Re: [scifinoir2] Triumph for Luddites? Human Contracts Computer Virus
The guy that has been doing these experiments seems to be addressing all of the possible issues that could happen out on himself. Its quite possible that the RFID chip will become a human upgrade in the very near future. The question is why. Are we so lazy that we cannot pull a card out our pockets to open the door?? Speaking if RFID chips, there was is a show called Pitch Men on Discovery channel. The host of the show does infomercials. In one of the segments this week, a guy created a product that blocked the signal of a RFID chip reader. In theory, a thief could use a reader and steal your credit card info while walking down the street just by being near you. The plastic card holder blocks the signal keeping your credit card secure. My question was, no one thought of this before they released the RFID credit cards to the public? On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: [?][?][?][?] On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: He probably used windows. :) On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: A... the plan comes together at last. Now, to get him Twittering. [?] [?][?][?] On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: Triumph for Luddites? Human Contracts Computer Virus Technophobes have warned for years about what will happen once we all have mechanical parts. Will computer viruses invade and disrupt our cyborg components, giving hackers access to our information or even the ability to control us? To answer that question in part, a British scientist recently became the first human to be “infected” with a computer virushttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/british-scientist-becomes-first-human-infected-with-a-computer/ . Dr. Mark Gasson of Reading University purposely infected the RFID chip implanted in his hand with a computer virus. According to Dr. Gasson, the virus was able to be picked up by the machines that read his implanted chip. Gasson’s study suggests that viruses could one day be passed between implants in one body or even from one individual to another. There is no threat to current cyborgs, though – the research is simply highlighting what may come to pass in our tech-enhanced future. -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik 1B2.gif360.gif
Re: [scifinoir2] A gold Ferrari?
You would never have to paint the car again and it would be easy to clean, but... I'm sure the gold must add on a few pounds. Couldn't a couple of the sheiks buying toys say, Ya know Akmed, this month I think that I will build a couple of schools instead of buying another chrome Mercedes. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Isn't that the truth? Gold is -- JEEZ! $1243 an OUNCE! (Pardon the shouting, please.) On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 7:25 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Can you imagine the cost to fix a ding? On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Next season on Top Gear, Mr Worf, for sure... On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: [Attachment(s)#12abb0929596a678_12abb04fa7e38437_12abaf82e41f89db_12abaa4fd8300c64_TopTextfrom Mr. Worf included below] How do you know that some people have too much money? This is a good example... - -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 1954 Oldsmobile F-88
I guess you lucked out on that. When was the last time that you heard about an American car that lasted more than 150,000 miles? (Hell, 125,000) On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: To that, Mr Worf, I have to say that my '95 Plymouth Acclaim is still rolling along. 122,000 miles, and the only problem is with the A/C (needs servicing). On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: After 74 the American industry pretty much went down hill. There are a couple of exceptions but we have gotten used to under achieving. Over the years I have owned two American cars and attempted to take car of them that still ended badly. Including a Plymouth Neon that rained on the inside with the windows rolled up. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Every time I watch a vintage '70s movie (I was watching The Pope of Greenwich Village the other day) I am always struck by how crappy American automobiles were in that decade (although I DID own a two-door canary yellow 1976 Chrysler Cordoba that I thought was quite fly). ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: I think the American auto makers are too set in their ways now to do anything like that. I think Saturn was the only real innovator out of all of the companies. Most of the unique designers for their companies went to design for European companies. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 3:10 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@ ...wrote: Mixing the gene pool can be a good thing. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:15 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@...wrote: It kind of looks like Oldsmobile did a genetic experiment with a 57 Chevy, and a T-bird, then had the progeny crossbreed with a corvette. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@ ...wrote: Excuse me... I have to re-hinge my jaw. [?] On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ ...wrote: *The world's rarest automobile. A 1954 concept Olds Rocket F88 - the only one in existence. (read the story below) John S. Hendricks, (Discovery Communications founder) paid in excess of 3 million to acquire. * 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Convertible Concept Car After spending decades as a collection of parts stuffed into wooden crates � the F-88 was reassembled. In 1954 � the F-88 was a Motorama �Dream Car� and was one of only two � or an unconfirmed possible three ever created. The F-88 seen here is literally the only car left of its kind � and was sold to John and Maureen Hendricks at the prestigious Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona for an unbelievable $3,240,000. This acquisition made automotive history and is the �cornerstone� of the Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum in its own special room in a rotating display worthy of the F-88! [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paBz-jwxpqR6D15Fv9u7u7OnF7A2D4xecXm7MQOhjE_fCbYdQ6eW5lg9S-l8JtQBaADOHAfHv6qhlW6L3FQ1DNw/54 Olds 88_04.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paBz-jwxpqR6D15Fv9u7u7OnF7A2D4xecXm7MQOhjE_fCbYdQ6eW5lg9S-l8JtQBaADOHAfHv6qhlW6L3FQ1DNw/54%20Olds%2088_04.jpg?download 01) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9oVoGsZP0TK0POQcp0YtHPTNXTXlMXnDt1WzgTgG8TsDnSqK8W7G2TnW89HJLim4VaH5M-A2x2ioDFD6uivaLw/54 Olds 88_05.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9oVoGsZP0TK0POQcp0YtHPTNXTXlMXnDt1WzgTgG8TsDnSqK8W7G2TnW89HJLim4VaH5M-A2x2ioDFD6uivaLw/54%20Olds%2088_05.jpg?download 02) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pcC5F4MoT1T-yab-pGiOVHLCvVsGJJ3azh9F7dX1JgM-xN9PrRcwB43ltJ6L3iFHl_3iSIyMuHEoXKNzM2r_Zmw/54 Olds 88_06.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pcC5F4MoT1T-yab-pGiOVHLCvVsGJJ3azh9F7dX1JgM-xN9PrRcwB43ltJ6L3iFHl_3iSIyMuHEoXKNzM2r_Zmw/54%20Olds%2088_06.jpg?download 03) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p0kBbIPr9D1JoTqubs8il6EOE3QHg8RJSv8mq5V-fe2v-4ox86BK5kWBSM3lifrx3JY1rgrBZsadQ8XGLuQv0hQ/54 Olds 88_08.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p0kBbIPr9D1JoTqubs8il6EOE3QHg8RJSv8mq5V-fe2v-4ox86BK5kWBSM3lifrx3JY1rgrBZsadQ8XGLuQv0hQ/54%20Olds%2088_08.jpg?download 04) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_BwtlB0u5Q4KOPgarJiHamElNo7W5hip7m2UlZw2v3C5mVj9HBLQgFSFySVdYnm0LG-dbHdEWxHytoI_gHD1RQ/54 Olds 88_09.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_BwtlB0u5Q4KOPgarJiHamElNo7W5hip7m2UlZw2v3C5mVj9HBLQgFSFySVdYnm0LG-dbHdEWxHytoI_gHD1RQ/54%20Olds%2088_09.jpg?download 05) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPSlRpgpHGSl9XdwuywWmyMIAjtYDoWWtWZ5PkzlLG5Os5vboznQjQHh_bk9i1pA_MCTRapbsC_-4a0S0yd2cYQ/54 Olds 88_11.jpg?download]
Re: [scifinoir2] 5 Wacky Retrofuturistic Visions of 21st Century Office Life
