tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post4943112910791155512..comments2023-11-03T04:29:29.498-04:00Comments on Paleo-Future: Report From the Year 2050 (1984)Matt Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360406896692501416noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-58771240441568466932008-11-08T06:03:00.000-05:002008-11-08T06:03:00.000-05:00Very interesting. The Maglev exists in Shanghai. I...Very interesting. The Maglev exists in Shanghai. I've used it to get to the airport. They have had an experimental model in Japan for years, but never made a go of it publicly, partly because the experimental one crashed all the time.<BR/><BR/>So far, rather surprisingly, Shanghai's maglev has stayed on track. <BR/><BR/>Welcome back, by the way.Ghotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024560882878974739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-70466803566625569532008-10-29T16:13:00.000-04:002008-10-29T16:13:00.000-04:00http://www.bilgalleri.dk/uploads_large_wm/36611.jp...http://www.bilgalleri.dk/uploads_large_wm/36611.jpgedubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876417332596923500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-40970574320641091552008-10-28T19:23:00.000-04:002008-10-28T19:23:00.000-04:00Disney is such a gigantic enterprise that one hand...Disney is such a gigantic enterprise that one hand doesn't know what the other has done in the past. =)<BR/><BR/>In a Carl Barks story <A HREF="http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=W+PP++++8-06" REL="nofollow">"Picnic"</A> (1957!), Gyro Gearloose goes out for picnic and, as various problems crop up, gradually adds more and more features to his high-tech camping kit... and then realises he has basically reinvented a house, and don't people usually go out for picnic to get away from their houses?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-24590600981515213792008-10-27T12:35:00.000-04:002008-10-27T12:35:00.000-04:00Great post!I am on the lookout for the whole serie...Great post!<BR/><BR/>I am on the lookout for the whole series. They look like so much fun!<BR/><BR/>It is anazing that we are now looking at <B>mass</B> transit as opposed to personal transit vehicles. Look at what the price of gas and the environment will do to society!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023449275486420957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-85610083820507177092008-10-27T11:08:00.000-04:002008-10-27T11:08:00.000-04:00Interesting how they felt a need to open out that ...Interesting how they felt a need to open out that many years in advance. The two-person car (Smartcars) and The Maglevs (at least in Japan) exist today, really. <BR/><BR/>The other two could very well exist today, I suppose, but at some point in 1984 or so, I suppose people assumed that the cost would never be an issue...<BR/><BR/>Speaking of futuristic transportation:<BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcar" REL="nofollow">The Podcar</A><BR/><BR/>Apparently actually exists today, and is becoming a bigger and bigger thing. DisneyWorld is considering using them!Gilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264458972722412509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-47012698394671029652008-10-27T10:37:00.000-04:002008-10-27T10:37:00.000-04:00love the antiquated Disney-prognostication stuff -...love the antiquated Disney-prognostication stuff - thanks for sharing!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891803494450719808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-76252948163289693322008-10-27T09:57:00.000-04:002008-10-27T09:57:00.000-04:00Great to see a new post. Keep up the fine work!Great to see a new post. Keep up the fine work!Dr. Schlusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602485060935132007noreply@blogger.com