Friday, June 30, 2006
Monday, June 26, 2006
Chatty Caddy
Fresh from the Patent Office to a road near you: Car-to-Car Chit Chat.
"How often have you been driving and wished you could communicate with another driver? Perhaps you'd like to give them advance warning that you intend to slow down, say thanks when they have given way or issue a gentle rebuke for some lapse of road manners on their part.
"Sony is patenting a simple way to make this possible ... "
All together now, everyone who thinks this system would be used to say Thanks, please raise your hands. OK, now let's see hands if you've witnessed a "gentle rebuke" any time within the past decade. Anyone? Anyone at all?
Oh, this is so not a good idea.
"How often have you been driving and wished you could communicate with another driver? Perhaps you'd like to give them advance warning that you intend to slow down, say thanks when they have given way or issue a gentle rebuke for some lapse of road manners on their part.
"Sony is patenting a simple way to make this possible ... "
All together now, everyone who thinks this system would be used to say Thanks, please raise your hands. OK, now let's see hands if you've witnessed a "gentle rebuke" any time within the past decade. Anyone? Anyone at all?
Oh, this is so not a good idea.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Speaking of treasure ...
I'm really looking forward to Treasure Hunt, the new NBC show starting Sunday evening.
Done by the producers of DaVinci Code, and sharing the look of the movie, it's actually being touted as a "smart" show. There's a breath of fresh air.
There's an online game associated with it too, which looks inviting. You have to download a Flash player if you don't have it, but that's like five seconds. It won't let you proceed past the initial screen until Sunday.
I'm hooked already.
Done by the producers of DaVinci Code, and sharing the look of the movie, it's actually being touted as a "smart" show. There's a breath of fresh air.
There's an online game associated with it too, which looks inviting. You have to download a Flash player if you don't have it, but that's like five seconds. It won't let you proceed past the initial screen until Sunday.
I'm hooked already.
The price of gold
News item: Gold hunter digs 60-foot hole - Peculiar Postings - MSNBC.com
So. You're sitting there on your front porch, just minding your business, when ... DING DING DING ... your gold detector goes off.
Naturally, you're going to grab a shovel and check this out. And like any red-blooded American entrepreneur, when things get really dangerous you bring in somebody dumber and greedier than you to do the heavy lifting. But, c'mon fella. An unsupported mine shaft 60 freaking feet deep? In your front yard? Geez Louise. It's a miracle nobody died.
Of course, if he had found gold this would be a whole other story. We'd be carrying him around on our virtual shoulders as a plucky, lucky example for risk takers everywhere.
Success is pretty much the only thing dividing the "lunatics" from the "visionaries." You never know which you are until you see how things turn out.
(*Note to self: There's a gold detector?? Can I have one??)
So. You're sitting there on your front porch, just minding your business, when ... DING DING DING ... your gold detector goes off.
Naturally, you're going to grab a shovel and check this out. And like any red-blooded American entrepreneur, when things get really dangerous you bring in somebody dumber and greedier than you to do the heavy lifting. But, c'mon fella. An unsupported mine shaft 60 freaking feet deep? In your front yard? Geez Louise. It's a miracle nobody died.
Of course, if he had found gold this would be a whole other story. We'd be carrying him around on our virtual shoulders as a plucky, lucky example for risk takers everywhere.
Success is pretty much the only thing dividing the "lunatics" from the "visionaries." You never know which you are until you see how things turn out.
(*Note to self: There's a gold detector?? Can I have one??)
Beachballs
CLICK ME. Dare ya.
I have absolutely no comment -- I'm laughing too hard to breathe.
-- Found it here: Sellwood Street
I have absolutely no comment -- I'm laughing too hard to breathe.
-- Found it here: Sellwood Street
Sunday, June 11, 2006
A pox on all your houses
Check it out: Ontario looks to limit speech after curse placed on city official
Here we have 1. A Christian minister who feels entitled to public money for his religious group, AND 2. puts a curse on the city manager who won't give it to him, AND 3. the city council now looking for ways to thwart free speech at its meetings.
Sometimes I can't even decide where to begin.
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