I grew up in an era of great technological change. Man had landed on the Moon the first personal computers were coming to the fore and the Space Shuttle promised to accelerate our lives into the future. I grew up watching Star Wars reading 2000AD comics and using my first home computer to program in BASIC. At that time the film 2001 A Space Odyssey seemed to be a not unrealistic representation of where we would be at the turn of the century.

As time has passed the world has changed and life moves on, but the promises of my youth have faded. After the Moon landings there were no trips to Mars, no Moon base, no Jet Pacs and no Air Cars. Sure the technology has advanced and science has made startling new discovery’s but the world we thought we were promised as kids has never materialised.

Last year I watched the film Blade Runner again, for the first time in many years, and something startled me. The opening credits read, “Los Angeles 2019″. It’s startling because at the time the film was made it was deemed reasonable for that date to be an acceptable time frame for the technology and level of development displayed in the film. It’s clear to all of us now that in 8 years time the world we live in will be nothing like that.

But there is something else which is equally startling. (more…)

Sadly my auntie Leoni has recently passed away. I only met her a few times when she came to visit the UK, but she always left a lasting and warm impression. The last time I saw Aunt Leoni, I was charged with the not inconsiderable responsibility of driving her from my Nan’s house in Coventry to Heathrow Airport in London in order for her to catch her flight back home to Australia at the end of her latest visit. (more…)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11879241

Check out the link above. If you are looking for the most wilfully ignorant, stupid, grossly dense and idiotic article ever written, then you wont be disappointed.
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Dear Citizens of America,
In view of your failure to elect a competent President and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately.

Her Sovereign Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories (except Kansas, which she does not fancy), as from Monday next. (more…)