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    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of SkipErnst SkipErnst
    12/15/09

    In reply to Top 5 Assclowns Laughing at the iPhone Back in 2007
    Why are there 6 top 5 assclowns in this article?
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    12/11/09

    In reply to 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But Never Got
    Video phones are so mid-90s... but now you can have them any way you want pretty much - NTT DoCoMo advertised a service several years ago that would replace your image with a cartoon avatar puppet if you didn't want to show your face at the moment while talking on your 2-way video cel phone. Otherwise, Skype is the popular way of doing it now and is free.

    Manmade oceans... are interesting, and the nuclear excavation option isn't as bad as it would sound - though at such an altitude as I understand it, you would end up with a lot of fallout. I didn't know they were planning them so long ago, but I've been suggesting this for a couple of years because most of the world's population lives near coasts - so when cities do start to reach a state of overcrowding as the norm, we could basically increase the area of shoreline in a less-populated area and settle along there for a while... but to make it long-term, we would have to be talking about the largest geoengineering project ever done.
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    Image of dO_Ob dO_Ob
    12/11/09

    In reply to 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But Never Got
    Ha since when did the have cars that can park themselves in 1999?

    I thought they were a recent invention.
    Hmmm :(
    Why are they not common?

    *Or is it meant to be 70 years?
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    Joe Stoner promoted this comment Edited by dO_Ob at 12/11/09 6:06 AM dO_Ob was starred dO_Ob was unstarred
    Image of Joe Stoner Joe Stoner
    12/11/09

    @dO_Ob: No, the smart roadway was started in 1997. The next sentence, which did not mention "60 years," mentioned the cars that park themselves. While Giz writers make plenty of "creative" writing decisions (see the food pill section), this one actually made sense.
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    Image of dO_Ob dO_Ob
    12/11/09

    @Joe Stoner: O, My bad. Read whole thing then Summarised it in my head. Thanks for pointing it out.
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    Image of SkipErnst SkipErnst
    12/10/09

    In reply to 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But Never Got
    Um ... excuse my ignorance, but why the hell would we want or need man made oceans ... even freshwater ones. The earth is already 3/4 ocean. Isn't that enough?
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    Image of MrEvil MrEvil
    12/10/09

    @SkipErnst: I agree, what is the point of adding more water to the Earth's surface? I could understand if there was a shortage of fresh water in South America. However, it seems that most of the shortages seem to stem from private suppliers responsible for bringing Potable water to cities.
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    12/10/09

    In reply to 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But Never Got
    There already is a safe cigarette. You just take the tobacco out of the equation, and have nicotine and water vapor.
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    Image of Cheesus Crust Cheesus Crust
    12/10/09

    @HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: Isn't tobacco a form of nicotine?
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    HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Cheesus Crust was starred Cheesus Crust was unstarred
    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    12/10/09

    @Cheesus Crust: No, tobacco contains nicotine, as well as a whole bunch of other shit. Nicotine, in and of itself, in the concentration smokers normally get, isn't harmful; it's all the other chemicals in tobacco that kill you.
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    Image of Nick Buzan Nick Buzan
    12/10/09

    @HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: Nicotine was used as a poison up through the 19th century, a drop of it on the skin would be absorbed and kill a human. So there is no "safe" cigarette.
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    HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Nick Buzan was starred Nick Buzan was unstarred
    Image of MrEvil MrEvil
    12/10/09

    @HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: To add to your post, Nicotine is just the substance that keeps smokers lighting up.
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    12/11/09

    @Nick Buzan: It's a good thing cigarettes (including vapor cigarettes) contain less than a drop, then, isn't it? Hence why I said, "in the concentrations smokers normally get".
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    Image of Christian Williamson Christian Williamson
    12/11/09

    @HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: we dont know that for sure. theres no real studies that have been done yet to show that. all the experts in the field say the same thing. we just dont know enough about e cigarettes yet. they responsibly dont hold a position on the subject yet.

    at this point im not aware of any government funded study being done of e-cigarettes yet either.
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    fuchikoma promoted this comment Christian Williamson was starred Christian Williamson was unstarred
    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    12/11/09

    @Christian Williamson: We do know that nicotine itself is still highly addictive, and will both boost heart rate and constrict blood vessels, greatly increasing risk of heart attack and stroke while under its influence.
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    Image of Helvetica Helvetica
    12/10/09

    In reply to 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But Never Got
    What I took away from all that was that I CAN learn Spanish by eating a Mexican? I knew it. Que paso! Que paso!
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    Image of MooglesInMyFace MooglesInMyFace
    12/10/09

    In reply to 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But Never Got
    "real" cigarettes may still be dangerous, but there a lot of fake electronic ones that are supposed to feel and taste like a real cigarette.
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    BubbleF**kingBuddy promoted this comment MooglesInMyFace was starred MooglesInMyFace was unstarred
    Image of BubbleF**kingBuddy BubbleF**kingBuddy
    12/10/09

    @MooglesInMyFace: They don't feel or taste like real cigs at all. They're just liquid nicotine dispensers.
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    Image of Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow
    12/10/09

    @BubbleF**kingBuddy: That is the grossest (probably not a word) concept I have heard/seen today. Thanks very little. :(
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    Image of memarrone memarrone
    12/10/09

    In reply to 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But Never Got
    notably absent: telepor-f***ing-tation... its almost 2010 why cant i teleport yet?!?
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    Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow approved this comment memarrone was starred memarrone was unstarred
    Image of Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow
    12/10/09

    @memarrone: I have dreamed of this concept ever since I took that horrible job at UPS 6 years ago.

