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A 5-inch eInk book reader for less than $200. The Pocketbook 360 with support for secure ePub and eReader and for sale in the US. Fair prices for eBooks. Honest politicians. Open, friendly, reliable bankers. World peace. And an inexpensive holodeck!
[I may have gotten carried away with the last couple.] |
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functional light rail that easily transitions into other forms of transportation whether it be larger rail, air or water. EVERYWHERE!
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What Krisk said. Lack of safe, reliable, clean mass transit is shameful. And light rail is wonderful, I've been on both BART and DART. (Bay Area Rapid Transit and Dallas Rapid Transit).
Non exclusive access to all books ever printed in ebook format. Readers for said ebooks that fit everyone's budget. Personal flight pack devices. |
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I want to reiterate: Teleportation
This would cancel out: -cars, trains and buses, which mean a super treat for the environment. -mail, of all types -movers -improve online shipping revloutionary! |
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Star Trek's replicators uses Energy->Matter conversion to create items, then Matter->Energy conversion to reclaim them. Much cleaner than compost.
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How about the Kindle in countries other than the USA? And I'm all for all ebooks being available at all ebook vendors. When is the last time you heard of an exclusive pbook at only the "fillintheblank" store. It's rediculus you can buy most mass market pbooks in airports and pharmacies and the like but if you want certain ebooks and don;t live in the USA and own a Kindle, Sorry tough luck. I think maybe I am heading towards the Vent/Rant Thread.....
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Another something waay overdue: Ecotopia! That magical land stretching from Washington State to the northern half of California that had given up on unsustainable and polluting living, seceded from the USA, and created a country devoted to natural foods, pro-social activities, extended family values, free love, public transportation, and occasional bloodsports to get the violence out of your system.
I would've emigrated... Last edited by Steven Lyle Jordan; 06-11-2009 at 01:04 PM. |
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An otter detector!!!
I know, I'll just go high jack another thread... |
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#39 |
Grand Sorcerer
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What otter impertinence!
We got those... they're called mackerels. |
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How about something actually doable like mass producing electric cars! The cars we are using now are using almost the same technology as their inception almost a century ago.
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Also i think the universal code is coming sooner than we might think. They are already placing rfid chips in state id ( only if requested... for now). once everyone is tagged "they" will not only know what u buy, but at what time u go to bed. GE (General Electric) has started this new smart grid technology (they advertise it with out advertising IT...), where "we"(they) can control our appliances remotely. Not only will they know what kind of appliances we have (the new ones are getting chiped for this function) but they will be able to tell when we are home (by usage), what kind of job we have... ect. The way they justify this to the American public is that they will be able to save money if "they"(them) have control over their power consumption remotely.... Last edited by Alphapheemail; 06-11-2009 at 03:28 PM. |
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Kaz: Electric cars? Hells, yeah. Electric cars are definitely waay overdue. And also yeah, there's no reason all those store tags can't be coded into those fobs. Here's another: Decent and cheap modular homes suitable for worldwide use. |
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