Keith wrote: Most cars around here have a single person. And I'm a cyclist, there have been many times when I've been tempted to kick a car door. "Legal" and "safe" are not the same.
and every time a cyclist comes ridding down the gutter to pass me at a traffic light ... then run the light ... I'm wishing I could open the door in his path .... gee sorry I didn't see you braking the law 'til it was to late... sorry...
DukeOfUndersteer wrote:EricM wrote:i thought is there for you to steer on the Information Super Highway!
Wrong.
That is the computer Polyphony started programming GT5 on.
John Brown wrote:DukeOfUndersteer wrote:Wrong. That is the computer Polyphony started programming GT5 on.EricM wrote:i thought is there for you to steer on the Information Super Highway!
You owe my a keyboard.
bludroptop wrote:EricM wrote:"With teletype interface and the Fortran language, the computer will be easy to use." The photo appears to be circa 1954. This was reality in my home by 1968 - a teletype machine connected via modem to an off-site IBM 360 (Dad was in the computer business early on). As I recall, Fortran was in use as was BASIC. Obviously no GUI - input was via keyboard and output was mechanically printed text. The problem was that there were obviously no applications suited for a home user other than some goofy games used for demonstration purposes. But as a 10 year old, I was probably the first kid to come home from school and play "computer games" in my family room. Sorry for the diversion down memory lane - now back to your regularly scheduled programming....
You guys do realize this photo is a hoax right?
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp
Its mostly a 1950s mock up of a submarine's maneuvering room...
In reply to zomby woof:
I see that pic and start thinking about portable grills....
In reply to oldsaw:
George is gonna get you for that:
Jay wrote: I had to think a bit as to where I've seen that double-steering wheel arrangement before. Then I remembered, it was Jay Leno's Doble steam car. That means that computer is steam powered!
streampunk girls!
EricM wrote:
It's a old old photoshop from FARK.com...
JoeyM wrote:Jay wrote: I had to think a bit as to where I've seen that double-steering wheel arrangement before. Then I remembered, it was Jay Leno's Doble steam car. That means that computer is steam powered!streampunk girls!
Steampunk = when goth discover brown.
Kia_racer wrote:JoeyM wrote:Steampunk = when goth discover brown.Jay wrote: I had to think a bit as to where I've seen that double-steering wheel arrangement before. Then I remembered, it was Jay Leno's Doble steam car. That means that computer is steam powered!streampunk girls!
I concur....and see no negative. :)
Since we're on a science kick, this thread needs more Kari Byron.
Science? Or practical?
ddavidv wrote: Since we're on a science kick, this thread needs more Kari Byron.
For the love of God, Won't someone think of the kittens
paul wrote:EricM wrote:It's a old old photoshop from FARK.com...
I spent a lot of hours looking at panels just like that. Those are not from the 50's. They are from a nuclear powered submarine though. I didn't follow the links to fark or snopes, but I would guess they are the panels displayed at the Smithsonian in celebration of the submarine centennial - which would make them mostly from the USS Archersish (or was it Sandlance?) . If the pic is from that exhibit the throttle wheels in the picture came from the Billfish as well as a few other bits and pieces.
DukeOfUndersteer wrote: In reply to jrw1621: I think it was better with Mike Nelson on the cast. Hot link added per the requirements...
BLASPHEMY!
You will now experience-
With this modem, you can start your own GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR.
Or a nice game of chess.
she is absolutely gorgeous!
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:mtn wrote:That bus number is a little conservative if you ask me.
As a bus driver in a city with a small university, and a community college, this is more realistic. Especially on pub nights
DukeOfUndersteer wrote:
That made me laugh.
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