umm who wouldn't want to hang out at the White Hart after a grueling shift in the salt mines.
It's one of Arthur C. Clark's lesser known short story collections. Every one is told like you're hearing it from that regular retiree at the bar who comes in every day seeking nothing more than a bit of drink and company.
I wouldn't sign a contract with sprint again if it came with a top of the line alienware machine. They burned me bad last time I went with them.
ummmm hello? Gremlins 2 anyone? Granted it's more of a horror movie than Sci-Fi but I think it belongs on the list.
think about it. A technologically advanced super mall where everything is computer controlled is invaded by tech munching gremlins.
Favorite scene when one gremlin is mutated by spider DNA and the beaker full of DNA is labeled with a picture of a spider, instead of simply writing something like "spider DNA" on it. Cheesetastic gold there.
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And, hey, wouldn't laser phones make us all go blind?
Not really because "millimeter range" in in the far infrared portion of the spectrum and thus pretty much harmless to us.
The downside is that lasers are unidirectional as opposed to omnidirectional which is what most portable wireless devices need.
Agreed with robbie. Global warming is way more sci-fi than 9-11.
You'll know that the man-machine interface has truly arrived when the first thing you do post-implantation is replace the standard firmware with an open-source alternative.
That is such a great quote. I hope you don't mind if I use that one.
I remember reading something about these small helicopters and other personal flying vehicles in a book back when I was a kid. The book was one of those large coffee table numbers with lots of big flashy pictures about strange planes. It's been too many years to remember it exactly but it went something like,
"Anyone skilled enough to fly one of these knows better not to."
Not that this matters to me any way because I refuse to buy Vista.
(crossing fingers)
Only two more years until Windows 7.
I get the feeling that it's not the buggy nature of the video card or the buggy nature of the OS (although they certainly contribute) but the third x factor that isn't shown in that graph.
But what's the market share comparison between Nvidia, ATI and the other video card manufacturers. Also what about gaming companies releasing video games to the market without proper testing and debugging?
I hold all the software companies to blame, including Microsoft. They're so hung up on making as much money as possible that they aren't finishing the job.
What about Roy the replicant from Blade Runner?
Sorry, my mistake. I mixed up my architects. I was describing Hugh Ferriss not Burrows.
If they're talking about cityscapes how could they forget Edwin G. Burrows' Gotham series. Burrows created a series of concept art for futuristic cities. His work has inspired Sci-Fi Cities from Metropolis to Star Wars to it's most popular namesake, Gotham City in the Batman Universe.
It's a beautifully dark urban environment with multilayered buildings, skyways, elevated trains and airship docks.
His work has been posted online by the University that's currently holding it. Truly some awesome stuff.
I've got no idea who'd carry this creepy thing around: I guess you'd have to be pretty scared indeed if something like this in your bag made you feel safer. But, if you're really into personal protection it's available for $129.
You're missing the point. This is the perfect gift for your girlfriend/wife/significant other to show them you care.
oops x23 already thought of that
Man that would be a sweet enclosure for a project.
How about putting the guts of a bluetooth headset into one of these?
I gotta say that if it came down to it and I didn't have anything too important on there why not boil your hard drive?
The worst that could happen is that the drive that doesn't work anyway could be rendered completely worthless.
But I sure as hell wouldn't trust it to keep working for any length of time after boiling.
