05-04-2014, 02:21 PM | #5476 |
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May the fourth be with ewe.
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05-04-2014, 02:36 PM | #5477 |
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I was listening to an audio play of "Waiting For Godot." Is it my imagination or does the play seem to be a circle with variations?
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05-04-2014, 03:30 PM | #5478 |
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05-05-2014, 12:37 PM | #5479 |
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If practical and cost-effective teleportation becomes possible, how would it impact the world? As an example, rather than having to get on a plane you just go to your local teleport booth down the street and instantly arrive where you need to be anywhere on the planet.
Could it be the end of the need for most modes of transport? Planes, automobiles, and other mechanized modes of transport would become obsolete since, like with most technological advances, the standards would change. Likewise, packing for a trip would be unneeded since you can just return home and come back to get anything that you need. As an example, in the days of manual typewriters you only retyped something if it was truly necessary. Usually, you just corrected minor errors and let it go. Now, there's little concern about making multiple minor changes since it's so easy and, in turn, the standards for documents is now that they be letter perfect. In the same way, would practical and cost-effective teleportation result in a faster world? It would seem so since travel times would be reduced to little more than the time it takes to walk to one booth and then from another booth to your destination. A few hours to make a trip is acceptable now due to the limitations of travel technology, but this might be reduced to a small number of minutes. |
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05-08-2014, 11:22 AM | #5481 |
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And now for something really REALLY different...
Just when you think you've seen it all, along comes Darth Vader wearing a kilt while riding a unicycle and playing flaming bagpipes.
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05-08-2014, 11:30 AM | #5482 |
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Didn't expect to see that.
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05-08-2014, 11:58 AM | #5483 |
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05-08-2014, 12:21 PM | #5484 |
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Could the ultimate audio experience be obtained by wearing an enclosed helmet fitted with a high-quality sound system?
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05-08-2014, 06:55 PM | #5485 |
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05-10-2014, 05:17 AM | #5486 | |
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And of course, my inner nerd (okay, okay, so, it's pretty much outer nerd with me, but...) wants to know how the frack Darth McVader is BLOWING those pipes, baby. Hitch |
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05-10-2014, 05:20 AM | #5487 |
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P.S., W.T.: can you source that? I'd love to use that image, if I could find the source and obtain permission. I have at least a dozen blog topics for which that puppy would suit.
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05-10-2014, 06:33 AM | #5488 | |
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Perhaps the picture's title ("daily-morning-awesomeness-24.jpg") offers a hint. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 05-10-2014 at 06:35 AM. |
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05-10-2014, 06:58 AM | #5489 |
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This is from may 5. The author is credited simply as "Bob", but whether he's the originator of that photo I couldn't say.
http://thechive.com/2014/05/05/daily...meness-24-228/ His name is most likely Bob or Robert Phillipp. http://thechive.com/author/bphillipp/ |
05-13-2014, 12:17 AM | #5490 |
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