tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post9192714223836391852..comments2023-10-31T05:55:49.429-04:00Comments on OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS: While discussing movies and the future...MRTIMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04716101491557959174noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-68736210340557864822013-10-25T19:52:58.180-04:002013-10-25T19:52:58.180-04:00I've checked, according to Moore's Law, a ...I've checked, according to Moore's Law, a $1,000 computer sold in about 2020 will be as powerful as the human brain. So I'm thinking that if the future is going to look like anything we've seen, it'll be Megaman Battle Network.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05902361159486268101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-40877235682875947462013-10-24T01:44:43.140-04:002013-10-24T01:44:43.140-04:00"We're having real meat!"
I'm p..."We're having real meat!"<br /><br />I'm pretty sure any science fiction fan who entered a video rental store in the 80s has seen it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-4333000197404722152013-10-24T00:46:31.924-04:002013-10-24T00:46:31.924-04:00I'm still waiting for The United States and th...I'm still waiting for The United States and the USSR to settle disputes over territory with giant gladatorial mecha. It's waaaaaay past 1999 and it's not happened yet...<br /><br /><br />(Kudos if you get the reference. It's kinda obscure.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-28143231673510462412013-10-24T00:44:15.247-04:002013-10-24T00:44:15.247-04:00A true pessimist also sees Star Trek as a dystopia...A true pessimist also sees Star Trek as a dystopian future. Seriously, the Federation is actually a totalitarian (the government controls all resources), fascist (the military/Starfleet is the government), communist (no money and no private property) government with a class system (because is it me, or do members of Starfleet get a lot more perks than private citizens?). They just have good PR because they have lofty ideals about "equality".<br />So, yeah, an optimist would see that things are about as good as they're going to get, and the only way they could get better is with cooler stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-76446904333569366802013-10-23T10:35:10.243-04:002013-10-23T10:35:10.243-04:00I'm still waiting for Moral America and for L....I'm still waiting for Moral America and for L.A. to break off with an earthquake a president predicted. 2013 is almost over now and it's not happened yet... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-77644468492950196802013-10-23T05:49:58.917-04:002013-10-23T05:49:58.917-04:00Let's see compared to 100, 200, 300 years ago....Let's see compared to 100, 200, 300 years ago... worldwide higher mean and median: standard of living, life expectancy, literacy rate, plus an increased access to democracy and similar freedoms. Nope, no dystopian future here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-11075488854515030942013-10-22T13:08:55.325-04:002013-10-22T13:08:55.325-04:00Optimism would be seeing Star Trek as the future. ...Optimism would be seeing Star Trek as the future. He's just not a pessimist.Pwykersotznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-65743109801575231732013-10-22T11:57:03.831-04:002013-10-22T11:57:03.831-04:00You mean we're not already living in a dystopi...You mean we're not already living in a dystopian future?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-22858622047980399542013-10-22T09:37:30.764-04:002013-10-22T09:37:30.764-04:00So... he's an optimist, then.So... he's an optimist, then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-33286724430806379812013-10-22T04:10:09.784-04:002013-10-22T04:10:09.784-04:00You're overthinking it, Eric. Detroit ran out ...You're overthinking it, Eric. Detroit ran out of ideas, just like Hollywood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-13766979219027275712013-10-22T03:32:50.086-04:002013-10-22T03:32:50.086-04:00Well....I think "Looper" is a sorta dyst...Well....I think "Looper" is a sorta dystopian future too. It looks as if the world economy collapse and innovation has stopped at a certain year, hence the reason why the people drove cars from 2012 despite being at least 50 or so years in the future.Eric Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04640838557576652332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-61095312752608276562013-10-21T14:01:22.685-04:002013-10-21T14:01:22.685-04:00Why was he discusing movies? Didn't he have a ...Why was he discusing movies? Didn't he have a javelin or hammer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-90911717454847786972013-10-21T13:58:32.158-04:002013-10-21T13:58:32.158-04:00Ha. I thought the exact same thing. Ha. I thought the exact same thing. Reddnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-63923072133896564992013-10-21T13:33:53.364-04:002013-10-21T13:33:53.364-04:00So, basically he's saying "Looper" i...So, basically he's saying "Looper" is the most accurate portrayal of the future.Douglas Soperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16430061641235175465noreply@blogger.com