They aren't that far off. Its just that zeppelins didn't become popular like they were predicting in the 1930s. Too impractical, but we do have a lot of airplanes and helicopters.The guy has a clock radio, a printer, video monitor with a webcam, and there is wireless power distribution. You could reproduce that picture right now. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: The first vision speaks to me. In a good way, so please stop cringing, all. [?] On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: 5 Wacky Retrofuturistic Visions of 21st Century Office Life If there’s one thing that’s remained constant about the human imagination over the last few centuries, it’s that we dearly love envisioning the future. This endearing human quality was never more pronounced than in the golden age of wacky technology predictions, stretching from approximately the 1930s to the 1960s. The future was wide open and we really had no practical idea of what to expect, so we simply started making up the wildest futuristic scenarios possible. The future office was a particularly intriguing concept, since it was widely assumed that (thanks to automation) most people would no longer have to work by the 21st century. Therefore, the futuristic office was often populated by one lonely man who spent his day pushing buttons and observing screens full of information. The style for the office of the future seems to have been that particular type of futuristic where everything has rounded corners and is made of plastic. Luckily for us, most 21st century offices shy away from that aesthetic entirely. How far off were the predictions for the workplace of yesterday’s tomorrow? Unlike the futuristic drawings and renderings of previous decades, many of us continue to work in the service sector and there are still humans doing manual labor. Most of us are still waiting to be replaced by robots so we can spend every day at the beach. But the lone person sitting in an office and pressing buttons all day isn’t too far off. Most offices can be staffed by a minimal number of people, and those people do tend to spend a large amount of time watching screens and pressing buttons (or tapping keys). Sadly, the robot assistants and radio-controlled *everything* are still missing…but we do have Chatroulette, so it kind of evens out. -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik 330.gif
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 1954 Oldsmobile F-88
Has been a while, Mr Worf. No one else I know has even 80,000 on their cars, and a couple of those cars are a few years older than mine. Heck, one's an '86 Taurus. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 5:30 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I guess you lucked out on that. When was the last time that you heard about an American car that lasted more than 150,000 miles? (Hell, 125,000) On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: To that, Mr Worf, I have to say that my '95 Plymouth Acclaim is still rolling along. 122,000 miles, and the only problem is with the A/C (needs servicing). On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: After 74 the American industry pretty much went down hill. There are a couple of exceptions but we have gotten used to under achieving. Over the years I have owned two American cars and attempted to take car of them that still ended badly. Including a Plymouth Neon that rained on the inside with the windows rolled up. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Every time I watch a vintage '70s movie (I was watching The Pope of Greenwich Village the other day) I am always struck by how crappy American automobiles were in that decade (although I DID own a two-door canary yellow 1976 Chrysler Cordoba that I thought was quite fly). ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: I think the American auto makers are too set in their ways now to do anything like that. I think Saturn was the only real innovator out of all of the companies. Most of the unique designers for their companies went to design for European companies. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 3:10 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@ ...wrote: Mixing the gene pool can be a good thing. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:15 PM, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ ...wrote: It kind of looks like Oldsmobile did a genetic experiment with a 57 Chevy, and a T-bird, then had the progeny crossbreed with a corvette. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@ ...wrote: Excuse me... I have to re-hinge my jaw. [?] On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ ...wrote: *The world's rarest automobile. A 1954 concept Olds Rocket F88 - the only one in existence. (read the story below) John S. Hendricks, (Discovery Communications founder) paid in excess of 3 million to acquire. * 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Convertible Concept Car After spending decades as a collection of parts stuffed into wooden crates � the F-88 was reassembled. In 1954 � the F-88 was a Motorama �Dream Car� and was one of only two � or an unconfirmed possible three ever created. The F-88 seen here is literally the only car left of its kind � and was sold to John and Maureen Hendricks at the prestigious Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona for an unbelievable $3,240,000. This acquisition made automotive history and is the �cornerstone� of the Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum in its own special room in a rotating display worthy of the F-88! [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paBz-jwxpqR6D15Fv9u7u7OnF7A2D4xecXm7MQOhjE_fCbYdQ6eW5lg9S-l8JtQBaADOHAfHv6qhlW6L3FQ1DNw/54 Olds 88_04.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paBz-jwxpqR6D15Fv9u7u7OnF7A2D4xecXm7MQOhjE_fCbYdQ6eW5lg9S-l8JtQBaADOHAfHv6qhlW6L3FQ1DNw/54%20Olds%2088_04.jpg?download 01) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9oVoGsZP0TK0POQcp0YtHPTNXTXlMXnDt1WzgTgG8TsDnSqK8W7G2TnW89HJLim4VaH5M-A2x2ioDFD6uivaLw/54 Olds 88_05.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9oVoGsZP0TK0POQcp0YtHPTNXTXlMXnDt1WzgTgG8TsDnSqK8W7G2TnW89HJLim4VaH5M-A2x2ioDFD6uivaLw/54%20Olds%2088_05.jpg?download 02) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pcC5F4MoT1T-yab-pGiOVHLCvVsGJJ3azh9F7dX1JgM-xN9PrRcwB43ltJ6L3iFHl_3iSIyMuHEoXKNzM2r_Zmw/54 Olds 88_06.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pcC5F4MoT1T-yab-pGiOVHLCvVsGJJ3azh9F7dX1JgM-xN9PrRcwB43ltJ6L3iFHl_3iSIyMuHEoXKNzM2r_Zmw/54%20Olds%2088_06.jpg?download 03) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p0kBbIPr9D1JoTqubs8il6EOE3QHg8RJSv8mq5V-fe2v-4ox86BK5kWBSM3lifrx3JY1rgrBZsadQ8XGLuQv0hQ/54 Olds 88_08.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p0kBbIPr9D1JoTqubs8il6EOE3QHg8RJSv8mq5V-fe2v-4ox86BK5kWBSM3lifrx3JY1rgrBZsadQ8XGLuQv0hQ/54%20Olds%2088_08.jpg?download 04) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_BwtlB0u5Q4KOPgarJiHamElNo7W5hip7m2UlZw2v3C5mVj9HBLQgFSFySVdYnm0LG-dbHdEWxHytoI_gHD1RQ/54 Olds 88_09.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_BwtlB0u5Q4KOPgarJiHamElNo7W5hip7m2UlZw2v3C5mVj9HBLQgFSFySVdYnm0LG-dbHdEWxHytoI_gHD1RQ/54%20Olds%2088_09.jpg?download 05)
Re: [scifinoir2] Triumph for Luddites? Human Contracts Computer Virus
The question is why. Are we so lazy that we cannot pull a card out our pockets to open the door?? Yes, we are, by and large. I don't watch Pitch Men, so I missed that RFID blocker piece. Historically, we tend to come up with the innovation, THEN deal with the ramifications of it. