Don't forget that he wrote the radio dramatization of the Star Wars original trilogy. Of the three, "Star Wars" is both the longest and the strongest.

I should add that this does not imply that you should ignore the people - on the contrary, you should certainly listen to them, and ask for their thoughts and opinions. Also, if you do disagree with them, you must explain why you disagree.

According to the Vermont Senate Rules, you must swear the following oath: (bold case mine)

"I, ...., Senator from ..... County (or Counties), in the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, do solemnly swear, that as a Member of this Assembly, I will not propose or assent to any bill, vote or resolution, which shall appear to me injurious to the people, nor do or consent to any act or thing whatever that shall have a tendency to lessen or abridge their rights and privileges, as declared by the Constitution of this State; but will in all things conduct myself as a faithful, honest representative and guardian of the people, according to the best of my judgment and ability. So help me God. I do solemnly swear that I will be true and faithful to the State of Vermont, and that I will not, directly or indirectly, do any act or thing injurious to the Constitution or Government thereof. So help me God. I do solemnly swear that I did not at the time of my election to this body, and that I do not now hold any office of profit or trust under the authority of Congress. So help me God. I do further solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the State of Vermont and the Constitution of the United States. So help me God."

I don't see a way that "voting according to poll results" will match up with "the best of my judgement and ability" unless you have very little of either. Your idea negates the whole idea of representative government. Hopefully, we elect wise, thoughtful, and honest representatives to do the hard work of legislating so that we don't have to. Direct democracy just isn't efficient - if you actually want to get anything else done.
Yes, the people of your district elect you. However, once you swear the oath of office, you must not forget your duty is to the State of Vermont. It is your sworn duty to make the best choice you can to the best of your judgement and ability, even if every single person in your district disagrees with you.

These came out in the early 80's:

Rocky's Boots

Robot Odyssey

These are the games that taught me about logic gates and boolean logic.

I have a similar Stuhrling automatic watch. As a person whose work is done entirely with a computer, I like having a reminder that sometimes, there are valid solutions that require no electronics. I used to use a Canon AE-1 SLR camera (mostly mechanical), but now that digital photography has taken over, it has become impractical. However, a mechanical watch is still a valid timepiece. A mechanical watch tells the time with enough accuracy for my needs Bonus: It'll still be ticking after an EMP, either man-made or from a CME.

I'll Third the recommendation. As a short intro, I'd start with "Omnilingual" or "Edge of the Knife." My favorites are Space Viking and Cosmic Computer; The names are funky, but the stories are prime stuff. Keep in mind they were written in the late 50's, so there's all types of smoking and the regular cocktail hour.

Yeah, if you want the only (remaining) YF-12, you gotta go to the National Museum of the United States Air Force. AND they've got an SR-71 as well.

I was not sufficiently clear. Of course, the suggested "solution" would eventually have to be tested to make sure it actually made criminals not commit more crime. I meant that it should first be tested to make sure that the suggested "solution" would not just drive the inmate insane.

What an interesting concept. Of course, we would need to ensure that it would actually work for the intended purpose. Would you be willing to be the first test subject of your own suggested "solution?"

Or just cut out the middleman, and just use the laser rapidly heating your head's membrane to produce sound.
Of course, most of those sounds will be "OW!"

The concept of VR contact lenses was also used in the 1992 book, The California Voodoo Game, a sequel to Dream Park by Larry Niven and Steve Barnes, long before Rainbows End.

That's because beer goggles require less input than our built-in personality assessment systems.

The same thing can happen near the border with Mexico. When I was working within 30 feet of the border, I didn't want to take the chance, so I turned off my phone while I was at the border.