Comments on: Technology http://www.thisisthis.org/2008/05/01/technology/ Scattered values and the chance of philosophy. May contain funny. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:12:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Miss T http://www.thisisthis.org/2008/05/01/technology/#comment-96744 Thu, 01 May 2008 19:37:38 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2008/05/01/technology/#comment-96744 Holojobs? Oh, hang on, think I just worked it out. Like gram but with job. I would like one of those. Holojobs?

Oh, hang on, think I just worked it out. Like gram but with job.

I would like one of those.

]]> by: Ed R http://www.thisisthis.org/2008/05/01/technology/#comment-96642 Thu, 01 May 2008 12:44:21 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2008/05/01/technology/#comment-96642 This is what you get for being six seconds ahead of everyone else Cliff. This is what you get for being six seconds ahead of everyone else Cliff.

]]> by: Cliff http://www.thisisthis.org/2008/05/01/technology/#comment-96607 Thu, 01 May 2008 10:20:03 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2008/05/01/technology/#comment-96607 Wow. When I say talking, we were in a chat room. But what you're saying is that as we were talking, even though everything seemed normal, our conversation was actually taking place... <em>in the past?</em> Wow. When I say talking, we were in a chat room. But what you’re saying is that as we were talking, even though everything seemed normal, our conversation was actually taking place…

in the past?

]]> by: Scaryduck http://www.thisisthis.org/2008/05/01/technology/#comment-96591 Thu, 01 May 2008 09:32:37 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2008/05/01/technology/#comment-96591 Dull tech explanation from somebody who used to do a dul tech job: There's something like a six second processing delay on Radio5 through digital TV at the moment. This is approximately the same time as a TV signal's bounce off two satellites to Australia PLUS another two satellites for your phone call, so the red-hot footie action reaches the two of you at the same time. As our office cleaner said, hypnotised by the flashing lights on our console: "It's allllll space". Dull tech explanation from somebody who used to do a dul tech job: There’s something like a six second processing delay on Radio5 through digital TV at the moment. This is approximately the same time as a TV signal’s bounce off two satellites to Australia PLUS another two satellites for your phone call, so the red-hot footie action reaches the two of you at the same time.

As our office cleaner said, hypnotised by the flashing lights on our console: “It’s allllll space”.

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