Where’s Robin Williams when you need him?
Sunday, May 4th, 2008 By Mike MaurerWe’re big on the ’70’s in our household. Especially with the convenience of Netflix (say, were they established with a Third Frontier grant?) we can enjoy old favorites such as “McMillan and Wife” and oddball fare such as “Harry in Your Pocket.”
There’s a great line in Harry in Your Pocket where James Coburn and Walter Pidgeon are arguing about credit cards and cash, and Harry says they’ll do away with cash altogether someday. Walter is skeptical, but Harry insists. “It’ll happen,” he says.
Of course, for every moment of prescience and insight there are 10 moments of Trish Van Devere feeding bread to seagulls - in slow motion.
Who knew that the ’70’s were so profound? There’s also Robin Williams, who told us again and again that nanoo-nanootechnology would be, er, a big thing, and sure enough he was right. In addition to the regular references found at the nerdy but apt Instapundit, there’s this from the Sam Adams Alliance: Plant physiologist and multiple patent holder Glen Kertz has figured out a way to manage algae growth and harvest. . . farmers only get 20 gallons of [bio]fuel per acre per year. Kertz estimates 100,000 gallons per year from his method, which he calls Vertigro.
Algae, nanotechnology; same thing, different name. Let one thousand cyanobacteria bloom. Nanoo-Nanoo.
