[scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?

2010-06-22 Thread Mr. Worf
Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? - By Bryan Gardiner [image: Email Author] ra...@wired.com - May 24, 2010 | - 12:00 pm | - Wired June 2010 http://www.wired.com/magazine/18-06/ - [image: Illustration: Don Clark] Illustration: Don Clark It’s a good thing

Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?

2010-06-22 Thread Martin Baxter
Something I've wondered about many a day, Mr Worf. Here's hoping that this comes to light. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:58 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? - By Bryan Gardiner [image: Email Author] ra...@wired.com - May 24,

Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?

2010-06-22 Thread Tracy Curtis
There's probably a little of the If it ain't broke. . . idea. But I imagine the biggest reason is to protect billing. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:41 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Something I've wondered about many a day, Mr Worf. Here's hoping that this comes to light.

Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?

2010-06-22 Thread Martin Baxter
I see your logic there, Tracy. If there were energy out there in the aether, some mad genius (pointing at self) would puzzle out a way to get more of it without paying full freight. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Tracy Curtis tlcurti...@gmail.com wrote: There's probably a little of the If

Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?

2010-06-22 Thread Keith Johnson
of the American versions, which also freaks out the computer! - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:27:33 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still

Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?

2010-06-22 Thread Martin Baxter
Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? I see your logic there, Tracy. If there were energy out there in the aether, some mad genius (pointing at self) would puzzle out a way to get more of it without paying full freight. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Tracy Curtis tlcurti

Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?

2010-06-22 Thread Keith Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 6:33:42 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Burning Question: Why Do We Still Have Power Cords? Thank you, Keith! Ever since I found steampunk, it's seemed natural. And I've always spelled grey this way, instead of gray. Drove my second-grade