EricThribb - Slashdot User

Comment Re:A 1984 device ? (Score 5, Insightful) 232

by EricThribb on Wednesday September 19, 2012 @08:56PM (#41394619) Attached to: Apple's Secret Plan To Join iPhones With Airport Security

Apple always makes me think of George Orwell - just that it's Animal Farm rather than 1984 that springs to mind

Comment Stanislaw Lem (Score 1) 1365

by EricThribb on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @11:04PM (#40913987) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Depressing Sci-fi You've Ever Read?

Most of his books - His Masters Voice on the failure of science, Solaris for just being Solaris - The Tarkovsky film version managed to be even more bleak than the book (I choose to deny the existence of the later George Clooney version)

Comment Re:Bleach, glue, insecticide etc. (Score 1) 820

by EricThribb on Thursday July 26, 2012 @02:25AM (#40773851) Attached to: Feds Ban 'Buckyballs' Magnets

Bucky balls have no significant use outside of being a toy..

They make great fridge and whiteboard magnets

« Newer Older »

Slashdot Top Deals

Brain off-line, please wait.