    The subway system is trash at night and required me to leave my house 2 hours early for a 27 minute ride.

    Why not just wake up 5 minutes before the shift and teleport to the timeclock?
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    Image of EBone EBone
    12/10/09

    @Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow: If there was teleportation, you wouldn't have your job. Amazon.com would just beam shit directly to their customers.
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    Image of weezerme weezerme
    12/10/09

    @Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow: Or use just teleport those packages you deliver. Thus the need for UPS is no more. Be careful what you wish for!
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    Image of Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow
    12/10/09

    @weezerme:
    @EBone:

    I quit that job for a reason. If it removed the need for UPS, the people that toil for nothing on the inside would be able to get some sleep at night!
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    Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow was starred Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow was unstarred
    Image of PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
    12/10/09

    In reply to 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But Never Got
    Don't they have safe cigarettes nowadays that use nicotine cartridges?
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    Image of Rob Buckhouse Rob Buckhouse
    12/10/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher::

    eCigs are healthier and thus safer, but the FDA will never let them tell you that.

    On a side note, an eCig helped me quit my 21-year-long smoking habit.
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    Gordonium approved this comment Rob Buckhouse was starred Rob Buckhouse was unstarred
    Image of barrywoods barrywoods
    12/10/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: If it uses nicotine it's not really safe.
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    Gordonium promoted this comment barrywoods was starred barrywoods was unstarred
    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    12/10/09

    @barrywoods: There is more nicotine in a tomato than in a cigarette. It's everything else that's burned that's the real threat.
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    Image of Aex Aex
    12/10/09

    @barrywoods: It's not the nicotine that kills!
    It's the smoOOooke! The smoOooOoke.

    Cancer: it's the smoke.
    Heart disease: it's the smoke.
    Respiratory disease: it's the smoooooooke!

    It's the, it's the inhalation, it's the smoOOooke! The smoOooOoke.

    If they wanna obtain their nicotine, it's okay.

    It's the smoOOooke! The smoOooOoke.
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    Edited by Aex at 12/10/09 7:40 PM Aex was starred Aex was unstarred
    Image of quantumbits quantumbits
    12/10/09

    In reply to 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But Never Got
    No irreverent Soylent Green references this far into the thread? Really??
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    Scotland promoted this comment quantumbits was starred quantumbits was unstarred
    Image of Scotland Scotland
    12/10/09

    @quantumbits: [gizmodo.com]
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    Image of quantumbits quantumbits
    12/10/09

    @Scotland: Doh!
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    Image of otko otko
    12/10/09

    @quantumbits:

    How does it taste?
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    Edited by otko at 12/10/09 2:57 PM otko was starred otko was unstarred
    Image of cso1982 cso1982
    12/10/09

    @otko's pic is back: it varies from person to person
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    EBone promoted this comment cso1982 was starred cso1982 was unstarred
    Image of otko otko
    12/10/09

    @cso1982: cso for the assist!
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    Image of Covertghost Covertghost
    12/10/09

    In reply to 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But Never Got
    I thought there was already a self-driving car, and the prototype was shown at Pike's Peak this year or some other similar outting?
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    EBone promoted this comment Covertghost was starred Covertghost was unstarred
    Image of EBone EBone
    12/10/09

    @Covertghost: About ten years ago, CalTrans tested autodrive cars that followed wires embedded in the HOV bypass lanes on the I-15 here in San Diego. The project was proceeding pretty well, until funding ran out.
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    Image of PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
    12/10/09

    In reply to 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But Never Got
    The Poseidon Resort might still happen
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    Image of 416Hammy 416Hammy
    12/10/09

    In reply to 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But Never Got
    Don't forget Duke Nuke'em Forever.
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    NorwoodIsMyHero promoted this comment 416Hammy was starred 416Hammy was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    12/10/09

    In reply to 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But Never Got
    I think this calls for a photoshop contest to update this list from our point of view now. What are ten technologies we want or would like to see in the future?
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    Wilson Rothman promoted this comment Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of Xjep Xjep
    12/10/09

    In reply to 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But Never Got
    Forgot kitchen that we don't have to do shit in
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    EBone promoted this comment Edited by Xjep at 12/10/09 2:35 PM Xjep was starred Xjep was unstarred
    Image of EBone EBone
    12/10/09

    @Xjep: You shit in the kitchen? Where do you eat, in the bathroom?
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