Comments on: #889 – Convenience (34 Comments)

By: Wikimancer

Wikimancer — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:08:38 +0000

Actually, that kind of came up in a movie that was, incidentally, called “I, Robot”, when the female lead was worried that the male lead’s motorcycle would explode because it was powered by … well, explosives.
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Well, it did have robots in it, and it took place in the future. :-\

By: Washu

Washu — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:18:19 +0000

Houses made out of wood?
That’s crazy talk that is.

By: i.half4

i.half4 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:54:46 +0000

Life! Childhood: Eager, but forever held back. The jet pack stage: Cutting the umbilical cord. A sense of proportion: Time and distance just don’t seem to mean what they used to. The listening stage: Life’s mysteries are still mostly unsolved. The greatest of these is not life. Death: The last step requires very little energy.

Hey! This cat Biff is brand new. Count’em. He’s still got nine last steps.

By: i.half4

i.half4 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:17:55 +0000

Good thing Biff learns it’s best not to focus too long on the past.

Now then, I regret to say I couldn’t interpret the last panel without finding that it still ends with a raspberry. Do all these stages of Biff’s life revolve around a single place? The Windy City?

PS: Oh, Biff isn’t looking back. He’s listening for the unknown.

By: H3xx

H3xx — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:07:34 +0000

Sure its in vending machines, but its still expensive as hell. $1.90 a pint!?
@#$%@$%@#$%!!%@^@!#$%!#$%$@$^@%!!!!

By: i.half4

i.half4 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:04:33 +0000

In the National Gallery of Art are four very impressive works. It’s a series on the journey of life. Shall I compare these? Biff’s world begins in a place much like Mr. Rogers neighborhood. Where else would you find an in-house traffic signal? Biff, embarks on the great journey. Biff realizes how far the journey has taken him. Biff looks back.

By: i.half4

i.half4 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:50:08 +0000

I had another take on the theme, but first the third ending. You must have seen Allegro Non Troppo to get it. Feee Naa Laaay! Only for the twenty first century, with the little red-curtained stages replaced with a wireless device. (with yellow antenna)

By: i.half4

i.half4 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:43:33 +0000

@Kharn: The age of Tesla? As he proved already, the physical engineering is the easy part. But the simple idea of giving away energy for free? Now that’s a realm of fantasy to this world.

By: Kharn

Kharn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:10:33 +0000

“We’ll still need power cords”

No. Look up wireless power

By: dartigen

dartigen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:54:49 +0000

I can’t see cables dying ever. We’ll still need power cords, but likely they will be extendable and slimmer than they are right now. I can see wireless peripherals though – we already have mouses, keyboards, headphones and various gaming things down, we just gotta figure out everything else.
That and faster solid-state hard drives.