There was a short story by this title that covered this idea many years ago. A woman had her late husband frozen until his disease could be cured, and technology allowed him to be revived from cryogenic suspension. He was brought back...and immediately started crying like an infant. He quickly began 'relearning' language and other skills, but it became clear that the mind in his body was somebody else's, someone who died the instant he was brought back to life. Obsessed, she decides to keep freezing him and bringing him back until she can get her husband's soul back in his body. Her best friend objects, since she is effectively killing someone every time she brings her husband back. A struggle ensues, and she is accidentally killed. The friend allows the husband to thaw, dying permanently. The story ends with him months later, drawing up papers to adopt the child born at the instant the wife, who he had always loved, died.
Take out anything that might injure National Security, then turn the rest over for Google to index.
Dear Sir,
I write to inform you of my desire to acquire [REDACTED] in your country on behalf of [REDACTED] of the
[REDACTED] in Nigeria.
Considering his very strategic and influential
position, he would want the [REDACTED]. He further wants
[REDACTED],
until [REDACTED]. Hence our
desire to have [REDACTED].
[28 LINES REDACTED FOR SECURITY PURPOSES]
Your quick response will be highly [REDACTED]. Thank
you in anticipation of [REDACTED].
This is absolutely right. In one of his books, Asimov said that people routinely complained to him about the bad science in the movie, incorrectly thinking that he wrote the screenplay, and not the novelization.
The Real Big Ideas for 2005
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I read the list of innovative ideas...they mostly seemed like Sharper Image catalog entries. An infrared pet dryer? Robot jockeys? Singing toothbrushes? How grand.
So, I say we start a list of what the REAL big ideas of 2005 were. I'll start. This is the first year I recall where it was widely expressed in the media that there are major global cities, even some in the United States (ye gads!), that are unmaintainable over the next hundred years, and can be expected to be abandoned to the elements. Whether it's New Orleans being returned to swamp, or the cities of the Southwest that could dwindle as energy and water costs rise, the notion of the likely failure of many of our great cities seems significant. At least, it seems more important than the "Snap-On Celebrity Smiles" that made the list.
Anyone else have any other real ideas that came from 2005 that are worth commenting on?
"I don't ever wanna see you standing in the line of fire...you're the one who has to come to grips with your own desire..." Heh, I still get that song stuck in my head sometimes.
I thought it was a great movie. It's a shame it never took off (unless you count the really bad one-shot TV pilot).
The other problem with digital copies is that they can accumulate errors (known as "typos" or sometimes "bad grammar") during the transmission process. Solutions include replacing worn cables or connectors, avoiding intense magnetic fields, or enrolling in night school.
And I just hope nobody thinks of using the window of a hospital, or a schoolhouse, or an apartment building full of old people, as a snipers' nest. The anti-sniper robot may help save a few lives on the ground, but their practical usefulness will ultimately be limited by the ingenuity, and the lack of 'rules of engagement', of the enemy.
We saw Serenity at 9 on Saturday night...the theater was only about a third full. Maybe the movie wasn't hyped as much as some of the summer blockbusters, or people didn't want to go to a film where they didn't know exactly what was going to happen (Anikin turns evil, Samuel Jackson kicks ass, animated critters crack wise). Either way, sometimes it seems like you can put good movies on the screen, and people just won't go!
Ballmer:
I...am.
Gonna set this town, gonna set this world on FIRE!
I...am.
Gonna make our stock, gonna knock his block off HIGHER!
I...am!
Gonna be the one, be the shining sun, be the number one-- Bates:
(coughs)
Ballmer:
(sighs) Gonna be true blue, be the number two,
be the bastard whoooooo....
(runs down a line of chairs, scattering them across the stage)
Is gonna be! The! One! To! Chorus:
He's! The! One! To!
6 A.M. I get out of bed, shower, dress, and shuffle to my car. I put the USB drive in the car lock. Following my 20 years of training, my half-asleep brain takes over...
...and I turn the USB key, breaking the connector.
Although I'm sure the Mormons would welcome a fixed, formalized family tree, most of the information I have is far lower-level than they might be interested in. There's a little data like, "Jehod begat Ezekial begat Fred", but most of it is like "John Smith owned 12 acres in Norfolk County in 1728." Information that by itself doesn't provide a definitive lineage, but is more like a circumstantial lead that a private investigator might follow; information that might help someone whose ancestor was married to someone who lived in Norfolk County in the 1700's, but they don't know exactly who it was...
That's part of the reason that being able to index each document would be useful. If someone working on the Moores in 1820 in Michegan could type a keyword or two and pull up a document that would be useful to them, it would be a really nifty thing.
So, I plan to offer the organized information to anyone interested in it, but I think there's a lot of classification that should be done first. Besides, when I think of the Mormons completing their genealogy project, I'm reminded of the Arthur C. Clarke story "The Ten Billion Names of God." I would prefer that the stars not start blinking out, one by one...
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There was a short story by this title that covered this idea many years ago. A woman had her late husband frozen until his disease could be cured, and technology allowed him to be revived from cryogenic suspension. He was brought back...and immediately started crying like an infant. He quickly began 'relearning' language and other skills, but it became clear that the mind in his body was somebody else's, someone who died the instant he was brought back to life. Obsessed, she decides to keep freezing him and bringing him back until she can get her husband's soul back in his body. Her best friend objects, since she is effectively killing someone every time she brings her husband back. A struggle ensues, and she is accidentally killed. The friend allows the husband to thaw, dying permanently. The story ends with him months later, drawing up papers to adopt the child born at the instant the wife, who he had always loved, died.