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 5:24 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: The guy that has been doing these experiments seems to be addressing all of the possible issues that could happen out on himself. Its quite possible that the RFID chip will become a human upgrade in the very near future. The question is why. Are we so lazy that we cannot pull a card out our pockets to open the door?? Speaking if RFID chips, there was is a show called Pitch Men on Discovery channel. The host of the show does infomercials. In one of the segments this week, a guy created a product that blocked the signal of a RFID chip reader. In theory, a thief could use a reader and steal your credit card info while walking down the street just by being near you. The plastic card holder blocks the signal keeping your credit card secure. My question was, no one thought of this before they released the RFID credit cards to the public? On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: [?][?][?][?] On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: He probably used windows. :) On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: A... the plan comes together at last. Now, to get him Twittering. [?][?][?][?] On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: Triumph for Luddites? Human Contracts Computer Virus Technophobes have warned for years about what will happen once we all have mechanical parts. Will computer viruses invade and disrupt our cyborg components, giving hackers access to our information or even the ability to control us? To answer that question in part, a British scientist recently became the first human to be “infected” with a computer virushttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/british-scientist-becomes-first-human-infected-with-a-computer/ . Dr. Mark Gasson of Reading University purposely infected the RFID chip implanted in his hand with a computer virus. According to Dr. Gasson, the virus was able to be picked up by the machines that read his implanted chip. Gasson’s study suggests that viruses could one day be passed between implants in one body or even from one individual to another. There is no threat to current cyborgs, though – the research is simply highlighting what may come to pass in our tech-enhanced future. -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik 1B2.gif360.gif
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 1954 Oldsmobile F-88
My buddy bought a used 95 camero convertible. (Its a midlife crisis thing) He's already put about $1200 into just to keep it running. Amazingly, it has about 150,000 miles on it, but I suspect that it won't have much more without a major repair. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 3:48 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Has been a while, Mr Worf. No one else I know has even 80,000 on their cars, and a couple of those cars are a few years older than mine. Heck, one's an '86 Taurus. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 5:30 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I guess you lucked out on that. When was the last time that you heard about an American car that lasted more than 150,000 miles? (Hell, 125,000) On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: To that, Mr Worf, I have to say that my '95 Plymouth Acclaim is still rolling along. 122,000 miles, and the only problem is with the A/C (needs servicing). On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: After 74 the American industry pretty much went down hill. There are a couple of exceptions but we have gotten used to under achieving. Over the years I have owned two American cars and attempted to take car of them that still ended badly. Including a Plymouth Neon that rained on the inside with the windows rolled up. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Every time I watch a vintage '70s movie (I was watching The Pope of Greenwich Village the other day) I am always struck by how crappy American automobiles were in that decade (although I DID own a two-door canary yellow 1976 Chrysler Cordoba that I thought was quite fly). ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: I think the American auto makers are too set in their ways now to do anything like that. I think Saturn was the only real innovator out of all of the companies. Most of the unique designers for their companies went to design for European companies. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 3:10 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@ ...wrote: Mixing the gene pool can be a good thing. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:15 PM, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ ...wrote: It kind of looks like Oldsmobile did a genetic experiment with a 57 Chevy, and a T-bird, then had the progeny crossbreed with a corvette. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@ ...wrote: Excuse me... I have to re-hinge my jaw. [?] On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ ...wrote: *The world's rarest automobile. A 1954 concept Olds Rocket F88 - the only one in existence. (read the story below) John S. Hendricks, (Discovery Communications founder) paid in excess of 3 million to acquire. * 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Convertible Concept Car After spending decades as a collection of parts stuffed into wooden crates � the F-88 was reassembled. In 1954 � the F-88 was a Motorama �Dream Car� and was one of only two � or an unconfirmed possible three ever created. The F-88 seen here is literally the only car left of its kind � and was sold to John and Maureen Hendricks at the prestigious Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona for an unbelievable $3,240,000. This acquisition made automotive history and is the �cornerstone� of the Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum in its own special room in a rotating display worthy of the F-88! [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paBz-jwxpqR6D15Fv9u7u7OnF7A2D4xecXm7MQOhjE_fCbYdQ6eW5lg9S-l8JtQBaADOHAfHv6qhlW6L3FQ1DNw/54 Olds 88_04.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paBz-jwxpqR6D15Fv9u7u7OnF7A2D4xecXm7MQOhjE_fCbYdQ6eW5lg9S-l8JtQBaADOHAfHv6qhlW6L3FQ1DNw/54%20Olds%2088_04.jpg?download 01) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9oVoGsZP0TK0POQcp0YtHPTNXTXlMXnDt1WzgTgG8TsDnSqK8W7G2TnW89HJLim4VaH5M-A2x2ioDFD6uivaLw/54 Olds 88_05.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9oVoGsZP0TK0POQcp0YtHPTNXTXlMXnDt1WzgTgG8TsDnSqK8W7G2TnW89HJLim4VaH5M-A2x2ioDFD6uivaLw/54%20Olds%2088_05.jpg?download 02) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pcC5F4MoT1T-yab-pGiOVHLCvVsGJJ3azh9F7dX1JgM-xN9PrRcwB43ltJ6L3iFHl_3iSIyMuHEoXKNzM2r_Zmw/54 Olds 88_06.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pcC5F4MoT1T-yab-pGiOVHLCvVsGJJ3azh9F7dX1JgM-xN9PrRcwB43ltJ6L3iFHl_3iSIyMuHEoXKNzM2r_Zmw/54%20Olds%2088_06.jpg?download 03) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p0kBbIPr9D1JoTqubs8il6EOE3QHg8RJSv8mq5V-fe2v-4ox86BK5kWBSM3lifrx3JY1rgrBZsadQ8XGLuQv0hQ/54 Olds 88_08.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p0kBbIPr9D1JoTqubs8il6EOE3QHg8RJSv8mq5V-fe2v-4ox86BK5kWBSM3lifrx3JY1rgrBZsadQ8XGLuQv0hQ/54%20Olds%2088_08.jpg?download 04)
Re: [scifinoir2] Triumph for Luddites? Human Contracts Computer Virus
Pitchmen was original a reality tv show about the two infomercial kings. (Billy Mays the guy with the beard, and Anthony Sullivan) Basically what they do behind the scenes to get products. Its an interesting walkthrough behind the scenes from concept to full product. They took it to their marketing team and develop the product even further usually. (streamline it, change the colors etc. Add something on to prevent patent cases.) Its amazing the number of rejected ideas that they had to go through. They went through 275 pitches before they found one that they could follow through on. Last week's show had a 17 yr old kid (cancer survivor) that invented a multiple wrench tool. Sort of like a swiss army knife. There had been several for screwdrivers and allen wrenches, but not for wrenches. It will be on tv soon. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 3:52 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: The question is why. Are we so lazy that we cannot pull a card out our pockets to open the door?? Yes, we are, by and large. I don't watch Pitch Men, so I missed that RFID blocker piece. Historically, we tend to come up with the innovation, THEN deal with the ramifications of it. