We live in the future, don't we?

[xiphias]

Lis downloaded from a world-wide information source a few episodes of a television show. Sitting in the bedroom with her tiny laptop computer, she wirelessly got the information from Great Britain, and it flowed through the air to her computer.

Then we went downstairs, to our downstairs neighbor's apartment, where he wirelessly connected to her computer upstairs, with his audiovisual computer, and we watched the episode on his widescreen HD TV with surround sound.

It was Doctor Who that we were watching.

And now I'm writing about it to a forum such that people all over the world can, if they so desire, instantly read about my amazement that we're living in the future.

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If this is the future, I have just one question.

[noveldevice.livejournal.com]

Where's my personal jet-pack?

Pointing me to the episode of MythBusters with the 2-liter-bottle jetpack is not an acceptable answer.

[cheshyre]

I will note that Doctor Who is over 40 years old as a tv show...

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[xiphias.livejournal.com]

I never wanted one, personally. I want WINGED flight, or antigravity. I'd settle for super jumping like you can do in videogames, bouncing off of walls to get more height, and stuff like that.

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[marquisedea.livejournal.com]

Hey, the Japanese can do that without any shmancy technology! P.S. Ian literally bouncing off walls = funny mental image.

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[xiphias.livejournal.com]

At once point in my life, I WAS thinner, you know.

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[(Anonymous)]

Well, you could buy a pair of Powerisers. You won't get Mario-levels of jumping ability, but it's pretty good for a real world, commercially available product.

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[rebmommy.livejournal.com]

And you did bounce off the walls, Mr. Tigger.

[rebmommy.livejournal.com]

Personally, I want a transporter - one where I can sit in my rocking chair and instantaneously end up anywhere in the world. I love to travel - just hate the process of getting there. And I love my rocking chair - want to take it with me wherever I travel. Transporting around this world would be just fine with me. I'm not so interested in visiting other worlds until I see this one.

[deerdancer22.livejournal.com]

Me too - that's what I always wanted and we could see each other alot! I hear advanced yogis can do it on their own but I don't think I will get there this lifetime!

[dancing-kiralee.livejournal.com]

I'd make do with one that just got me around Massachusetts... that or the ability to be twins.

Kiralee

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[mswae.livejournal.com]

Was that an intentional or unintentional reference to a Season 5 West Wing episode?

[mswae.livejournal.com]

The new stuff? I love the new Dr. Who! (I love the old stuff, too.)

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

We've found places to download the series from Great Britian, allowing us to watch faster than Sci-Fi Network broadcasts them.

Of course, now we're morally obligated to buy the DVDs when they're for sale in the US, but we were going to do that, anyway.

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[marquisedea.livejournal.com]

aw it has nothing to do with weight! it's just your "yeeee!!!" energy.