Author Topic: Failures of Science: A List (Read 2018 times)

Quote from: Eric P on May 13, 2009, 05:19:39 PM
22. no good e-reader at acceptable price point

ugh don't get me started

the Kindle DX is like the Game Boy Color when we're all waiting on the PSP to show up

i'll be happy with the GBA.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #24 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:25:41 PM »

24. Inability to beam my consciousness into another* body, even temporarily

spoiler (click to show/hide)

*female

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eBook pricing is also totally out-of-whack with reality, of course, and stymied by awful DRM

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #25 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:25:58 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on May 13, 2009, 05:17:39 PM

19 no ethical reasons to institute eugenics.

The reduction of inherited diseases that attack specific populations, for one. Modern medical screening programs have, for example, significantly reduced the rates of Tay-Sachs disease in Ashkenazi Jews.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #26 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:28:15 PM »

25. where is the t-virus?
26. giant robots still haven't replaced regular soldiers in war

Eric P · « **Reply #27 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:29:46 PM »

27. we don't live in the Culture.

thankfully there are thousands of years worth of texts for free. but yes, $10 for new major books just seems out of whack and the DRM situation totally fucking sucks. I'd like to own the things for which I'm paying through the nose

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #28 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:36:08 PM »

28. no invisibility/teleportation combo device to allow me to hang out in womens changing rooms

Tauntaun · « **Reply #29 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:36:40 PM »

29. There's still lag.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #30 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:37:57 PM »

30. Smoothe Groove can only fit 8 GPUs in his PC

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #31 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:49:05 PM »

31. White Man can only fit 8 anal beeds inside his sex butler, Arvie.
32. Computer programmers can only fit 8 responses inside FoC's head. Any additional responses need to be manually cut and pasted.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #32 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:51:51 PM »

We still haven't cured allergies

Eric P · « **Reply #33 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:53:20 PM »

just takes a little work

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #34 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:59:04 PM »

36. dry cleaners are unable to remove shoe-polish from wedding dresses.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #35 on:** May 13, 2009, 06:00:52 PM »

37. Baldness still a modern day reality

Barry Egan · « **Reply #36 on:** May 13, 2009, 06:06:29 PM »

38. Where's my dream recorder, science?

Eric P · « **Reply #37 on:** May 13, 2009, 06:07:24 PM »

38 no bots to grind out real life stuff so i can level faster

Barry Egan · « **Reply #38 on:** May 13, 2009, 06:11:53 PM »

39. No immanent technique for raising a Libertarian's self-awareness.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #39 on:** May 13, 2009, 11:24:31 PM »

Quote from: Malek on May 13, 2009, 05:59:04 PM

36. dry cleaners are unable to remove shoe-polish from wedding dresses.

Diunx · « **Reply #40 on:** May 13, 2009, 11:54:33 PM »

40. No real penis enlargement pill.

tiesto · « **Reply #41 on:** May 14, 2009, 12:22:54 AM »

41. This (shamelessly stolen from gaf): http://ladybunny.net/blog/2009/05/cuchini-camel-toe-coverer-for-gals.html

chronovore · « **Reply #42 on:** May 14, 2009, 01:25:25 AM »

42. No means of denying the benefits of science for Intelligent Design idiots who insist on denying scientific reason.

The iPod Touch is a serviceable e-book reader, withe eReader or Stanza installed. I've been reading on it quite a bit more, even compared to carrying a paperback book on a crowded train; it's dreamy.

SantaC · « **Reply #43 on:** May 14, 2009, 08:30:49 AM »

43) Duke Nukem Forever is never coming out

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Author Topic: Failures of Science: A List (Read 2018 times)