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 5:24 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: The guy that has been doing these experiments seems to be addressing all of the possible issues that could happen out on himself. Its quite possible that the RFID chip will become a human upgrade in the very near future. The question is why. Are we so lazy that we cannot pull a card out our pockets to open the door?? Speaking if RFID chips, there was is a show called Pitch Men on Discovery channel. The host of the show does infomercials. In one of the segments this week, a guy created a product that blocked the signal of a RFID chip reader. In theory, a thief could use a reader and steal your credit card info while walking down the street just by being near you. The plastic card holder blocks the signal keeping your credit card secure. My question was, no one thought of this before they released the RFID credit cards to the public? On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: [?][?][?][?] On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: He probably used windows. :) On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com wrote: A... the plan comes together at last. Now, to get him Twittering. [?][?][?][?] On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: Triumph for Luddites? Human Contracts Computer Virus Technophobes have warned for years about what will happen once we all have mechanical parts. Will computer viruses invade and disrupt our cyborg components, giving hackers access to our information or even the ability to control us? To answer that question in part, a British scientist recently became the first human to be “infected” with a computer virushttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/british-scientist-becomes-first-human-infected-with-a-computer/ . Dr. Mark Gasson of Reading University purposely infected the RFID chip implanted in his hand with a computer virus. According to Dr. Gasson, the virus was able to be picked up by the machines that read his implanted chip. Gasson’s study suggests that viruses could one day be passed between implants in one body or even from one individual to another. There is no threat to current cyborgs, though – the research is simply highlighting what may come to pass in our tech-enhanced future. -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik 1B2.gif360.gif
[scifinoir2] 13 Most Weird Wonderful Collections on the Web
This is my favorite. It is strangely delicious: http://www.radio-guy.net/index.html http://www.radio-guy.net/index.html Web Urbanist http://weburbanist.com http://fusion.google.com/add?source=atgsfeedurl=http://feeds.feedburner.com/WebUrbanist -- 13 Most Weird Wonderful Collections on the Webhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WebUrbanist/~3/rnKR5I_aPYI/?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=email Posted: 27 Aug 2010 10:00 AM PDT [ By Steph http://weburbanist.com/steph in Gadgets Geek Arthttp://weburbanist.com/category/geek-art/, Travel Places http://weburbanist.com/category/travel/. ] You don’t have to travel the back roads of the world to see bizarre and amazing collections of unusual objects – some of these wacky museums are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, right at your fingertips. Who can resist a lovingly curated collection of moist towelettes, airline spoons, or the world’s largest accumulation of belly button lint? Belly Button Lint You say belly button lint, Graham Barker says navel fluff http://www.feargod.net/fluff.html– but we can all agree that this is the world’s largest collection of those mysterious fibers from a single person. He has been collecting his own belly button lint since 1984. His three chronologically collected bottles are oddly color-coordinated, as if he wore only beige until 1993 and then went through subsequent red and blue periods. Barker’s collection started when he pulled some fuzz out of his navel and wondered how much it would take to stuff a cushion. Condiment Packets Have you ever seen so many condiment packets in one place at one time? Collector Chris Harne’s unusual hobby came about when he decided to stop spending money on ketchup. Gathering free condiment packets at every restaurant possible was a slippery slope that led to the madness that is now The Condiment Packet Galleryhttp://condiment.portablefolkband.com/packets.php . Soviet Calculators When hand-held calculators debuted in the West in the 1970s, the Soviets were desperate to catch up. But it took them a while to get the process down, and their many efforts – including some that are amazingly intricate and mechanical – are cataloged at the Soviet Calculators virtual museumhttp://www.taswegian.com/MOSCOW/soviet.html . Toast Portraits of Famous People A virtual collection of toast art is unusual enough, but ‘Toastman’ Maurice Bennett http://www.mauricebennett.co.nz/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=44 – self-proclaimed “New Zealand’s most renowned artist” – makes more than just abstract compositions of burnt bread. He also creates billboard-sized toast portraits of famous people, which can be seen on his website as well. Airline Spoons If you’ve always harbored a secret but intense curiosity about what the spoons on various airlines around the world look like, but can’t afford to travel the world to find out, you’re in luck. One Flickr photo sethttp://www.flickr.com/photos/airlinespoonscontains hundreds of spoons, and you might be surprised just how varied they really are. Some are specially marked, some are vintage or from defunct airlines and some are even designed by celebrities. Pencils We would never get a peek into the diverse and fascinating world of brand name pencils if it weren’t for Bob Truby’s Brand Name Pencils websitehttp://www.brandnamepencils.com/trade/wanted.shtml, which features photographs and descriptions of practically every pencil ever created. Moist Towelettes You might wonder, what exactly about moist towelettes could possibly merit collecting them? But that was before you saw the Star Trek ones above, which are indisputably amazing. Others in the collection come from Trump Castle, Quaker Steak Lube and Iceland Air. And yes, there is in fact a brick-and-mortar Moist Towelette museumhttp://www.moisttowelettemuseum.com/conveniently located in Dimondale, Michigan. Crazy Shoes The weirdest shoes in the world are even crazier than you might think. Forget insanely towering heels or unusual materials – the collection at the Virtual Shoe Museum http://www.virtualshoemuseum.com/vsm/index.php will blow you away with its weirdness, from buckled boots with 8-inch ponytails made from real hair to extreme point shoes with suggestive heels. Obscure Patents While some of the inventions at the Delphion Museum of Obscure Patentshttp://www.delphion.com/galleryappear tongue-in-cheek, like the Santa Claus Detector, others seem oddly serious – including a gravity-powered shoe air conditioner and an apparatus for simulating a high-five, “providing the user with a convenient outlet for the release of excitement.” Masks, Medical Instruments More Looking for bizarre devices http://weburbanist.com/gadgets and gadgets, long since cast aside? Radio-Guy.net http://www.radio-guy.net/ probably has one of the most complete collections around of everything from your run-of-the-mill antique radios to insane helmets used for questionable medical procedures, like the terrifying
[scifinoir2] LA authorities plan to use heat-beam ray in jail
Ok, I think we're officially in the future now LA authorities plan to use heat-beam ray in jail[image: AP]http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/brand/SIG=11f589428;_ylt=Ajw.fqNRJaQk1ch2hBM9xlxH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTBzc2k0M2xoBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bi1wcnZkbGluawRzbGsDYXA-/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ap.org%2Ftermsandconditions - Buzz up!350 votes - - - - Emailhttp://mtf.news.yahoo.com/mailto/?prop=newslocale=usurl=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_jail_ray_guntitle=LA+authorities+plan+to+use+heat-beam+ray+in+jail+-+Yahoo%21+Newsh1=ap/us_jail_ray_gunh2=Th3=519 - Print http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_jail_ray_gun/print [image: This image provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows an Assault Intervention Device (AID) at the Pitchess Detention Center's North]http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/image-provided-Los-Angeles-County-Sheriff-Department-shows-Assault-Intervention/photo//100827/480/urn_publicid_ap_org_b5b9c2f99f084129a32dbbc0feb3e68d//s:/ap/us_jail_ray_gun;_ylt=AlmswChHrVtgzdz2QijBen1H2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTE5cjdqZjQ4BHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl9yX3RvcF9waG90bwRzbGsDdGhpc2ltYWdlcHJvAP – This image provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows an Assault Intervention Device … By THOMAS WATKINS, Associated Press Writer – Fri Aug 27, 12:50 am ET LOS ANGELES – A device designed to control unruly inmates by blasting them with a beam of intense energy that causes a burning sensation is drawing heat from civil rights groups http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_jail_ray_gun# who fear it could cause serious injury and is tantamount to torture. The