Well, this is what you get if you are greedy. Instead of quietly opening the valve a bit more, say, by a half (a fifty percent increase in performance is not bad by any standard, yes?), they push for the skies. Skimming off the top goes unnoticed (or even tolerated) far longer than just taking it all.
Voice interfaces in movies are just for show
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I have always assumed it was sort of inconvenient to speak to your computer, and the only reason they do it in movies and TV-shows (ST comes readily to mind) is to allow the viewer to better follow what is going on.
Personally, I'm waiting for the direct computer - brain - visual nerve interface.
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...technically, OBE does not admit an individual into knighthood automatically, only KBE and GBE do.
Reminds me of modern art.
Critic: "The author seems to expose the inherent vulnerability of the environment and the human psyche."
Author: "Dude, these are some smears I made when I was high."
1. Strings 2. ? 3. Profit!
Well, this is what you get if you are greedy. Instead of quietly opening the valve a bit more,
say, by a half (a fifty percent increase in performance is not bad by any standard, yes?),
they push for the skies. Skimming off the top goes unnoticed (or even tolerated) far longer
than just taking it all.
I have always assumed it was sort of inconvenient
to speak to your computer, and the only reason
they do it in movies and TV-shows (ST comes
readily to mind) is to allow the viewer to better
follow what is going on.
Personally, I'm waiting for the direct
computer - brain - visual nerve interface.