Notwithstanding FORTUNE magazine’s portrayal of him as a futurist (“The smartest (or the nuttiest) futurist on Earth”, May 14 issue), Ray Kurzweil has demonstrated an eerie sense of delusion. An obvious indication of his delusional nature is that the man intends not to die. And he’s planning to achieve that by taking 230 supplement pills,… Read More »
Here is a rather simple question with a “yes” or “no” answer. It just happens to be phrased in a roundabout way, but that shouldn’t stump you if you can find a way to reduce it to its fundamentals. This can be done in three steps, leading to your rephrasing the question in such simple… Read More »
NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE To the citizens of the United States of America: In the light of your failure to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchial duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which… Read More »
The Flying Alarm Clock from Hammacher Schlemmer may be the most irksomely effective alarm clock ever created. This devious device has a propeller-driven module that flies off when the alarm goes off, making a really annoying noise like a mosquito. But that’s not all. The alarm only stops when the rotor is installed back in… Read More »
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