tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post4039610193798329148..comments2024-03-29T10:15:50.124+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Here's To The Next 938 YearsAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-80204356422469289712010-09-07T11:37:13.541+01:002010-09-07T11:37:13.541+01:00I listened to a public radio show about this very ...I listened to a public radio show about this very scientist not so long ago; an interesting character tho I did think he was somewhat cavalier about the problems of increased longevity in terms of population resources. But you do strike me as the sort of man who could keep his interest in things going for another 900+ years!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-27942899794332576322010-09-07T11:08:03.708+01:002010-09-07T11:08:03.708+01:00I'm so glad we'll all be reading your blog...I'm so glad we'll all be reading your blog in the next century! -JHarnett-Hargrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486168670308150669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-20635470811876370712010-09-07T00:35:48.662+01:002010-09-07T00:35:48.662+01:00Ah what a fun post - another few hundred years, th...Ah what a fun post - another few hundred years, that's a lot of meal yet to be cooked - and eaten ;-)<br />I tried the process myself but I just ended up with a dirty looking face!Marilyn & Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851884880790561276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-84481355981529214352010-09-06T21:04:23.377+01:002010-09-06T21:04:23.377+01:00Another 938 years and the coalition might may have...Another 938 years and the coalition might may have turned things around. How many times, is anyone's guess.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-57286423753270750332010-09-06T20:52:34.199+01:002010-09-06T20:52:34.199+01:00If you look like that in 900 years, you'll hav...If you look like that in 900 years, you'll have done pretty well.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-32986160240985846122010-09-06T20:23:49.465+01:002010-09-06T20:23:49.465+01:00Oh, gosh, I don't need the software to age my ...Oh, gosh, I don't need the software to age my face. Sheesh. You look pretty darn good, though!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-2370584900565815402010-09-06T17:29:29.159+01:002010-09-06T17:29:29.159+01:00Perish the thought! I think I'm off to find a...Perish the thought! I think I'm off to find a bus to thow myself under right now!jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-80810513563232888912010-09-06T17:13:36.200+01:002010-09-06T17:13:36.200+01:00Nice look, Alan!
Dang it all, I couldn't get ...Nice look, Alan!<br /><br />Dang it all, I couldn't get the face transformer to work for me though...Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-19766015570717796992010-09-06T16:23:03.890+01:002010-09-06T16:23:03.890+01:00I agree. You don't look bad at all. If we put ...I agree. You don't look bad at all. If we put you up against Methuselah, you'd come off far better, I think.<br />Of course, you know I'm just going to HAVE to do this too. (Who knows? I may end up looking like my "Mystery Woman" from Sepia Saturday!<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-34827852762999325772010-09-06T16:12:01.455+01:002010-09-06T16:12:01.455+01:00Not bad at all. I'm not going to try it though...Not bad at all. I'm not going to try it though. I tried something similar at a museum once and I was depressed for days.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-40287626365468537742010-09-06T15:09:15.531+01:002010-09-06T15:09:15.531+01:00I tried the Face Transformer. Since it doesn'...I tried the Face Transformer. Since it doesn't have the ability to alter your hair color, I was a bit disturbed to see a very wrinkled me still a ginger. Lots of fun to play with, though. I'm going to let my teenagers try it.<br /><br />As for the escape velocity theory, I wouldn't be surprised. Technology is progressing at an exponential rate. Who knows, Alan ... we may still be blogging by the year 3000!PattyFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960442608381511010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-73207724241300999282010-09-06T14:58:26.994+01:002010-09-06T14:58:26.994+01:00I'm reading quite a bit about escape velocity ...I'm reading quite a bit about escape velocity these days. Strange...<br /><br />And the term's a tad ironic in this case, isn't it? Wouldn't "staying power" be the end result? Hah!<br /><br />By the way, you've stirred quite a hornet's next with the Baino.JeffScapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190641629175438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-32768616682021255762010-09-06T14:55:37.307+01:002010-09-06T14:55:37.307+01:00Yup. You don't look a day over 700!
Seriously...Yup. You don't look a day over 700!<br /><br />Seriously, it's almost a scary thought to think of even a few million people living to be that old. Hate to think of being 7 or 8 years away from a constantly-"updated" retirement age...The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-90234213604059837582010-09-06T14:43:09.873+01:002010-09-06T14:43:09.873+01:00Huh! I can't seem to get the face transformer ...Huh! I can't seem to get the face transformer to work for me; it keeps telling me I don't have Java installed, and I most certainly do; I even update it regularly. Oh well.<br /><br />As to living forever, or even for a thousand years, I always think of this quote from a relatively unimportant movie - <i>Aeon Flux</i>, where the protagonist says this about a genetic engineer's efforts to prolong life indefinitely: "We're meant to die. It's what makes everything about us matter!" Or as the Oracle in the Matrix movies said: "Everything that has a beginning has an end." Exactly!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-63223823651544783982010-09-06T13:28:10.277+01:002010-09-06T13:28:10.277+01:00Hmmm! So much speculative fiction out there about ...Hmmm! So much speculative fiction out there about societies that achieve longevity -- and sometimes the speculation is a little grim. But I must say that you look FABULOUS for your age.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-29678605107080179462010-09-06T13:27:51.399+01:002010-09-06T13:27:51.399+01:00Hmmm! So much speculative fiction out there about ...Hmmm! So much speculative fiction out there about societies that achieve longevity -- and sometimes the speculation is a little grim. But I must say that you look FABULOUS for your age.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-84640100880229963062010-09-06T12:16:38.224+01:002010-09-06T12:16:38.224+01:00you look quite well for being over 900 alan...ha. ...you look quite well for being over 900 alan...ha. have a wonderful day! wonder if it will pull our cheeks back when we get as fast as escape velocity...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com