@jstntarango: Yes, aall those silly useless fads like the internet, email, and computers. How silly and trivial

@ndonahue: The worth of Roman coins was linked to their metallic content. So, the new coins being minted from lesser metals were virtually worthless, but older ones kept their quality since they were made from heavier and better metals.

@Knowitallguytherevenge: The asswipes who infrige are average people. 30-70 % of americans are file sharers. Such massive fines as Tennenbaum's are, in this sense, a threat to the Average American.

I don't understand how Blockbuster went bust- and why Netflix is more convenient. How is ordering a dvd, and then waiting I don't know how-many-hours-or-days, better than driving to a store and renting a physical copy? I understand that the use of physical media is declining, but don't people still buy DVDs from…

@johnwonderbread: I personally also feel awed when scrolling through a page full of clickable, ebook thumbnails. I think its the potential for finding something knew that sparks the excitement, not the actual physical prssense of books.

@bjaxon: Maybe, but that something special will have to go. The advantages of ebooks outweight it.

@johnpooley3: How big are your dictionaries? The OED CD-ROM files from the 90s would fill your card 4 times, and in print form it has 23 volumes.

During this period there was massive inflation because the coins were constantly being devalued by warring generals who needed ready cash. Many people hoarded their money, because they figured that it would be worth much more in a few years.

@BlackTaxi2d: Good question. Why WON'T I spend hundreds of dollars on a specialized monitor system so I could watch high quality Youtube videos?

@Brent Negley: Really I always see grainy images, and I've ne er been drunk in my life.

@NICU: Yes, the oil spill will become the oil lake.

@rudyfrederic: Be content they notice you at all. I'd kill to see Montreal royally skrewed in a disaster film, for the simple reason that we're in a film.

@Baf2099: Aren't 3d gaming monitors already available, and can't they render any game into 3d?

@8oardR1der: Yeah great.

@rashad123us: I'd also add that there are enough shots of New York.

@chlkaufman: I personally was surprised that there were so many cars.

@sensedata: If I were you, I'd just be happy my 85 year old grandmother is using the Internet, let alone Facebook.

@RussianTaco: why would you want your parents to fear PCs? I'd have thought that wpuld just atop them from trying to learn to use them, prolonging the period of stupid techniques.

@trev801: The situation of 3D TV is similar to Colour TV when it was introduced in the early 1950s. Actually, colour tv was actually worse, because television was only a few years old, many people still hadn't gotten sets yet, and most people were poorer than they are today. Also, the technology was

@Sluiced: Yeah, but the thing is, the Inquirer passes off as a real news source.