2010 sounds all scifi-ish and everything. (And is the title of a scifi book and movie.)
The year 2000 seemed scifi-ish to me until the mid-late '90s.
This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.
Buffy ,'Potential'
Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Feb 21, 2007 4:43:24 am PST #2408 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Connie Neil - Feb 21, 2007 4:43:46 am PST #2409 of 10001
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2010 . . .
When the movie 2010 came out, it seemed so, well, futuristic and possible.
I was promised flying cars! Where are my flying cars!
edit: geek cross-post!
tommyrot - Feb 21, 2007 4:48:55 am PST #2410 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
When the movie 2010 came out, it seemed so, well, futuristic and possible.
Yeah. 2010 was about a manned mission to Jupiter, 9 years after the first manned mission.
Back around 1970, people just assumed that all our manned space travel progress would continue. Instead, by the time we land on the moon again it will have been more than 45 years since any human has gone beyond Earth orbit.
Jessica - Feb 21, 2007 4:49:42 am PST #2411 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Freezing FOG? Are you sure you're not in The Day After Tomorrow?
tommyrot - Feb 21, 2007 4:50:46 am PST #2412 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Are you sure you're not in The Day After Tomorrow?
Well, that pigeon was.
Jesse - Feb 21, 2007 5:10:51 am PST #2413 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You know, I can't remember what the context was exactly, but I was just saying this weekend that we are living in the future, flying cars or no.
Oh, you know what it was? Disposable digital cameras for $10 in the drug store.
shrift - Feb 21, 2007 5:15:20 am PST #2414 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
The Killer Frozen Death Fog didn't get me.
tommyrot - Feb 21, 2007 5:15:41 am PST #2415 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
You know, I can't remember what the context was exactly, but I was just saying this weekend that we are living in the future, flying cars or no.
Yeah. All this computer/music/video crap we have is totally scifi. That's one are where reality met or exceeded the '60s scifi vision.
Except we don't have AI yet. Back then people radically underestimated the difficulties associated with AI.
ION, Burger King French toast sticks are of the nummy....
bon bon - Feb 21, 2007 5:17:04 am PST #2416 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I too was writing something this weekend that involved calculating dates up to like 2014 (a calendar of actions related to a settlement). It was totally wrong and freaky! But disposable digital cameras? More freaky!
shrift - Feb 21, 2007 5:17:54 am PST #2417 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm eating Cheerios and coffee for breakfast.
Please note that I do not mean Cheerios in coffee.