mechanism, known as an Assault Intervention Device, is a stripped-down version of a military gadget that sends highly focused beams of energy at people and makes them feel as though they are burning. The Los Angeles County sheriff's department plans to install the device by Labor Day, making it the first time in the world the technology has been deployed in such a capacity. The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California criticizedSheriff Lee Baca's http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_jail_ray_gun# decision in a letter sent Thursday, saying that the technology amounts to a ray gun at a county jail. The 4-feet-tall weapon, which looks like a cross between a robot and a satellite radar, will be mounted on the ceiling and can swivel. It is remotely controlled by an operator in a separate room who lines up targets with a joystick. The ACLU http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_jail_ray_gun# said the weapon was tantamount to torture, noting that early military versions resulted in five airmen suffering lasting burns. It requested a meeting with Baca, who declined the invitation. The sheriff unveiled the device last week and said it would be installed in the dorm of a jail in north Los Angeles County. It is far less powerful than the military version and has various safeguards in place, including a three-second limit to each beam of heat. The natural response when blasted — to leap out the way — would be helpful in bringing difficult inmates under control and quelling riots, the sheriff said. But the sheriff was creating a dangerous environment with a weapon that can cause serious injury that is being put into a place where there is a long history of abuse of prisoners, ACLU attorney Peter Eliasberg said. That is a toxic combination. Cmdr. Bob Osborne, who oversees technology for the sheriff's department, said the concerns were unfounded. He said he stood in front of the beam more than 50 times and that it never caused any sort of lasting damage. The neat thing with this device is you experience pain but you are not injured by it, Osborne said. It doesn't injure your skin, the beam doesn't have the power to do that. He said the device would be a more humane way of dealing with jail disturbances. Unlike hitting inmates with batons or deploying tear gas, a shot from the beam has no aftereffects, he said. The device was made specifically for the sheriff's department by Raytheon Missile Systems. Sheriff'sspokesman Steve Whitmorehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_jail_ray_gun# said its $750,000 cost was paid for by a Department of Justice technology grant. After a six-month trial, the sheriff will determine if the device is effective and if it should be deployed in other jails. When this pilot program is done, the realistic hope is it will accomplish not only what the sheriff's department wants but what the ACLU wants, which is to save lives harmlessly, Whitmore said. A Raytheon spokesman on Thursday referred questions to the sheriff's department, but provided a fact sheet describing how the device only penetrates skin to a depth 1/64 of an inch. The military's version of the device can shoot a beam more than 800 feet but the sheriff's department model has a maximum range of 85 feet. Angelica Arias, an attorney with the county's Office of Independent Review, which monitors the sheriff's department, said only deputies with special training would be able to
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 1954 Oldsmobile F-88
That was a bad buy on his part, IMO. Every guy I know who has a Camaro runs it as though he's running the Indy 500 while running to the corner store for bread. A used one comes equipped with extra wear. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 7:30 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: My buddy bought a used 95 camero convertible. (Its a midlife crisis thing) He's already put about $1200 into just to keep it running. Amazingly, it has about 150,000 miles on it, but I suspect that it won't have much more without a major repair. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 3:48 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Has been a while, Mr Worf. No one else I know has even 80,000 on their cars, and a couple of those cars are a few years older than mine. Heck, one's an '86 Taurus. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 5:30 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: I guess you lucked out on that. When was the last time that you heard about an American car that lasted more than 150,000 miles? (Hell, 125,000) On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: To that, Mr Worf, I have to say that my '95 Plymouth Acclaim is still rolling along. 122,000 miles, and the only problem is with the A/C (needs servicing). On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: After 74 the American industry pretty much went down hill. There are a couple of exceptions but we have gotten used to under achieving. Over the years I have owned two American cars and attempted to take car of them that still ended badly. Including a Plymouth Neon that rained on the inside with the windows rolled up. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Every time I watch a vintage '70s movie (I was watching The Pope of Greenwich Village the other day) I am always struck by how crappy American automobiles were in that decade (although I DID own a two-door canary yellow 1976 Chrysler Cordoba that I thought was quite fly). ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: I think the American auto makers are too set in their ways now to do anything like that. I think Saturn was the only real innovator out of all of the companies. Most of the unique designers for their companies went to design for European companies. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 3:10 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@ ...wrote: Mixing the gene pool can be a good thing. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:15 PM, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ ...wrote: It kind of looks like Oldsmobile did a genetic experiment with a 57 Chevy, and a T-bird, then had the progeny crossbreed with a corvette. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@ ...wrote: Excuse me... I have to re-hinge my jaw. [?] On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ ...wrote: *The world's rarest automobile. A 1954 concept Olds Rocket F88 - the only one in existence. (read the story below) John S. Hendricks, (Discovery Communications founder) paid in excess of 3 million to acquire. * 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Convertible Concept Car After spending decades as a collection of parts stuffed into wooden crates � the F-88 was reassembled. In 1954 � the F-88 was a Motorama �Dream Car� and was one of only two � or an unconfirmed possible three ever created. The F-88 seen here is literally the only car left of its kind � and was sold to John and Maureen Hendricks at the prestigious Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona for an unbelievable $3,240,000. This acquisition made automotive history and is the �cornerstone� of the Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum in its own special room in a rotating display worthy of the F-88! [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paBz-jwxpqR6D15Fv9u7u7OnF7A2D4xecXm7MQOhjE_fCbYdQ6eW5lg9S-l8JtQBaADOHAfHv6qhlW6L3FQ1DNw/54 Olds 88_04.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paBz-jwxpqR6D15Fv9u7u7OnF7A2D4xecXm7MQOhjE_fCbYdQ6eW5lg9S-l8JtQBaADOHAfHv6qhlW6L3FQ1DNw/54%20Olds%2088_04.jpg?download 01) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9oVoGsZP0TK0POQcp0YtHPTNXTXlMXnDt1WzgTgG8TsDnSqK8W7G2TnW89HJLim4VaH5M-A2x2ioDFD6uivaLw/54 Olds 88_05.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9oVoGsZP0TK0POQcp0YtHPTNXTXlMXnDt1WzgTgG8TsDnSqK8W7G2TnW89HJLim4VaH5M-A2x2ioDFD6uivaLw/54%20Olds%2088_05.jpg?download 02) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pcC5F4MoT1T-yab-pGiOVHLCvVsGJJ3azh9F7dX1JgM-xN9PrRcwB43ltJ6L3iFHl_3iSIyMuHEoXKNzM2r_Zmw/54 Olds 88_06.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pcC5F4MoT1T-yab-pGiOVHLCvVsGJJ3azh9F7dX1JgM-xN9PrRcwB43ltJ6L3iFHl_3iSIyMuHEoXKNzM2r_Zmw/54%20Olds%2088_06.jpg?download 03) [image:
[scifinoir2] Wanna make a Siffy movie of your very own?
