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From: James Holsenback
Subject: Future Shock?
Date: 30 Mar 2012 18:31:00
Message: <4f763424$1@news.povray.org>
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17557581

For some odd reason (maybe not) "Future Shock" came to mind. Think about 
it for a second, no pun there ;-) The rate at which technology is 
changing/progressing has been staggering lately!


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: Future Shock?
Date: 30 Mar 2012 23:09:34
Message: <4f76756e@news.povray.org>
Em 30/03/2012 19:30, James Holsenback escreveu:
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17557581
>
> For some odd reason (maybe not) "Future Shock" came to mind. Think about
> it for a second, no pun there ;-) The rate at which technology is
> changing/progressing has been staggering lately!

deep space GPS?  checked.
warp drive?
flying cars?


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From: Orchid Win7 v1
Subject: Re: Future Shock?
Date: 31 Mar 2012 05:29:50
Message: <4f76ce8e$1@news.povray.org>
Gotta love how they've figured out how to navigate out there but they 
haven't yet figured out how to /get/ there. :-P


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From: James Holsenback
Subject: Re: Future Shock?
Date: 31 Mar 2012 10:31:10
Message: <4f77152e$1@news.povray.org>
On 03/31/2012 05:29 AM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> Gotta love how they've figured out how to navigate out there but they
> haven't yet figured out how to /get/ there. :-P

Yeah, but isn't that the 1st step? I'd sure want to know how to get 
somewhere and return before you actually starting the trip ;-)


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From: Orchid Win7 v1
Subject: Re: Future Shock?
Date: 31 Mar 2012 11:26:25
Message: <4f772221$1@news.povray.org>
On 31/03/2012 03:31 PM, James Holsenback wrote:
> On 03/31/2012 05:29 AM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>> Gotta love how they've figured out how to navigate out there but they
>> haven't yet figured out how to /get/ there. :-P
>
> Yeah, but isn't that the 1st step? I'd sure want to know how to get
> somewhere and return before you actually starting the trip ;-)

Considering the distances involved, "return" is probably out of the 
question...


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: Future Shock?
Date: 1 Apr 2012 20:24:49
Message: <4f78f1d1@news.povray.org>
Em 31/03/2012 12:26, Orchid Win7 v1 escreveu:
> On 31/03/2012 03:31 PM, James Holsenback wrote:
>> On 03/31/2012 05:29 AM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>>> Gotta love how they've figured out how to navigate out there but they
>>> haven't yet figured out how to /get/ there. :-P
>>
>> Yeah, but isn't that the 1st step? I'd sure want to know how to get
>> somewhere and return before you actually starting the trip ;-)
>
> Considering the distances involved, "return" is probably out of the
> question...

he probably meant his 80th generation space mutant descendants... :)


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