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06-19-2002, 12:40 PM
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Saw this yesterday, too, and passed it along to several friends.
Fantastic... another Star Trek item coming to fruition.
The down side...
Wonder if the buggy whip and horse blanket makers saw the end of their industry when the first "horseless carriages" rolled out?
If "transporters" do become technically and economically feasible, it is the end of the airline industry as we know it. Anybody own stock in United or British Air? How about UPS and FedEx? 
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06-19-2002, 12:46 PM
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Just in case this technology does become more advanced and its use widespread, I'm starting a petition to ban Microsoft from ever having anything to do with it. Imagine waiting hours to be teleported down the road when it should take seconds, then once you get there you find that an "undocumented feature" has resulted in you being teleported into someone's hedge 
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06-19-2002, 08:20 PM
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"I'm an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it. But now the dream is over and the insect is awake."
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06-19-2002, 08:35 PM
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Hey Scottie - What the **** have you done to me!.
During a rather heated technology discussion this pm
l was flamed by the following argument.
The Titanic - Built by Proffesionals.
The Ark - Built by amateurs.
 
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06-20-2002, 06:36 AM
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Teleportation would be very cool.
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06-20-2002, 01:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by jmichna
Wonder if the buggy whip and horse blanket makers saw the end of their industry when the first "horseless carriages" rolled out?
No, I think I can assure you that most of those in the horse and buggy business believed the 'horseless carriage' was a fad, and would never take the place of the normal mode of transportation.
I knew one man long ago, that had made a lot of money buying and selling...anything, he made most of his money in a buggy business. When the first horseless carriage hit the streets, he was asked to include these in his business...his reply?..."No, these things will only ruin a businessmans reputation, They will not last 6 months." He lost his a** in the carriage business after that. The first motorcars were loud, scared horses, kids and ladies. The average dude on the street is comfortable with status quo, no change to what he knows will work.
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06-20-2002, 05:31 PM
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My friends were very surprized and amazed to hear those news.
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06-20-2002, 06:03 PM
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Lets try this...
Here I am, writing thi...............
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06-20-2002, 06:04 PM
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06-20-2002, 07:13 PM
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They reckon that in a couple of years they will be able to teleport an object. Not bad for a little aussie ingenuity. To think that this sort of research happened not a hairs breadth from where I work! Well done ANU!
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06-20-2002, 09:12 PM
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Help meeeeeeee....... It's Brundlefly!!!!!!!!!!!
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06-21-2002, 12:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Kurylo
My friends were very surprized and amazed to hear those news.
Errrruuuhhhhummm, would you care to elaborate on that statement?
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06-21-2002, 06:27 PM
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I don't understand you, Bovon. What should I elaborate?
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06-22-2002, 12:37 PM
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Never mind Kurylo, moot point anyway.
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