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2009-12-28 Science & Technology

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Posted by Frozen Al 2009-12-28 14:33|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

I think of this phrase whenever I think of a magician's magic wand, seems to me remarkably like a universal tv-vcr-dvd remote of today.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-12-28 20:01|| 2009-12-28 20:01|| Front Page Top

#2 "Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" H.M. Warner, Warner Bros., 1927.

Well he was right on.

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-12-28 20:58|| 2009-12-28 20:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Honorable mention to Xerox management who didn't see any value in their PARC development of GUI but which their suits were more than happy to show Steve Jobs.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-12-28 22:11|| 2009-12-28 22:11|| Front Page Top

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