Yes. That would be the crowning addition. Excellent thought! :)

Exactly.

I did, too.

Congrats. You've gotten yourself the coveted "Willfully Ignorant Poster Child Of The Year" Award.

Charming name and attitude ya got there, Chuck.

Nope. Nosirree-Bob, not racist at all, At All. (tongue firmly in cheek.)

Yeah, I was going with the whole "any technology sufficiently advanced will look like magic" (it's a stretch, I know :) )

I always enjoyed reading the "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." series. They were always battling Hydra and A.I.M., or whatever would-be-world-dictator-flavor-of-the-moment was gettin' uppity. The instances of the superheroes showing up were treated as true guest appearances and not the end-all, be-all of the stories.…

Think of how many scientists and engineers began their careers because they were enamored with Star Trek, for instance.

Time-honored "YMMV," I think.

Is someone holding a gun to your head, making you read articles or headlines that bother you so intensely?

Amazing how you manage to be both ignorant AND insulting to people you don't even know. That takes talent and dedication. Congratulations!

Yes, and I'm sure that the Nexus 7 has been selling tens of millions.

Wow. What an amazing deduction, Holmes! Too bad it's probably not all that accurate. I myself have the original iPad, and nothing more. Other people I know who have an iPad have only ever bought the one model, either the original, the 2 or the newest.

Toaster and microwave oven AND popcorn-popper (one of those air-poppers from the 1970's/80's, please!) :)

*Whew* Thanks for the update, Skippy! Good thing you let me know those little factoids; glad I missed being a "fucking retard" by THIS MUCH. If it wasn't for people as vigilant, perceptive and on-the-ball as you are, well ... I shudder to think what would happen to Western Civilization. We can all rest easy knowing…

Still VERY cranky that my original iPad won't be able to use iOS 6. *grumble*

I think your friend is onto something.

No wonder they both rocked :)

If you look at it from the point of view that any sufficiently-advanced technology will be viewed as magic, then it could still be sic fi :)