Where's My Jetpack?

When I first posted this, it got thousands of views. It seems the #ChiefTwit has decided to bury it and strip it of its analytics. "Free Speech Absolutist", my ass.

1953

Hey @MarkHamill do you still have this sweet parka???

The HP-01 smart watch from 1977 that included calculator and calendar functionality, cost $750 or about $5,600 in today’s dollars and was 14K gold.

1963

Guess who grew up and is suffering a midlife crisis

“The use of electricity for lighting is is no way harmful to health nor does it affect the soundness of sleep.” (1892)

Since ERGS will be geared to your final destination, it won't be thrown off by side trips and stops along the way. Traffic guidance is just one of the many areas where General Motors scientists are working to make your driving simpler and more enjoyable in days to come.

As you approach an intersection, an antenna buried in the pavement signals your destination to roadside computer equipment. Quicker than a blink, the computer processes your destination information, signals back to your radio receiver and the proper directions light up…

Let's say you're living in Chicago and want to drive to Los Angeles. Just dial the destination code for Los Angeles on a special radio receiver panel in your car and start heading west.

“And you'll be able to drive cross-country without a road map and never get lost. Just leave the guiding to ERGS: The Electronic Route Guidance System developed cooperatively by General Motors Research Laboratories and the Corporation's Deco Radio Division. Here's how it'll work:

So close, 1969. /🧵

Hey, @Midjourney /imagine @ElonMusk as a toddler throwing a tantrum on the floor of a grocery store. #ElonMuskTwitter

Yah, but it's going to reply to every query with nothing but dick jokes, dog whistles, and memes made in MS Paint so nbd amirite?

Think the #Metaverse is a bust?

Imagine “handing down” this hulking beast to your teenager today. The Sony TC-377 was $290 in 1973, $1,900 in today’s dollars, and is $900 more expensive than an iPhone 14 Pro. It’s also almost 22 pounds heavier.