Okay, bunch of stuff. Love the video at the end. Zardoz scarred me for life. Star Trek did have cool uniforms! I am not spraying clothes on myself. I can barely put on my dystopian clothes today, much less have the patience to spray myself. Yes, I read the part about they're being automatically sprayed on but I'm sticking with what I first imagined.
The first part of your article reminded me of those shirts that would change color in the sun back in the 80's. And mood rings. Now I've got to go look up how those worked. :D
Well, I used to think Sean was really hot, but now that I can't unsee that photo....
So many interesting concepts here. The one that really stuck out to me was the possibility of choosing a skin color one day. I can't even imagine what a cluster that will be! We truly will be living as avatars--hello, Ready Player One.
I'm with Michael--I have a difficult enough time shaving my legs and pulling on jeans. I'm not about to spray clothing on myself. Good Lord, can you imagine if I missed a spot?! Especially a Very Important Spot?!
I can’t afford a subscription right now but, Mike, I believe in this thing and I want to see where it can go next. Also, drink less coffee, that’s way too much, yikes.
Zardoz will stay with me for a while... thanks for that. Fascinating stuff, as always. I’ve always been delighted by the workings of iridescence in bird plumage (feathers are an extraordinary subject in themselves), and am intrigued by the whole area of paleocolour – determining the colours of fossil animals from the density and shape of their melanosomes.
I just discovered something called "Mad Matter," a type of kinesthetic clay. It's in colors similar to a mood ring and now I wish my clay would change colors too.
This was so fascinating I'm going to have to read it a bunch more times.
I really liked the show Picard, but was completely taken aback by what the creators made all the androids on that one planet wear, a complete throwback to 1960s Star Trek: TOS AND later TNG of "People on this random planet will honestly be wearing combinations of gauzy, flowy things in cringy pastel colors that are completely impractical and weird and how do they even go to the bathroom?" Were they trying to be retro? Just, *why*?
Okay, bunch of stuff. Love the video at the end. Zardoz scarred me for life. Star Trek did have cool uniforms! I am not spraying clothes on myself. I can barely put on my dystopian clothes today, much less have the patience to spray myself. Yes, I read the part about they're being automatically sprayed on but I'm sticking with what I first imagined.
The first part of your article reminded me of those shirts that would change color in the sun back in the 80's. And mood rings. Now I've got to go look up how those worked. :D
Mike- this is witty and interesting and lovely and funny
And as someone confused by colorism and how it has been repeatedly used throughout history to divide and oppress - definitely food for thought
And I think you nailed your lack of the Pulitzer on the head- 😂
Well, I used to think Sean was really hot, but now that I can't unsee that photo....
So many interesting concepts here. The one that really stuck out to me was the possibility of choosing a skin color one day. I can't even imagine what a cluster that will be! We truly will be living as avatars--hello, Ready Player One.
I'm with Michael--I have a difficult enough time shaving my legs and pulling on jeans. I'm not about to spray clothing on myself. Good Lord, can you imagine if I missed a spot?! Especially a Very Important Spot?!
I can’t afford a subscription right now but, Mike, I believe in this thing and I want to see where it can go next. Also, drink less coffee, that’s way too much, yikes.
Zardoz will stay with me for a while... thanks for that. Fascinating stuff, as always. I’ve always been delighted by the workings of iridescence in bird plumage (feathers are an extraordinary subject in themselves), and am intrigued by the whole area of paleocolour – determining the colours of fossil animals from the density and shape of their melanosomes.
Zardoz
I just discovered something called "Mad Matter," a type of kinesthetic clay. It's in colors similar to a mood ring and now I wish my clay would change colors too.
This was so fascinating I'm going to have to read it a bunch more times.
I really liked the show Picard, but was completely taken aback by what the creators made all the androids on that one planet wear, a complete throwback to 1960s Star Trek: TOS AND later TNG of "People on this random planet will honestly be wearing combinations of gauzy, flowy things in cringy pastel colors that are completely impractical and weird and how do they even go to the bathroom?" Were they trying to be retro? Just, *why*?