Take out anything that might injure National Security, then turn the rest over for Google to index.
Dear Sir,
I write to inform you of my desire to acquire [REDACTED] in your country on behalf of [REDACTED] of the [REDACTED] in Nigeria. Considering his very strategic and influential position, he would want the [REDACTED]. He further wants [REDACTED], until [REDACTED]. Hence our desire to have [REDACTED].
[28 LINES REDACTED FOR SECURITY PURPOSES]
Your quick response will be highly [REDACTED]. Thank you in anticipation of [REDACTED].
Yours [REDACTED],
[REDACTED]
It's true, it's recursive, and it may reduce the number of "it's not Photoshop" related complaints.
This is absolutely right. In one of his books, Asimov said that people routinely complained to him about the bad science in the movie, incorrectly thinking that he wrote the screenplay, and not the novelization.
I read the list of innovative ideas...they mostly seemed like Sharper Image catalog entries. An infrared pet dryer? Robot jockeys? Singing toothbrushes? How grand.
So, I say we start a list of what the REAL big ideas of 2005 were. I'll start. This is the first year I recall where it was widely expressed in the media that there are major global cities, even some in the United States (ye gads!), that are unmaintainable over the next hundred years, and can be expected to be abandoned to the elements. Whether it's New Orleans being returned to swamp, or the cities of the Southwest that could dwindle as energy and water costs rise, the notion of the likely failure of many of our great cities seems significant. At least, it seems more important than the "Snap-On Celebrity Smiles" that made the list.
Anyone else have any other real ideas that came from 2005 that are worth commenting on?
Rock on with your bad selves,
dex
Attention all hands! Abandon metaphor! ABANDON METAPHOR!!!
Though I must admit, it gives new meaning to "software piracy". Ahrrrrrrrr.
"I don't ever wanna see you standing in the line of fire...you're the one who has to come to grips with your own desire..." Heh, I still get that song stuck in my head sometimes.
I thought it was a great movie. It's a shame it never took off (unless you count the really bad one-shot TV pilot).
No, stories about cow tupping are bull.
The other problem with digital copies is that they can accumulate errors (known as "typos" or sometimes "bad grammar") during the transmission process. Solutions include replacing worn cables or connectors, avoiding intense magnetic fields, or enrolling in night school.
That's just great. Now somebody will have to dupe your post every 108 minutes, or face the consequences.
...at least it makes the zombies sluggish.
And I just hope nobody thinks of using the window of a hospital, or a schoolhouse, or an apartment building full of old people, as a snipers' nest. The anti-sniper robot may help save a few lives on the ground, but their practical usefulness will ultimately be limited by the ingenuity, and the lack of 'rules of engagement', of the enemy.
We saw Serenity at 9 on Saturday night...the theater was only about a third full. Maybe the movie wasn't hyped as much as some of the summer blockbusters, or people didn't want to go to a film where they didn't know exactly what was going to happen (Anikin turns evil, Samuel Jackson kicks ass, animated critters crack wise). Either way, sometimes it seems like you can put good movies on the screen, and people just won't go!
You! Einstein! Back to work! That shit ain't gonna shovel itself!
I set my VCR to record this episode last night, but for some reason it aired an hour earlier than usual.
Be seeing you!
Dead?
I fold. This metaphor is too rich for my blood.
...By Being an A**hole: Act One, Scene Four:
Ballmer:
I...am.
Gonna set this town, gonna set this world on FIRE!
I...am.
Gonna make our stock, gonna knock his block off HIGHER!
I...am!
Gonna be the one, be the shining sun, be the number one--
Bates:
(coughs)
Ballmer:
(sighs) Gonna be true blue, be the number two,
be the bastard whoooooo....
(runs down a line of chairs, scattering them across the stage)
Is gonna be! The! One! To!
Chorus:
He's! The! One! To!
Ballmer:
Swear-to-god I'll... (throws chair)
Chorus:
Juv! En! Ile! Wooo! (dodging chair)
Ballmer and Chorus:
Kill!
Goo!
--gle!!!!!!
(Big finish, orchestra swells)
Ballmer and Gates:
Yeah!
6 A.M. I get out of bed, shower, dress, and shuffle to my car. I put the USB drive in the car lock. Following my 20 years of training, my half-asleep brain takes over...
...and I turn the USB key, breaking the connector.
I tried this mod; all I saw was footage of John Madden drinking hot cocoa.
In A.D. 2101, boot was beginning.
My favorite mock table(s) of the elements are the onesfrom the inside covers of the Douglas Coupland novel, "Shampoo Planet".
I particularly like 1 H [Heaven] and 2 He [Hell].
I will definitely do so! Thanks, guys! -Dex
Although I'm sure the Mormons would welcome a fixed, formalized family tree, most of the information I have is far lower-level than they might be interested in. There's a little data like, "Jehod begat Ezekial begat Fred", but most of it is like "John Smith owned 12 acres in Norfolk County in 1728." Information that by itself doesn't provide a definitive lineage, but is more like a circumstantial lead that a private investigator might follow; information that might help someone whose ancestor was married to someone who lived in Norfolk County in the 1700's, but they don't know exactly who it was...
That's part of the reason that being able to index each document would be useful. If someone working on the Moores in 1820 in Michegan could type a keyword or two and pull up a document that would be useful to them, it would be a really nifty thing.
So, I plan to offer the organized information to anyone interested in it, but I think there's a lot of classification that should be done first. Besides, when I think of the Mormons completing their genealogy project, I'm reminded of the Arthur C. Clarke story "The Ten Billion Names of God." I would prefer that the stars not start blinking out, one by one...