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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
04/19/09

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They should ship a couple cases of these to Dubai...
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Kaiser-Machead
04/19/09

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Rover Schumacher will be thrilled.
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skeksis
04/19/09

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How come they don't make baby bowls and high chairs out of this stuff? Those seem like they would get thrown around more.
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weatherman
04/19/09

@skeksis: and it seems like they would hurt less when the hit. I think you're on to something. Perhaps you should make a substantial investment into manufacturing baby bowls out of carbon fiber - there's almost no doubt that someone will buy it!
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MadCrazy
04/19/09

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So there is a limit to what stupid rich folk will buy, who knew.
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something_unique_and_descriptive
04/19/09

@MadCrazy: No, there really isn't. She's just doesn't know how to market to them.

(She does know how to design bikes though, I used to have one of the Bianchis she designed, I've been kicking myself for selling it ever since.)
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Bos'un's Mate
04/19/09

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If she can get Bo a pair for Air Force One, her problems are solved.
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irish_stickman
03/15/09

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whats stopping the postman from stopping the clock?
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
03/16/09

@irish_stickman: Charges of mail tampering?
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BeautifulAgony
03/15/09

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It woulod be much better with a thin e-ink substrate and a flexible polymer battery, like this:

[www.sciencedaily.com]

Then the whole postcard could be a flexible battery and screen.
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Walljasper
03/15/09

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'Can't wait till big government takes over my healthcare and all of my other needs. And government CARES so much more about me. It's way more responsive to my opinions and those of my friends and associates, especially compared to those evil corporations and of course, George Bush.
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BeautifulAgony
03/15/09

@Walljasper: How did you turn this into a government rant?

Certainly, you are aware that the USPS is not government funded, right? They are entirely reliant upon revenue from customers, not taxes or federal funding.
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MBPsadly
03/15/09

@BeautifulAgony: And lets not forget sending letters across country for 40 cents. OH NO ITS SO EXPENSIVE! AND 2 DAYS! OH NO!!!!

Big Government has never done any good. I mean look at the highways and bridges and americas infrastructure. There are plenty of countries as spread out as ours and with the same population that have done it way better without the use of the Government let me list those for you...
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BeautifulAgony
03/15/09

@MBPsadly: Not to mention this nifty little series of tubes we call the internet. If it wasn't for DARPA R&D, it likely wouldn't have "evolved" into the largely egalitarian evironment it currently is.

No doubt we'd have some semblance of networked infrastructure (ie FIDOnet) but it was DARPA that paved the way for the ARPANET packet-switching network that grew up and became "teh intarwebz" we know and love today.

Sometimes the kids today forget where it all came from, and forget just how much of what they take for granted has foundations and groundwork laid by the government, or colleges and corporations via government grant money.

I wonder how well the OP, or any of us, would get along without "snail mail" for 6 months.
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MrRoboModo
03/15/09

@BeautifulAgony: and let's not forget to thank Al Gore, he is the "real" inventor of the intrawebanet thingy. Is it potato or pot...?
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BeautifulAgony
03/15/09

@MrRoboModo: To be fair, Al Gore was just about the only politician who recognized the potential of the early internet infrastructure in the 70s. He didn't invent it, but he did play a vital role in making it as openly available to commercial and private endavors as it currently is. The early creators have been extremely vocal about the vital role he played in helping congress recognize the importance in supporting it as a national infrastructure. It's not a stretch to say that, politically, he was instrumental in the success of the internet as we currently see it.

He may be snickered at in various circles, for his various passionate beliefs, but any internet geek who knows the history, will clearly recognize that Gore has been highly influential in educating Washington about the importance of high speed telecommunications networking, and specifically the "internet" we know today.

As for "potato," that was Dan Quayle. Sarcasm? Not sure I see the connection other than both being VPs.
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xkevin108x
03/15/09

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The USPS sucks. I avoid it at all costs.
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
03/15/09

@xkevin108x: Yeah, I mean where else can you send something partway across the Pacific for $.42. I am guessing you can do better?

They do a damn fine job.
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cobra_commander
03/15/09

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Is there someone who still sends postcards??
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
03/16/09

@cobra_commander: Kids in summer camp?
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acceptablerisk
03/15/09

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If you stick this in a regular mailbox, you'd better hope someone notices it and hand sorts it. If it goes through the mechanical sorter, that bulky LCD is gonna get torn right off or otherwise mangled.
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MBPsadly
03/15/09

@acceptablerisk: yep and how about this Mystical idea...How about you start the stopwatch on your iphone when you drop it in the mail then tell the person to call you when they get it. It's free and not annoying YAY!
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Alchemistmerlin
03/16/09

@MBPsadly:

For that matter, why send mail at all?!

No, seriously, what's the point of paper mail again? Other than bills and junk mail?
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Purple Dave
03/16/09

@Alchemistmerlin:
Legal contracts, internet purchases, gifts, delivery of credit cards, people who have no internet/e-mail, wedding invites/RSVPs/thank-yous, Netflix, correspondance with members of the armed forces, payments that you don't want to be late but don't really want to pay "on-time", filing state taxes for free, greeting cards, postcards from exotic vacation spots (even though in many cases the cards won't arrive until you're already back from your trip), and because there are still Luddites and Amish in this world. Did I miss anything?
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Purple Dave
03/16/09

@Me:
Whoops, I did forget one. "To Whom it May Concern" letters that you want someone to actually pay attention to. E-mails are easy to fire off with very little effort involved, and they're treated accordingly.
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SargentPlover
03/15/09

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Great! Even better than writing the exact time on the card with .... a pen.
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viatorci
03/16/09

@SargentPlover: Reminds me of Nasa's expensive space pen program vs. the Russian use of the pencil. You wouldn't happen to be a communist, would you?
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im.thatoneguy
03/16/09

@viatorci: Reminds me how few people read snopes.

There was no space pen program.
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
03/16/09

@im.thatoneguy: But, but, but, I read it in an email/a friend told me a friend of his told them. It's gotta be true then! ;)
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enm4r
03/16/09

@AfraidOfVelcro_GitEmSteveDave: I think "But it was in a Ben Afflek movie!" is a better excuse to believe it.
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
03/16/09

@enm4r: Wait, aren't Ben Afflek movies urban legends?
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zenpoet
03/17/09

@ThatIdiotJeffrey_GitEmSteveDav...: no, they are unfortunatly real, but there is a legend that there exists a GOOD Ben Affleck movie.
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