IGN and Siffy want you to help. Really, they do. http://www.ign.com/syfy/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Triumph for Luddites? Human Contracts Computer Virus
I know of the show. I just don't watch it. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 7:37 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Pitchmen was original a reality tv show about the two infomercial kings. (Billy Mays the guy with the beard, and Anthony Sullivan) Basically what they do behind the scenes to get products. Its an interesting walkthrough behind the scenes from concept to full product. They took it to their marketing team and develop the product even further usually. (streamline it, change the colors etc. Add something on to prevent patent cases.) Its amazing the number of rejected ideas that they had to go through. They went through 275 pitches before they found one that they could follow through on. Last week's show had a 17 yr old kid (cancer survivor) that invented a multiple wrench tool. Sort of like a swiss army knife. There had been several for screwdrivers and allen wrenches, but not for wrenches. It will be on tv soon. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 3:52 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: The question is why. Are we so lazy that we cannot pull a card out our pockets to open the door?? Yes, we are, by and large. I don't watch Pitch Men, so I missed that RFID blocker piece. Historically, we tend to come up with the innovation, THEN deal with the ramifications of it. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 5:24 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: The guy that has been doing these experiments seems to be addressing all of the possible issues that could happen out on himself. Its quite possible that the RFID chip will become a human upgrade in the very near future. The question is why. Are we so lazy that we cannot pull a card out our pockets to open the door?? Speaking if RFID chips, there was is a show called Pitch Men on Discovery channel. The host of the show does infomercials. In one of the segments this week, a guy created a product that blocked the signal of a RFID chip reader. In theory, a thief could use a reader and steal your credit card info while walking down the street just by being near you. The plastic card holder blocks the signal keeping your credit card secure. My question was, no one thought of this before they released the RFID credit cards to the public? On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: [?][?][?][?] On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: He probably used windows. :) On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com wrote: A... the plan comes together at last. Now, to get him Twittering. [?][?][?][?] On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: Triumph for Luddites? Human Contracts Computer Virus Technophobes have warned for years about what will happen once we all have mechanical parts. Will computer viruses invade and disrupt our cyborg components, giving hackers access to our information or even the ability to control us? To answer that question in part, a British scientist recently became the first human to be “infected” with a computer virushttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/british-scientist-becomes-first-human-infected-with-a-computer/ . Dr. Mark Gasson of Reading University purposely infected the RFID chip implanted in his hand with a computer virus. According to Dr. Gasson, the virus was able to be picked up by the machines that read his implanted chip. Gasson’s study suggests that viruses could one day be passed between implants in one body or even from one individual to another. There is no threat to current cyborgs, though – the research is simply highlighting what may come to pass in our tech-enhanced future. -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik 1B2.gif360.gif
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 1954 Oldsmobile F-88
That's what I was trying to tell him, but he couldn't hear me. Every month its something new that's broken and he's had it less than 6 months! On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 6:26 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: That was a bad buy on his part, IMO. Every guy I know who has a Camaro runs it as though he's running the Indy 500 while running to the corner store for bread. A used one comes equipped with extra wear. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 7:30 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: My buddy bought a used 95 camero convertible. (Its a midlife crisis thing) He's already put about $1200 into just to keep it running. Amazingly, it has about 150,000 miles on it, but I suspect that it won't have much more without a major repair. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 3:48 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Has been a while, Mr Worf. No one else I know has even 80,000 on their cars, and a couple of those cars are a few years older than mine. Heck, one's an '86 Taurus. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 5:30 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: I guess you lucked out on that. When was the last time that you heard about an American car that lasted more than 150,000 miles? (Hell, 125,000) On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com wrote: To that, Mr Worf, I have to say that my '95 Plymouth Acclaim is still rolling along. 122,000 miles, and the only problem is with the A/C (needs servicing). On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: After 74 the American industry pretty much went down hill. There are a couple of exceptions but we have gotten used to under achieving. Over the years I have owned two American cars and attempted to take car of them that still ended badly. Including a Plymouth Neon that rained on the inside with the windows rolled up. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Every time I watch a vintage '70s movie (I was watching The Pope of Greenwich Village the other day) I am always struck by how crappy American automobiles were in that decade (although I DID own a two-door canary yellow 1976 Chrysler Cordoba that I thought was quite fly). ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: I think the American auto makers are too set in their ways now to do anything like that. I think Saturn was the only real innovator out of all of the companies. Most of the unique designers for their companies went to design for European companies. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 3:10 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@ ...wrote: Mixing the gene pool can be a good thing. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:15 PM, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ ...wrote: It kind of looks like Oldsmobile did a genetic experiment with a 57 Chevy, and a T-bird, then had the progeny crossbreed with a corvette. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@ ...wrote: Excuse me... I have to re-hinge my jaw. [?] On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ ...wrote: *The world's rarest automobile. A 1954 concept Olds Rocket F88 - the only one in existence. (read the story below) John S. Hendricks, (Discovery Communications founder) paid in excess of 3 million to acquire. * 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Convertible Concept Car After spending decades as a collection of parts stuffed into wooden crates � the F-88 was reassembled. In 1954 � the F-88 was a Motorama �Dream Car� and was one of only two � or an unconfirmed possible three ever created. The F-88 seen here is literally the only car left of its kind � and was sold to John and Maureen Hendricks at the prestigious Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona for an unbelievable $3,240,000. This acquisition made automotive history and is the �cornerstone� of the Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum in its own special room in a rotating display worthy of the F-88! [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paBz-jwxpqR6D15Fv9u7u7OnF7A2D4xecXm7MQOhjE_fCbYdQ6eW5lg9S-l8JtQBaADOHAfHv6qhlW6L3FQ1DNw/54 Olds 88_04.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paBz-jwxpqR6D15Fv9u7u7OnF7A2D4xecXm7MQOhjE_fCbYdQ6eW5lg9S-l8JtQBaADOHAfHv6qhlW6L3FQ1DNw/54%20Olds%2088_04.jpg?download 01) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9oVoGsZP0TK0POQcp0YtHPTNXTXlMXnDt1WzgTgG8TsDnSqK8W7G2TnW89HJLim4VaH5M-A2x2ioDFD6uivaLw/54 Olds 88_05.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9oVoGsZP0TK0POQcp0YtHPTNXTXlMXnDt1WzgTgG8TsDnSqK8W7G2TnW89HJLim4VaH5M-A2x2ioDFD6uivaLw/54%20Olds%2088_05.jpg?download 02) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pcC5F4MoT1T-yab-pGiOVHLCvVsGJJ3azh9F7dX1JgM-xN9PrRcwB43ltJ6L3iFHl_3iSIyMuHEoXKNzM2r_Zmw/54 Olds 88_06.jpg?download]
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 1954 Oldsmobile F-88
Like you said, Mr Worf. Mid-life crisis. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: That's what I was trying to tell him, but he couldn't hear me. Every month its something new that's broken and he's had it less than 6 months! On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 6:26 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: That was a bad buy on his part, IMO. Every guy I know who has a Camaro runs it as though he's running the Indy 500 while running to the corner store for bread. A used one comes equipped with extra wear. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 7:30 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: My buddy bought a used 95 camero convertible. (Its a midlife crisis thing) He's already put about $1200 into just to keep it running. Amazingly, it has about 150,000 miles on it, but I suspect that it won't have much more without a major repair. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 3:48 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Has been a while, Mr Worf. No one else I know has even 80,000 on their cars, and a couple of those cars are a few years older than mine. Heck, one's an '86 Taurus. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 5:30 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: I guess you lucked out on that. When was the last time that you heard about an American car that lasted more than 150,000 miles? (Hell, 125,000) On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com wrote: To that, Mr Worf, I have to say that my '95 Plymouth Acclaim is still rolling along. 122,000 miles, and the only problem is with the A/C (needs servicing). On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: After 74 the American industry pretty much went down hill. There are a couple of exceptions but we have gotten used to under achieving. Over the years I have owned two American cars and attempted to take car of them that still ended badly. Including a Plymouth Neon that rained on the inside with the windows rolled up. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Every time I watch a vintage '70s movie (I was watching The Pope of Greenwich Village the other day) I am always struck by how crappy American automobiles were in that decade (although I DID own a two-door canary yellow 1976 Chrysler Cordoba that I thought was quite fly). ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: I think the American auto makers are too set in their ways now to do anything like that. I think Saturn was the only real innovator out of all of the companies. Most of the unique designers for their companies went to design for European companies. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 3:10 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@ ...wrote: Mixing the gene pool can be a good thing. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:15 PM, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ ...wrote: It kind of looks like Oldsmobile did a genetic experiment with a 57 Chevy, and a T-bird, then had the progeny crossbreed with a corvette. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxter7@ ...wrote: Excuse me... I have to re-hinge my jaw. [?] On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ ...wrote: *The world's rarest automobile. A 1954 concept Olds Rocket F88 - the only one in existence. (read the story below) John S. Hendricks, (Discovery Communications founder) paid in excess of 3 million to acquire. * 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Convertible Concept Car After spending decades as a collection of parts stuffed into wooden crates � the F-88 was reassembled. In 1954 � the F-88 was a Motorama �Dream Car� and was one of only two � or an unconfirmed possible three ever created. The F-88 seen here is literally the only car left of its kind � and was sold to John and Maureen Hendricks at the prestigious Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona for an unbelievable $3,240,000. This acquisition made automotive history and is the �cornerstone� of the Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum in its own special room in a rotating display worthy of the F-88! [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paBz-jwxpqR6D15Fv9u7u7OnF7A2D4xecXm7MQOhjE_fCbYdQ6eW5lg9S-l8JtQBaADOHAfHv6qhlW6L3FQ1DNw/54 Olds 88_04.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paBz-jwxpqR6D15Fv9u7u7OnF7A2D4xecXm7MQOhjE_fCbYdQ6eW5lg9S-l8JtQBaADOHAfHv6qhlW6L3FQ1DNw/54%20Olds%2088_04.jpg?download 01) [image: http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9oVoGsZP0TK0POQcp0YtHPTNXTXlMXnDt1WzgTgG8TsDnSqK8W7G2TnW89HJLim4VaH5M-A2x2ioDFD6uivaLw/54 Olds 88_05.jpg?download] http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9oVoGsZP0TK0POQcp0YtHPTNXTXlMXnDt1WzgTgG8TsDnSqK8W7G2TnW89HJLim4VaH5M-A2x2ioDFD6uivaLw/54%20Olds%2088_05.jpg?download 02) [image:
[scifinoir2] Steampunks: The New Goth?
