@Bandit: That response was also tongue-in-cheek. But so tongue in cheek that it BLEW YOUR MIND. You just can't see it now because your MIND IS SO BLOWN.
I was sort of hoping they'd go back to Kenny the Weather Kia, where he proceeds to peck the eyes out of his handler in some comedic fashion. I guess that's what I get for hoping for too much.
There's a key piece of information missing, how long have they been in place? Anyone can say there hasn't been a single accident since they are in place if it's only been a day.
The billboard may be terrifying but Paparuka District Council claims that since they went up over Easter - traditionally the worst time for fatalities because of the holiday rush and first heavy rains after summer - nobody has died.
One technology from Minority Report that was cool to see in the movie, but probably won't be fast enough or well recieved enough to be successful in the real world.
"Hey fatass, you look depressed! There's a McDonalds down the street and a suicide booth around the corner. "
Sweet! I'm moving to CrazyLand tomorrow, and I can't wait to get in on this future action! Between these boards, the lifesize Gundam in Tokyo and the enormous fire-breathing robot baby, I should be dead within a week!
Umm...if it were to scan me and display what I want to buy...well, let's just say passerbys might faint at the sight. Or be dreadfully confused. Either way.
@bosskev: I didn't even think of that. I would never post a 'first' comment either blatantly or covertly. Geez now you're going to make me all paranoid about what I write in the future..
"If you've ever been to Japan-or seen a picture-you'd know that the entire surface of cityscapes is basically one giant advertising mosaic"
Uh have you? I guess by Japan you mostly mean Tokyo, and most of the area of Tokyo is covered by suburb consisting of small one family or few-family houses, virtually without a garden. At least that's what it looked like the last time I was there...
@William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire: No, they mean the whole place. Fuji bought the one family homes and Sony bought the few-family houses. It was in all the papers a few weeks ago. Everyone there gets a Solar powered OLED billboard with WiFi to update the ads.
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Machine: "Ma'am, you would look fantastic in this dress from Dresses are us"
Dude: "But, I'm a guy"
Machine: "How about the new Britney Spears Fragrance, 'Desperation'?"
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"Hey fatass, you look depressed! There's a McDonalds down the street and a suicide booth around the corner. "
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Indeed. Interesting connection there. You would
--hey, wait a minute--
Is this just your wiley way of sneaking in a FIRST comment?
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Uh have you? I guess by Japan you mostly mean Tokyo, and most of the area of Tokyo is covered by suburb consisting of small one family or few-family houses, virtually without a garden. At least that's what it looked like the last time I was there...
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Sorry grammer police this morning..
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