Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Fading illusions...

So, it looks like we Californians are going to have to use handsfree devices for cel phones starting in 2008. That's fine with me, though it probably means seeing more people wearing their Bluetooth headsets all the time, as if they were watches, or jewelry.

But what kinda bugs me about the whole thing is this: Weren't we supposed to have handsfree cars by now? I remember reading predictions about this kinda stuff in Popular Science when I was a kid, and I'm still waiting to be able to buy a car that flies, or drives itself! Where are the 45-minute commuter flights to Europe, for that matter?

It just goes to show you that not enough people read science fiction.

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