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Scroll to the end of this ABC report for a spectacularly articulate contribution from your favourite social commentator.
Perhaps the greatest moment in air guitar history occurred when Crazy Harry Klinghorn won the world championship by jumping up onto the air amp. It stopped the show. Mr. Klinghorn is retired from air guitar, and is now a postal worker. He can be seen from time to time at Montoni’s Pizza…in the Funky Winkerbean comic strip.
RICHARD HELMER: What we’re trying to do is take the human form with our sensors, ‘cause we’ve got other technologies, and reproduce yourself in their virtual world, or the computer world, internet world, the imaginary world, because what that allows us to do is then to represent yourself there so that you can get feedback on what you’re doing, and you can also be shown to improve your technique.
I truly hope y’all realize that this has considerable potential with the on-line porn business. Heck, it might revolutionize prostitution!
What would Sheik Haili say about that, eh?
Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2006 11 13 at 01:38 PM • permalinkBut I must agree with Tim…..this has far more real-world applications than paying a bunch of climate change fanatics to travel around the world.
Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2006 11 13 at 01:39 PM • permalinkOh, yeah! Basso profundo armpit farts!
Posted by Gary from Jersey on 2006 11 13 at 05:12 PM • permalink#16 Bah.
When I linked to the story, all I came up with was a quote from the cute but trite Timmeh “Margo” “fair and reasonable” Blah-eurghhhh.
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 11 13 at 05:13 PM • permalinkNow to see if Paco Enterprises invents a Hawaiian arm for this.
Posted by Gary from Jersey on 2006 11 13 at 05:16 PM • permalinkJudging by the tiny amount of air-time you recieved, you must have been the token minority.
Posted by Daniel San on 2006 11 13 at 06:13 PM • permalinkDon’t fret Tim: your, you know, inarticulateness is obviously related to, you know, your “strange kind of genius” (scroll down).
Absolutely right, Tim, and if I may say so, I am eminently qualified for a slice of this cash. I need and deserve the taxpayers’ support cos I’ve been playing air guitar thirty years now, and I still can’t get them darn bar chords right.
Posted by SwinishCapitalist on 2006 11 13 at 08:10 PM • permalinkFrankly, I call BS on this story. How would sensors know which string your right hand is plucking, and precisely which chords your left hand is playing? No plausible basis for federal funding, here! So, since I saved the Australian taxpayer, say, approximately $1 million, I’ll settle for a $250,000 funds-conservation fee, payable to the non-profit group, Preventing Australian Conmen from Operating, Pacovia National Bank, Cayman Islands.
That was like totally gnarly! Righteous, dude! Air guitar for everybody!
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2006 11 13 at 09:27 PM • permalinkELEANOR HALL: Tim Blair ending that report from Kathryn Roberts.
I can hear the disapproving tone in her voice just from this transcript.
Posted by Art Vandelay on 2006 11 13 at 10:33 PM • permalinkWrong photo! Wrong photo!
ABC goof again. It’s a picture of Morticia Frump Addams. Where’s the pic of Eleanor?
The lovely Morticia…
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Well, it’s the most, you know, articulate statement I’ve heard for weeks. If Tim Blair says it, you can, you know, bank on it.