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    Image of Kakkoii Kakkoii
    09/25/09

    In reply to Optical Gaming Implants Turn Babies Into Killers
    Why did you guys link to some random guys channel?

    XFX has their own channel the videos are posted on:
    [www.youtube.com]
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    Image of Danny Allen Danny Allen
    09/25/09

    @Kakkoii: I'm the random guy, I put the playlist together ;)
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    Image of Curves Curves
    09/25/09

    In reply to Optical Gaming Implants Turn Babies Into Killers
    Optical implants - something like eyes in the back of your head? I already have those; I am a mother and we see ALL.
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    Image of OrbitalGun OrbitalGun
    09/21/09

    In reply to Remember The AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will
    A later version of these commercials had a guy renewing his driver's license at an ATM and a person paying for a purchase by waving their credit card in front of a sensor.
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    Image of Bandit Bandit
    09/18/09

    In reply to Remember The AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will
    Will you ever get frustrated that the world's greatest phone for two years running still doesn't have five-year-old MMS technology? You will. And the company that will bring it to you, AT&T.
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    09/18/09

    In reply to Remember The AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will
    I want my flying cars.
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    Image of Danny Allen Danny Allen
    09/18/09

    ..
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    Edited by Danny Allen at 09/18/09 2:52 PM Danny Allen was starred Danny Allen was unstarred
    Image of Danny Allen Danny Allen
    09/18/09

    .
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    Edited by Danny Allen at 09/18/09 2:51 PM Danny Allen was starred Danny Allen was unstarred
    Image of Danny Allen Danny Allen
    09/18/09

    @Cash907Censored:
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/18/09

    In reply to Remember The AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will
    Doesn't matter how accurate it is...still...
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    Image of Dr Durdon Dr Durdon
    09/18/09

    In reply to Remember The AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will
    I'm still waiting on the ability to pay for an entire shopping cart of groceries without moving them from my cart. Someone get back to me on that one. Self check out does not count.
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    Image of yankeesrule yankeesrule
    09/18/09

    @Dr Durdon: They have that in the White Plains, NY Stop and Shop.

    When you walk in you can scan your S&S card in and get a barcode reader and as you go shopping you can scan in your items and bag them as you go.

    It keeps a total of your groceries, how much you saved, and it'll popup with sales you may like. To Check out, you go through a self checkout booth, scan in a special barcode and pay.

    That store also has this feature where you can choose your deli items when you walk in and it'll text you when they are ready.
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    Image of TabithaBabanya TabithaBabanya
    09/18/09

    In reply to Remember The AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will
    Thats Darma (Darma and Greg) tucking her baby in.
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    Image of sxpacks sxpacks
    09/18/09

    In reply to Remember The AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will
    You forgot the one with the shopping cart and the watch phone
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    09/18/09

    @sxpacks: I liked the one where the guy stuffed all his groceries in his coat and then as he walked out the door a receipt popped out for him.
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    09/18/09

    In reply to Remember The AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will
    Have you ever wanted to plug your PMP into the base of your skull?
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    09/18/09

    @reddingofish: Have you ever wanted to pay $100 a month for cell phone service? You will.
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    09/18/09

    In reply to Remember The AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will
    The whole phone booth thing was way off. I haven't seen a phone booth in years.
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    Image of LordSkippy LordSkippy
    09/18/09

    @reddingofish: What's a "phone booth"?
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/18/09

    @LordSkippy: It's an old fashion time machine that California "dudes" used to use to do homework back in the late 80s/early 90s.
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    09/18/09

    @LordSkippy: It's a device that Timelords use to travel through space and time.
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    Image of CommentingpointlesslyisMeh CommentingpointlesslyisMeh
    09/18/09

    @OCEntertainment: YES! You got hearted for that comment Ted! Where the F*&^ did Bill go anyway?
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment Edited by CommentingpointlesslyisMeh at 09/18/09 2:24 PM CommentingpointlesslyisMeh was starred CommentingpointlesslyisMeh was unstarred
    Image of TheWerewolf - Sotto voce TheWerewolf - Sotto voce
    09/18/09

    @LordSkippy: It's what Superman uses to change into his suit.

    Or...

    "It's like a portable restroom..." (Futurama)
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/18/09

    @CommentingpointlesslyisMeh: Well, they both had a bunch of opportunities after that movie, but Alex Winter (Bill) insisted he wanted to be able to continue acting, instead of simple standing in front of a camera. This closed a lot of doors for him. Keanu Reeves had no such issues giving up on his craft, so naturally he got shot to superstardom.
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    Image of DanaSisyphus DanaSisyphus
    09/18/09

    In reply to Remember The AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will
    I thought scientists and engineers brought these things to us, not political parties?
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    09/18/09

    @DanaSisyphus: Marketing people bring them to us. The scientist just take what the marketing people think of and make it work.
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    Image of awdark awdark
    09/18/09

    In reply to Remember The AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will
    And I think AT&T and all the other wireless providers are the ones slowng us down. Its nice that is possible now, but most of the stuff still cost too much to use. Expensive "unlimited" data plans with limits =\

    Then again its better than virgin mobile data on the phone $1.50 for 1mb for one day, or $5 for 5mb $10 for 20mb for a month.. Maybe its not that bad to be able to have data o.O......
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    Bandit promoted this comment awdark was starred awdark was unstarred
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    09/18/09

    @awdark: I disagree. Wireless "anywhere" communications is dirt cheap compared to any historical form of communication, whether it was messenger, pony express, telegram, or operator-assisted long distance. You are getting world-wide "go anywhere" wireless service for a flat fee each month that almost anyone can afford. Look at all the unemployed or working-class people who have cell phones -- it is obviously a very affordable technology. Even developing countries have excellent cell coverage because it's far more expensive to bring copper wire to everyone's homes. Amazing, really.
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    Image of quantumbits quantumbits
    09/18/09

    In reply to Remember The AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will
    I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.
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    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    09/18/09

    In reply to Remember The AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will
    This was from 1993? I swear those seem much more recent. A couple thoughts:

    I like how they thought the toll booth payment would require a mini credit card machine in your car. I mean, we had radio transponders back then, and account info on magnetic strips. the current ez pass product should have been easy enough to predict.

    Also, David Fincher? where are the blue gray light gels? the sinister pacing? Paltrow's pretty little head in a box?
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    Image of blamemyparents blamemyparents
    09/18/09

    @chauncy that billups: I think they probably had the 'you wouldnt need to swipe' part figured out. The difference is, by showing the card swipe, everyone in 1993 gets the idea of what's actually going on.
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    Bandit promoted this comment blamemyparents was starred blamemyparents was unstarred
    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    09/18/09

    @blamemyparents: Good point.
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