profession? Writers. And there's a reason for that.
She probably thought it was a safe place to hide a valuable item. Later she wanted to bake cookies, forgot the laptop was in the oven, preheated it, uh...you know the rest.
Slashdot Mirror
I bet no one noticed this yet!
Hawking: Your theory of a donut-shaped universe is
intriguing, Homer. I may have to steal it.
Homer: Wow, I can't believe someone I never heard of is
hanging out with a guy like me.
Moe: All right, it's closing time. Who's paying the tab?
Homer: [imitating Hawking's voice box] I am.
Hawking: I didn't say that.
Homer: [still imitating] Yes I did.
[the glove comes out again, bopping Homer in the
face]
[still imitating] D'oh.
That won't work either if the site is slashdotted. :)
Is it really "at the Smithsonian"? I can't tell where it is apart from a touring exhibit that already passed through my state. Thanks.
Checked Amazon. Does it have better illustrations than what they show in the sample pages (mostly black & white line drawings)?
Disney should take note and make it look more like the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. Bring back the General Motors Futurama.
The reason we don't see so many predictions these days is because we can see how silly predictions from the past look now.
What are you talking about, just today on slashdot I read that we went to the moon 40 years ago and nobody else has since. We must be way ahead.
2003-1969=34
When I was a kid they warned us about the population explosion. Thirty+ years later I see more vacant lots than ever. I'm a Detroiter.
The way I see it, areas that can't support lots of people will either maintain a balance near capacity or implode upon themselves, thus leaving lots of room for following generations.
Guide: And, although it looks complicated it is so well-designed, even a child could fly it.
Lisa: Can I fly it?
Guide: Of course you can not.
As a little kid in the '60s I saw the last of this brand of futurism when it was still taken seriously. It's actually dates back to the early 1900s, and came to a head in the pre-war optimism of the 1939-40 New York Wolrds Fair.
Some awesome video (from film) of that is available online here,
http://archive.org/movies/prelinger.php, or more precisely here.
Maybe they want to use the name Lindows for a future product.
...not really, just wanted to make sure all the fly jokes were used up.
"Most sources date the batteries to around 200 BC - in the Parthian era, circa 250 BC to AD 225. Skilled warriors, the Parthians were not noted for their scientific achievements."
Warriors made it, huh? How ironic.
I'd rather have a computer picking hits that some fat balding white guy whose taste I *know* I can't stand.
"Send more Chuck Berry!"
One would think the message I'm replying to would be rated higher
from http://www.strangemusic.com/genome_press.htm
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA and the double helix, sTRANGEmUSIC presents the world premiere of GENOME: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Movements for Music & Video. Composed and directed by Patrick Grant, it is based on the book by award winning science author Matt Ridley. The work will be given two performances on February 27 and 28 (the latter date being the actual anniversary of the discovery) at 8:00 PM on each night at the ANNINA NOSEI GALLERY located at 530 West 22nd Street, New York City (10th & 11th Aves.) on the 2nd floor.
...is 12-22-29-42-50,11
And you probably want to avoid the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and any planes on 9/11/01.
Apple will be dead in a year.
And as for Oak, Microsoft's Blackbird will kill that.
"The anti-realistic engineer: Wayne Knight in Jurassic Park! He's about as realistic as the average portrayal Realtors in movies -- possibly the only profession that might be even more skewed..."
No way, artists are the most skewed profession. Their always effeminate, if male, pretentious and wearing too much black. Picasso, for instance, was a notorious womanizer.
And the most realistic profession? Writers. And there's a reason for that.
Great--how the heck do I find out who the anonymous poster was now?
Dude, I'm sorry! Get on with your life, already!
or they'll confuse it with a Robert Fripp album.
Uh, he's British, right?
No, the irony is that you ended up in the wrong thread.
I guess you do need a better back button after all.
She probably thought it was a safe place to hide a valuable item. Later she wanted to bake cookies, forgot the laptop was in the oven, preheated it, uh...you know the rest.
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