On 2006-Aug 31, at 20:02hrs PM, Russell McMahon wrote: > ^ Name a major innovation that was "shiny" ( or at least "shinier" ) than the creation of the internet. Any major innovation displaces > people and they cry and then everyone muddles on. AGSC ^ There will always be some people who complain. no matter what the benefits for most, so absolute objections alone are not a measure of shininess. Relative or percentage proportion of objections may be. Candidates: ?Concrete? A slave labour saver may annoy a few (slave traders/owners) but probably had a new positive effect. ^Allowed vast numbers of ugly buildings and other structures to be built plus big dams and other evil things. Not shiny.^ Disinfectant / antiseptic generally. ^Attacks innocent microbes, keeps alive lots of unfit people. Prevents survival of the fittest from operating properly. Not shiny^ Boiling water to sterilise it. <---- this is a major innovation ? ^Same as disinfectants plus causes thermal pollution Not shiny^ Anaesthetics. ^displaces sales of liquor. Allows people to be wimpy. Steals people's souls Not shiny^ Ability to perform significant surgery.eg appendectomy, caesarean birth. ^Too many people survive trauma. Earth fills up with slackers who pollute. Takes the fun out of a head -on collision in a car. Not shiny ( maybe if painkillers did not exist ? )^ Aspirin. ^Ha Ha^ Dynamite :-)^ Getting WARM^ Aqualung ^ Great Song but was it major ?^ Global warming :-) :-) ^Shiny, yes precious ^ Russell -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ AGSC Augustus Gustavius Salvatore Calabrese 4337 Raleigh Street Denver, CO 720 222 1309 303 908 7716 cell adding " spam2006 " bypasses my spam blocker. Please place in the text or at the END of the subject line. ( i am hard to reach by phone ) All ideas, text, drawings and audio , that are originated by me, and included with this signature text are to be deemed to be released to the public domain as of the date of this communication . AGSC ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist