Which sounds good until you sit down and start thinking about it.
Several examples:
1. Your next store neighbour requires a paramedic and may need to be rushed to hospital.
2. Garbage collection. I suppose you could take your own rubbish to the incinerator (pending it's not miles and miles away) or dig your own hole and bury it - and that still wouldn't account for recycables.
3. Your roof is on fire. The fire brigade says it will take them 1-2 hours to get their kit together and arrive by bicycle. I suppose we could try to be a 'jack of all trades' and extinguish it ourselves, but.
4. All of that beautiful food you eat. Mainly brought in by lorry (truck), you wouldn't have the vast number of options you have today in local grocers. This also includes restaurants. There would probably be more emphasis on growing your own and distributing via markets (not a bad thing,) but it would still be quite a chore lugging it all around on a bicycle.
5. Mail. Services like FedEx would cease to exist, or at the very least would become a -bit- slower in getting that package to you. Your local mail deliverer would also suffer as he/she now has to lug all of the mail for the neighbourhood around with him/her.
6. Repair/construction people. Carpenters, plumbers, electricians, roofers, et al. Life would not be fun for these people.
7. Planning on moving? Good luck.
Don't get me wrong, a bicycle is my primary means of getting around town and although I generally agree that it would be nice if more people would use one (especially in city centres,) I also recognise that cars/vehicles help to play a vital role in day to day life.
Idealism has its place, but it can also quite silly at times.
Remember the motto, "try before you buy?" Or shareware?
Well, that is -precisely- what I do when it comes to music, especially when it comes to electronic- music, where there are so many DJs/groups releasing songs/remixes/mashups; with many only being released on wax, etc.
Tell me, if I hear a snippet of say, something like, "D-Funktional" by Mekon featuring Afrika Bambaataa, where I can go to hear the full version?
Same here. I usually give "0" the benefit of the doubt, but no more. Good going! You've now ruined it for those who truly do have something to say and wish to be anonymous.
I used to play an old arcade game called Qix when I was a kid and remember thinking how different it was at the time. Or perhaps I never quite understood it. I would still say that it was both a conceptually and aesthetically abstract title.
More recently, I would agree about Rez. Though the gameplay is rather formulaic, in this case, it's how the different pieces work together; the interactivity of the music both visually, aurally and physically adds a whole different dimension to the game.
Also, I found the recent Tron game (on the PC) wonderfully abstract visually speaking. Those levels are beautiful. Minimal, abstract and stunning!
I saw the movie, "Hackers"; do I qualify?
I figure if I can attain some "nappy hair" (preferably dreadlocks), squat in a place that happens to be fully wired and score a "chick" who's really -groovy-like-, I'm more than halfway there.
Dude.
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Several examples:
1. Your next store neighbour requires a paramedic and may need to be rushed to hospital.
2. Garbage collection. I suppose you could take your own rubbish to the incinerator (pending it's not miles and miles away) or dig your own hole and bury it - and that still wouldn't account for recycables.
3. Your roof is on fire. The fire brigade says it will take them 1-2 hours to get their kit together and arrive by bicycle. I suppose we could try to be a 'jack of all trades' and extinguish it ourselves, but.
4. All of that beautiful food you eat. Mainly brought in by lorry (truck), you wouldn't have the vast number of options you have today in local grocers. This also includes restaurants. There would probably be more emphasis on growing your own and distributing via markets (not a bad thing,) but it would still be quite a chore lugging it all around on a bicycle.
5. Mail. Services like FedEx would cease to exist, or at the very least would become a -bit- slower in getting that package to you. Your local mail deliverer would also suffer as he/she now has to lug all of the mail for the neighbourhood around with him/her.
6. Repair/construction people. Carpenters, plumbers, electricians, roofers, et al. Life would not be fun for these people.
7. Planning on moving? Good luck.
Don't get me wrong, a bicycle is my primary means of getting around town and although I generally agree that it would be nice if more people would use one (especially in city centres,) I also recognise that cars/vehicles help to play a vital role in day to day life.
Idealism has its place, but it can also quite silly at times.
Well, that is -precisely- what I do when it comes to music, especially when it comes to electronic- music, where there are so many DJs/groups releasing songs/remixes/mashups; with many only being released on wax, etc.
Tell me, if I hear a snippet of say, something like, "D-Funktional" by Mekon featuring Afrika Bambaataa, where I can go to hear the full version?
The answer is nowhere. And this is why P2P rocks.
Same here. I usually give "0" the benefit of the doubt, but no more. Good going! You've now ruined it for those who truly do have something to say and wish to be anonymous.
I don't celebrate Christmas, you insensitive git! Ever hear of Ramadan? ;-)
I used to play an old arcade game called Qix when I was a kid and remember thinking how different it was at the time. Or perhaps I never quite understood it. I would still say that it was both a conceptually and aesthetically abstract title.
More recently, I would agree about Rez. Though the gameplay is rather formulaic, in this case, it's how the different pieces work together; the interactivity of the music both visually, aurally and physically adds a whole different dimension to the game.
Also, I found the recent Tron game (on the PC) wonderfully abstract visually speaking. Those levels are beautiful. Minimal, abstract and stunning!
Aside from the OS, I haven't seen the movie. Anyone care to describe what they're talking about?
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I saw the movie, "Hackers"; do I qualify? I figure if I can attain some "nappy hair" (preferably dreadlocks), squat in a place that happens to be fully wired and score a "chick" who's really -groovy-like-, I'm more than halfway there. Dude.