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Originally Posted by Storm

I think so, yes.
It is getting to the point of being silly if not it hasn't already. I recently had a debate about Kindle with a friend (much younger) who thinks she started reading again because of Kindle...that worried me a lot.

Reading a book is such a pleasurable activity for me that I simply cannot comprehend a piece of electronics replicating the same feel and satisfaction.

I said it before but anfield you really are my long lost twin it seems when it comes to stuff like this :p:

Do you think electric cars have a real future or hybrids seem to be better short term?

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I can't see electric cars having any real mass appeal until the range is substantially better in terms of cost vs range available. If I have to travel for an emergency of some sort, I can't see planning charge times en route, or in preparation for the trip.

Hybrids IMO will continue to become more popular. They have greater appeal due to having both flexibility and increasingly better performance as they develop.



Do you attempt to be a "green" person even when doing so costs a few more dollars?

I tend not to because I am highly sceptical about how "green" some options are, eg what was the environmental impact of making and charging the batteries of an electric car.

What "green" initiatives do you believe in?

Recycling first and foremost. The rest, as they currently are, offer dubious benefits. Solar as prices come down is closer to being a viable option. There are houses around here retro fitting for solar - but the payback is years. I'd consider it if I knew I'd be here for 10 plus years. Going forward and as we need them we are using LED replacement lamps instead of traditional or CFL options. Can't think of much else worth doing at the moment.

Is the death of the personal car going to be a mid or a far future occurrence?

Both, in some respects. Depending on your location, it is closer than we may think. Many cities are doing all they can to keep cars away, with taxes and exorbitant parking costs. In countries like NZ it will be further away, partly because we are 20 years behind the rest of the world (wouldn't have it any other way) an we have limited mass transit i.e. no train services between towns, and limited inter city buses etc. Looking forward to the discovery and development of matter transporters - step in in New Plymouth, dial up London and WHAM you are in London (arms are in Lisbon, Legs are in Luanda, bags are in Luton is a slight drawback though :))

Is there any invention from sci-fi that you can see being real in the near future?

I just read a book called Physics of the Impossible (Michio Kaku) which tackled this exact subject....He seems to think that we are fairly close to invisibility cloak in some form and even a form of teleportation.

I am highly skeptical that anything will happen in the very near future, but in say 100 years or so we might see some of that stuff. Perhaps nanobots or quantum computers..

Have you attended live event of any kind recently?

Unfortunately it's been over a month, and that was at a local bar to see a friends band. We did get tickets recently to a summer show, which lifted our spirits some. More tickets to come Tuesday for when I take vacation. We will catch a local show, travel the next day to see another, and then relax some.


What is the most money you've spent on a liver performance, and was it worth it?

About 15k Rs spent (approx 400 USD at that time) on flight+ticket to watch Iron Maiden play their first ever show in India ( Bangalore)....totally worth it.
I wish I could go to more concerts but just can't and there aren't any really good things close by.

Do you travel without a lot of planning or fret over the small stuff when heading out on a vacation?

A bit of both. I worry try to plan for obvious eventualities before I go it's part of the anticipation of the holiday. But once at the airport I try to switch off and say to myself "That's it! I'm on my way now and if I've forgotten anything I can either do without or buy another"

At the airport do you get your ticket and passport out when you join the check in queue or just before you reach the desk?

Don't know. Being a highly kinesthetic person, my passport/tickets etc just seem to be in my hands when I get to check-in, I have no idea how, when, or why.

DO you pick your travel destinations based on how easy they are to enter i.e. do you avoid places where they are stringent on their border checks, visas etc?

Sometimes getting a visa, esp. an american one, might be a humiliating process. Fortunately we don't need visas whithin EU and it makes things easier.

Have you been to kindergarten?