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From: Kennita Watson <>
Subject: Re: Postponing the future (Mark Plus)
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:19:12 -0800

Olaf wrote:
> The freezer and the air condition
> in the home were then so far removed from his reality as from ours  
> a self
> parallel parking car.

Not so far -- check out the "Lexus Self Parking Car Video and Review":
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/clips/lexus-self-parking-car-video-and- 
review-196551.php
and "Self-Parking Cars Coming To U.S." (Toyota):
http://www.local6.com/technology/8458908/detail.html
-- not quite totally autonomous, but it's coming.  This year's
DARPA Grand Challenge is for autonomous operation in an urban
environment:  http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/index.asp .

I *love* the 21st Century!

Live long and prosper,
Kennita
--
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
none but ourselves can free our minds.
           -- Bob Marley, "Redemption Song"

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