Steampunks: The New Goth?http://lalablahblah.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/steampunks-the-new-goth/May 12, 2008 http://lalablahblah.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/steampunks.jpg So maybe im late on this one but just found out about this trend/movement/identity called Steampunks. They basically look super*Gangs of New York, *dressing in antique clothes, buying antique objects and for hardcore Steampunks– they redesign new technology like iPhones (wrapped in burnished brass) or Mac computers (modify keyboards with old cash register buttons and such), etc. I love the aesthetic and revival of old technology, but these peops claim they are the “new goth”. Let me tell you something Steampunkers, no one should ever want to be the new goth! Goth kids suck… if you’re still in Highschool and think its super OG, roll with it, but the day you graduate you better burn up your Wednesday Adams’ wardrobe because there’s nothing more un-original or stylish than turning in your personal identity for some non-mainstream outfit subscription (pent-up goth anger since 96′). Steampunk Moves Between 2 Worlds Robert Wright for The New York Times From left, Deacon Boondini, the Great Gatsby and Giovanni James of the James Gang share a vision with the designer Alexander McQueen. More Photos http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/05/07/style/0508-PUNK_index.html - FACEBOOKhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2ref=fashionoref=slogin# - TWITTER - RECOMMEND - SIGN IN TO E-MAIL OR SAVE THIShttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2ref=fashionoref=slogin - PRINThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2oref=sloginref=fashionpagewanted=printhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2oref=sloginref=fashionpagewanted=all - REPRINTShttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2ref=fashionoref=slogin# - SHAREhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2ref=fashionoref=slogin# http://www.nytimes.com/adx/bin/adx_click.html?type=gotoopznpage=www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/fashionpos=Frame4Asn2=c740a924/e0616715sn1=6f0360e9/dedb69d1camp=foxsearch2010_emailtools_1225559c_nyt5ad=BlackSwan_120x60_08.18.10goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efoxsearchlight%2Ecom%2Fblackswan By RUTH LA FERLAhttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/ruth_la_ferla/index.html?inline=nyt-per Published: May 8, 2008 “MEET Showtime,” said Giovanni James, a musician, magician and inventor of sorts, introducing his prized dove, who occupies a spacious cage in Mr. James’s apartment in Midtown Manhattan. Showtime is integral to Mr. James’s magic act and to his décor, a sepia-tone universe straight out of the gaslight era. Multimedia [image: Steampunk]Slide Showhttp://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/05/07/style/0508-PUNK_index.html Steampunkhttp://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/05/07/style/0508-PUNK_index.html Enlarge This Imagehttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2ref=fashionoref=slogin http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2ref=fashionoref=slogin Robert Wright for The New York Times The structured clothing of the steampunk movement. More Photos »http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/05/07/style/0508-PUNK_index.html The lead singer of a neovaudevillian performance troupe called the James Gang, Mr. James has assembled his universe from oddly assorted props and castoffs: a gramophone with a crank and velvet turntable, an old wooden icebox and a wardrobe rack made from brass pipes that were ballet bars in a previous incarnation. Yes, he owns a flat-screen television, but he has modified it with a burlap frame. He uses an iPhonehttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/i/iphone/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier, but it is encased in burnished brass. Even his clothing — an unlikely fusion of current and neo-Edwardian pieces (polo shirt, gentleman’s waistcoat, paisley bow tie), not unlike those he plans to sell this summer at his own Manhattan haberdashery — is an expression of his keenly romantic worldview. It is also the vision of steampunk, a subculture that is the aesthetic expression of a time-traveling fantasy world, one that embraces music, film, design and now fashion, all inspired by the extravagantly inventive age of dirigibles and steam locomotives, brass diving bells and jar-shaped protosubmarines. First appearing in the late 1980s and early ’90s, steampunk has picked up momentum in recent months, making a transition from what used to be mainly a literary taste to a Web-propagated way of life. To some, “steampunk” is a catchall term, a concept in search of a visual identity. “To me, it’s essentially the intersection of technology and romance,” said Jake von Slatt, a designer in Boston and the proprietor of the Steampunk Workshop (steampunkworkshop.com), where he exhibits such curiosities as a computer furnished with a brass-frame monitor and vintage typewriter keys. That definition is loose
[scifinoir2] iVictrola iPhone and iPod Touch Amplifier
Vitrola and Ipod [image: iVictriola-1] If you prefer new technologyhttp://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20100106/ivictrola-iphone-ipod-touch-amplifier/# that looks much older than it actually is, then this device would be great to have lying around. It looks like more of an antique than an even remotely new gadget. Yet it will happily play your iPod all day long and without using a single battery. Not only that, but you won’t be forced to plug this into the wall either. Making this an extremely convenient gadgethttp://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20100106/ivictrola-iphone-ipod-touch-amplifier/# . It seems almost impossible for there to be no batteries, nor the need for it to be plugged in. Not to mention that this doesn’t use a solar panel or anything else along those lines. Instead it uses an entirely acoustic amplification. The horn is made from metal, which actually maximizes that amplification. The base itself is hand-carved from walnut, that walnut is pulled from remnants of high-end furniture. Unfortunately, this device is fairly expensive, it’ll cost you $400http://www.dwr.com/product/accessories/view-all/ivictrola.do?sortby=newArrivals . Source: Technabobhttp://technabob.com/blog/2010/01/06/ivictrola-iphone-ipod-touch/?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+TechnabobtechNewsBlog+(technabob)utm_content=Google+Reader
[scifinoir2] The Hottest PC Concept Design – Philco PC
The Hottest PC Concept Design – Philco PC by KEN on DECEMBER 17, 2009 in DESKTOP PC http://www.hardwaresphere.com/category/desktop-pc/,GADGET CONCEPTS http://www.hardwaresphere.com/category/future-concepts/ [image: The Hottest PC Concept Design – Philco PC] [image: the-philco-pc_1]http://www.hardwaresphere.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/the-philco-pc_1.jpg Dave Scultze from Schultzeworks Design http://www.schultzeworks.com/ has come up with a magnificent PC Concept design called ‘Philco PC’. From the specification edge, you might see nothing so cool about. However, Philco PC is a concept PChttp://www.hardwaresphere.com/2009/12/17/the-hottest-pc-concept-design-%E2%80%93-philco-pc/# about merging artistic, antique typewriters and steampunk style with technology into one brand new Concept PC. You might have seen some of Steampunk PC concept here at Hardware Sphere, but this type of blending is the coolest ever. [image: the-philco-pc_3]http://www.hardwaresphere.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/the-philco-pc_3.jpg [image: the-philco-pc_2]http://www.hardwaresphere.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/the-philco-pc_2.jpg The Philco PC was strongly inspired by 1954 TV design and an antique Typewriter. However, the display unit has implemented the slim design and probably an LED-based screen. This type of PC (if it ever exists) will be the best fit for modern reporter who valued the retro environment. For more detail about this Concept PC – The Philco PC, you can watch the following video: Yanko Designhttp://www.yankodesign.com/2009/12/14/steampunk-pc-oh-so-retro/ via Gizmodohttp://gizmodo.com/5425810/i-would-buy-the-philco-pc-right-this-second
[scifinoir2] Russian visual effects show
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Re: [scifinoir2] Steampunks: The New Goth?
