Comments on: Why We Don’t Have Flying Cars And JetPacks http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/10/10/why-we-dont-have-flying-cars-and-jetpacks/ Floccinaucinihilipilificating antidisestablishmentarianism since 2001. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:33:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Wants a MASSIVE database with everything in it kthx « Organising Chaos http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/10/10/why-we-dont-have-flying-cars-and-jetpacks/comment-page-1/#comment-6018 Wants a MASSIVE database with everything in it kthx « Organising Chaos Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:54:51 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=1099#comment-6018 [...] across this blog post recently, written by Andrew Taylor, a PhD student, reflecting on his lit review. He made the very [...] [...] across this blog post recently, written by Andrew Taylor, a PhD student, reflecting on his lit review. He made the very [...]

]]> By: Mal http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/10/10/why-we-dont-have-flying-cars-and-jetpacks/comment-page-1/#comment-5913 Mal Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:45:13 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=1099#comment-5913 That and the many centuries of science oppression by religious bodies. That and the many centuries of science oppression by religious bodies.

]]> By: Dave http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/10/10/why-we-dont-have-flying-cars-and-jetpacks/comment-page-1/#comment-5901 Dave Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:36:19 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=1099#comment-5901 Doug, I think she more opposes the thousands of books to which publishing houses still own rights. Even if they're out of print they still have the rights to run one off and make a profit. Doug, I think she more opposes the thousands of books to which publishing houses still own rights. Even if they’re out of print they still have the rights to run one off and make a profit.

]]> By: Tales from the Tubes?—?11/?10/?09 | Young Australian Skeptics http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/10/10/why-we-dont-have-flying-cars-and-jetpacks/comment-page-1/#comment-5897 Tales from the Tubes?—?11/?10/?09 | Young Australian Skeptics Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:09:29 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=1099#comment-5897 [...] Why we don’t have jetpacks. [...] [...] Why we don’t have jetpacks. [...]

]]> By: Doug http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/10/10/why-we-dont-have-flying-cars-and-jetpacks/comment-page-1/#comment-5894 Doug Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:17:37 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=1099#comment-5894 On a related note: not quite sure why the German Chancellor thinks it's her place to stop loads of out of print books becoming available... <a href="http://is.gd/4cx8x" rel="nofollow">http://is.gd/4cx8x</a> On a related note: not quite sure why the German Chancellor thinks it’s her place to stop loads of out of print books becoming available… http://is.gd/4cx8x

]]> By: barriejohn http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/10/10/why-we-dont-have-flying-cars-and-jetpacks/comment-page-1/#comment-5892 barriejohn Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:29:39 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=1099#comment-5892 Very interesting and thought-provoking, though I suspect that the Industrial Revolution was necessary to free up all the time needed for modern scientific study. Otherwise, the mere struggle for survival would have occupied all of men's efforts. Sharing and distributing more information would have had amazing results though, I'm sure. (And don't forget, much ancient knowledge was actually lost, which didn't exactly help much!) Tim Berners-Lee said: <i>"The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past"!</i> Let's hope so!! Very interesting and thought-provoking, though I suspect that the Industrial Revolution was necessary to free up all the time needed for modern scientific study. Otherwise, the mere struggle for survival would have occupied all of men’s efforts. Sharing and distributing more information would have had amazing results though, I’m sure. (And don’t forget, much ancient knowledge was actually lost, which didn’t exactly help much!)

Tim Berners-Lee said: “The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past”! Let’s hope so!!

]]> By: Dave http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/10/10/why-we-dont-have-flying-cars-and-jetpacks/comment-page-1/#comment-5891 Dave Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:29:03 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=1099#comment-5891 I'm finding the same thing for my PhD research, you have to go all over the place to find anything out. There's no real way to tell whether what you're doing is novel or whether someone has already pointed out the theory is impossible. I’m finding the same thing for my PhD research, you have to go all over the place to find anything out. There’s no real way to tell whether what you’re doing is novel or whether someone has already pointed out the theory is impossible.

]]> By: Doug http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/10/10/why-we-dont-have-flying-cars-and-jetpacks/comment-page-1/#comment-5890 Doug Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:34:39 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=1099#comment-5890 Possibly the best description of why information technology is important I've seen - brilliant. Possibly the best description of why information technology is important I’ve seen – brilliant.

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