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On 10/05/2014 23:35, Tim Cook wrote:
> On 2014-05-10 14:51, Stephen wrote:
>> I am not really into games (I'm pretty poor at playing them.) although I
>> have been playing the Beta of Elite Dangerous. It is just a shoot them
>> up in your flying saucer ATM.
>
> Lucky duck. I'm having to wait for final release. Looking forward to
> it, though.
>
I was feeling altruistic at the time. :-)
You are not missing much ATM. It is just shooting at things and them
shooting back, so far. I'm having to learn how to fly so it is slow.
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Regards
Stephen
I solemnly promise to kick the next angle, I see.
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On 11/05/2014 01:15, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> I have been reading a lot of ancient SF recently. The thing that almost
>> >everyone got wrong is mobile phones. It is jarring when the hero has to
>> >stop by a drug store just to phone someone.
> Yeah, that really is something that is a sign of the times (as it were).
I find it strange that whilst the authors could imaging all sorts of
marvellous futures. Excepting Dick Tracy's walkie talkie wristwatch it
seemed to be unimaginable.
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Stephen
I solemnly promise to kick the next angle, I see.
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On 11-5-2014 12:09, Stephen wrote:
> I find it strange that whilst the authors could imaging all sorts of
> marvellous futures. Excepting Dick Tracy's walkie talkie wristwatch it
> seemed to be unimaginable.
>
Albert Robida (http://www.robida.info/index.html) anticipated at least
flying cars, and... Skype ;-)
Thomas
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On 11/05/2014 15:23, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 11-5-2014 12:09, Stephen wrote:
>> I find it strange that whilst the authors could imaging all sorts of
>> marvellous futures. Excepting Dick Tracy's walkie talkie wristwatch it
>> seemed to be unimaginable.
>>
> Albert Robida (http://www.robida.info/index.html) anticipated at least
> flying cars, and... Skype ;-)
>
OMG! The music. :-(
But how interesting. :-)
(The man and his works.)
Of course this is probably the "exception that proves the rule". Unless
English speakers just don't have the imagination. ^_^
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Stephen
I solemnly promise to kick the next angle, I see.
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On Sun, 11 May 2014 15:48:18 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 11/05/2014 15:23, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 11-5-2014 12:09, Stephen wrote:
>>> I find it strange that whilst the authors could imaging all sorts of
>>> marvellous futures. Excepting Dick Tracy's walkie talkie wristwatch it
>>> seemed to be unimaginable.
>>>
>> Albert Robida (http://www.robida.info/index.html) anticipated at least
>> flying cars, and... Skype ;-)
>>
>>
> OMG! The music. :-(
>
> But how interesting. :-)
> (The man and his works.)
> Of course this is probably the "exception that proves the rule". Unless
> English speakers just don't have the imagination. ^_^
LOL
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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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On 10/05/2014 23:35, Tim Cook wrote:
> On 2014-05-10 14:51, Stephen wrote:
>> I am not really into games (I'm pretty poor at playing them.) although I
>> have been playing the Beta of Elite Dangerous. It is just a shoot them
>> up in your flying saucer ATM.
>
> Lucky duck. I'm having to wait for final release. Looking forward to
> it, though.
>
Here is a preview from the latest news letter.
Not being a gamer I have nothing to compare it with but I am quite
impressed with the graphics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGf9OPot8Sc
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Regards
Stephen
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