I love it! I'm totally doing this look for Halloween. It's very Janelle Monae On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Steampunks: The New Goth?http://lalablahblah.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/steampunks-the-new-goth/ May 12, 2008 http://lalablahblah.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/steampunks.jpg So maybe im late on this one but just found out about this trend/movement/identity called Steampunks. They basically look super*Gangs of New York, *dressing in antique clothes, buying antique objects and for hardcore Steampunks– they redesign new technology like iPhones (wrapped in burnished brass) or Mac computers (modify keyboards with old cash register buttons and such), etc. I love the aesthetic and revival of old technology, but these peops claim they are the “new goth”. Let me tell you something Steampunkers, no one should ever want to be the new goth! Goth kids suck… if you’re still in Highschool and think its super OG, roll with it, but the day you graduate you better burn up your Wednesday Adams’ wardrobe because there’s nothing more un-original or stylish than turning in your personal identity for some non-mainstream outfit subscription (pent-up goth anger since 96′). Steampunk Moves Between 2 Worlds Robert Wright for The New York Times From left, Deacon Boondini, the Great Gatsby and Giovanni James of the James Gang share a vision with the designer Alexander McQueen. More Photos http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/05/07/style/0508-PUNK_index.html - FACEBOOKhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2ref=fashionoref=slogin# - TWITTER - RECOMMEND - SIGN IN TO E-MAIL OR SAVE THIShttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2ref=fashionoref=slogin - PRINThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2oref=sloginref=fashionpagewanted=print http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2oref=sloginref=fashionpagewanted=all - REPRINTShttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2ref=fashionoref=slogin# - SHAREhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2ref=fashionoref=slogin# http://www.nytimes.com/adx/bin/adx_click.html?type=gotoopznpage=www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/fashionpos=Frame4Asn2=c740a924/e0616715sn1=6f0360e9/dedb69d1camp=foxsearch2010_emailtools_1225559c_nyt5ad=BlackSwan_120x60_08.18.10goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efoxsearchlight%2Ecom%2Fblackswan By RUTH LA FERLAhttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/ruth_la_ferla/index.html?inline=nyt-per Published: May 8, 2008 “MEET Showtime,” said Giovanni James, a musician, magician and inventor of sorts, introducing his prized dove, who occupies a spacious cage in Mr. James’s apartment in Midtown Manhattan. Showtime is integral to Mr. James’s magic act and to his décor, a sepia-tone universe straight out of the gaslight era. Multimedia [image: Steampunk]Slide Showhttp://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/05/07/style/0508-PUNK_index.html Steampunkhttp://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/05/07/style/0508-PUNK_index.html Enlarge This Imagehttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2ref=fashionoref=slogin http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2ref=fashionoref=slogin Robert Wright for The New York Times The structured clothing of the steampunk movement. More Photos »http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/05/07/style/0508-PUNK_index.html The lead singer of a neovaudevillian performance troupe called the James Gang, Mr. James has assembled his universe from oddly assorted props and castoffs: a gramophone with a crank and velvet turntable, an old wooden icebox and a wardrobe rack made from brass pipes that were ballet bars in a previous incarnation. Yes, he owns a flat-screen television, but he has modified it with a burlap frame. He uses an iPhonehttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/i/iphone/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier, but it is encased in burnished brass. Even his clothing — an unlikely fusion of current and neo-Edwardian pieces (polo shirt, gentleman’s waistcoat, paisley bow tie), not unlike those he plans to sell this summer at his own Manhattan haberdashery — is an expression of his keenly romantic worldview. It is also the vision of steampunk, a subculture that is the aesthetic expression of a time-traveling fantasy world, one that embraces music, film, design and now fashion, all inspired by the extravagantly inventive age of dirigibles and steam locomotives, brass diving bells and jar-shaped protosubmarines. First appearing in the late 1980s and early ’90s, steampunk has picked up momentum in recent months, making a transition from what used to be mainly a literary taste to a Web-propagated way of life. To some, “steampunk” is a catchall term, a concept in search of a visual identity. “To me, it’s essentially the intersection of technology and romance,” said
[scifinoir2] Remote controlled Daleks
Remote controlled Daleks by Paz * * [image: Remote controlled Daleks] It’s hard to imagine that the Daleks have been around since 1963! Now, to capture some of the interest in the new Dr Who episodes, these super-looking remote-controlled models have been released. For those of you who don’t know, the Daleks are a race of mutants who live in these robotic shells. The shells themselves feature formidable weaponry, but despite the Daleks’ ruthlessly-determined efforts, they were never able to outsmart the Doctor – mainly because they famously couldn’t climb stairs. I never missed an episode of Dr Who, and I would have sold my soul for one of these things as a boy, but after the bitter rivalries between the Daleks’ creator, Terry Nation and the BBC, the commercial merchandise was withdrawn. It looks like Terry Nation’s passing and the popular success of the new series has spurred sort of deal to be made. These Daleks stand 8 inches tall and can be moved by rotating left and right, as well as forwards. The head twists, just like the “real” cyborg, and you can play a random, digitised sound from a list of 9 different phrases, and of course the beloved “You will be exterminated!” is included. The Daleks cost $55 and come in three different colour schemes, but it’s pot luck on the colour choice, though I’ve no idea why! In any case, I’m ordering a Dalek (for my son), but it’s going back it’s not a red and black one! The remote-controlled Dalek from Think Geekhttp://www.coolest-gadgets.com/og.php?url=http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/rc/84dc/ .
