We almost had intertubes 100 years ago!
On the intertubes c. 1908
The Dec. 16, 1908 NYT reports on what might have been a close call: a proposal for the U.S. government to purchase, install and operate pneumatic tubes for the purpose of delivering mail and other goods:
"That it is not feasible and desirable at the present time for the Government to purchase, to install, or to operate pneumatic tubes," is one of the most important conclusions reached by a commission appointed by the Postmaster General to inquire into the feasibility and desirability of the purchase and operation by the Government of pneumatic tubes in the cities where the service is now installed...
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One wonders what our communication system would be like if the government had undertaken a large scale, nation-wide, pneumatic tube system for mail delivery. It seems there was at least a small possibility that we might actually have had a system of "intertubes."
Oh my goodness-- I would love a pneumatic tube system!
The Periodic Table of Awesomeness
Quite a lot of common Buffista topics in there....
One wonders what our communication system would be like if the government had undertaken a large scale, nation-wide, pneumatic tube system for mail delivery. It seems there was at least a small possibility that we might actually have had a system of "intertubes."
It would make passing coffee around A LOT easier.
Adam Walsh's murder is finally solved. Interesting quote at the end of the article:
What it also did, said Mount Holyoke College sociologist and criminologist Richard Moran, is make children and adults alike exponentially more afraid.
"He ended up really producing a generation of cautious and afraid kids who view all adults and strangers as a threat to them and it made parents extremely paranoid about the safety of their children," Moran said.
Many held the view if someone is meant to be with you, then they should know what you want without you telling them.
I can't be alone in thinking that people who hold this view earn every bit of frustration and unhappiness it brings them, can I?
Someone made a joke about making sure we have our badges with us because the Secret Service is here, and now I suspect it wasn't a joke after all.
Many held the view if someone is meant to be with you, then they should know what you want without you telling them.
I can't be alone in thinking that people who hold this view earn every bit of frustration and unhappiness it brings them, can I?
Speaking as the daughter of one of these people, no, you're not alone.
Trust me.
The Periodic Table of Awesomeness
Perhaps I'm being overly picky, but is it too much to ask that if they're going to put lasers and swords in the same group, light sabers should be there too?
Perhaps I'm being overly picky, but is it too much to ask that if they're going to put lasers and swords in the same group, light sabers should be there too?
I noticed they had "Boobs", but I didn't notice anything for those interested in boys.
