tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post7215545548185653278..comments2024-01-31T05:21:16.492-05:00Comments on ClassicBecky's Brain Food: 2011 -- Where Are The Flying Cars?ClassicBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-58347138659506296902011-01-09T03:16:22.299-05:002011-01-09T03:16:22.299-05:00Star Trek didn't do too bad. The communicator ...Star Trek didn't do too bad. The communicator is a cell phone, the computer on Picard's desk is a laptop, and they used the equivalent of a Kindle or iPad all the time. So what if we don't have flying cars for drunks to fly into buildings and we haven't figured out how to get around Heisenberg's uncertainty principle so we can just beam Julian Assange into a jail cell.Valerie Troutmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410883127046380616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-91724951512707191332011-01-04T17:58:49.804-05:002011-01-04T17:58:49.804-05:00I like your vision of the future, in the absence o...I like your vision of the future, in the absence of hover crafts, jet packs and a personal maid named Rosie, we settled for robot dogs and room bots (I prefer K-9, Dr. Who’s canine inspired pal). It is interesting that you mention the TWILIGHT ZONE marathon; I caught one of the episodes late on New Year’s Day. I watched one titled THE INVADERS with Agnes Moorehead fighting off “aliens.” Happy New Year, Becky.whistlingypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126688373252306609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-89703333260974665782011-01-03T05:54:31.140-05:002011-01-03T05:54:31.140-05:00Happy New Year Becky!! Now that you mention it.. w...Happy New Year Becky!! Now that you mention it.. where is my robot maid who does housework?!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-33093958759073280132011-01-01T17:34:41.517-05:002011-01-01T17:34:41.517-05:00only H.G. WELLES got the future right...I am glad ...only H.G. WELLES got the future right...I am glad that I do not live in a JETSONS future!!! too sterile and drab!!doctor sabelotodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753057330165133638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-58211461718275580742011-01-01T17:17:06.393-05:002011-01-01T17:17:06.393-05:00On the flip side, Becky, teleportation can be prob...On the flip side, Becky, teleportation can be problematic as shown in THE FLY movies!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-73147035616939103842011-01-01T12:24:46.122-05:002011-01-01T12:24:46.122-05:00One of my favorite remarks by George Jetson is whe...One of my favorite remarks by George Jetson is when, exhausted from work at the office one day said, "These two-hour work days are killing me.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.com