Ah, the vagaries of living on a planet with an unpredictable ecosystem...an oncoming storm with 60mph winds shut down the bike festival today after only a couple hours. We didn't get to see the riders tossed around like matchsticks, sadly.
Where will GPS technology take us? How long before cars come equipped with radar which tracks the positions of all other vehicles, and automatically slows down and diverts any vehicles in danger of colliding? That radar will eventually track all objects, period. Add GPS and cruise control...anyone care to take any wagers on whether within this century, actual driving will become a quaint memory?
Of course, technological advances always come with unintended humor. When using GPS on a long trip, it can be a very long time between audio commands. So that begs the question...which unobservant driver has set the world record for the longest drive past their destination, when a GPS had shut off accidentally?
ABE: Martha, what the hell are we doing in Saskatchewan??
MARTHA: Zzzzzzzzzzzz.
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