having a sore chest is a strange feeling. i don’t know exactly what caused it, but a fit of situps the past few days is probably partly responsible, followed by an exhaust of anger and dismay at trying to set up a new web site last night. no sunlight to speak of for over 2 days can’t be good for the economy of my innards, either. did i sleep last night? i think i did…
one of my windows snapped off yesterday, from the top. it didn’t come all the way down, but it was annoying enough, so i had to call the owner of the building. i thought he would be impressed by my monster 70″ tv but he didin’t even seem to notice it. dang. i thought that a phat TV would improve my stature in the eyes of all who kne wme before i acquired this great and glorious (and gluttonous) monstrosity of a television. but alas, the owne of my building at least seemed utterly indifferent. waaah. how will i improve my standing as a human being now?
the owner of my building i about 60, i think. he said that his appendiz exploded on Christmas Day, leaving him laid up at the hospital for 4 days. that sucks, but he looks good now. maybe the appendix problem has made him blind to my amazing television. that must be it. what else could explain one’s ambivalence to such a magnificent platter of television? NOTHING. NOTHING ELSE. THERE IS NO OTHER POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR THAT HUMAN BEING BEING UNIMPRESSED BY MY ENORMOUS TELEVISION.
…..
i was talking with someone last night about digital paper, or interactive paper. i think it will be everywhere eventually, replacing all manner of paper product and even other type of materials, like fabric. digital paper would take flatscreen technology to its next and, i think, inevitable stage of development, turning cardboard-thick sheets of plastic into interactive screens with wireless connectivity to the Internet. that technology already exists, though from what i have seen it still relies too much on a tangle of traditional wires and cables to back it up. the future is in a self-contained sheet that fully replaces printed paper product, and which could also be used for things like video t-shirts, interactive labels on food and beverage products, and wearable or adhesive materials that contain custom-sized screens with software and online access. i even think there is a future in cuttable screens, where you start with something like a 30″x30″ sheet of this interactive paper and cut it into smaller pieces to fit whatever space where you might need a screen. and, of course, this all follows through to my long-held vision of foldable screens on cell phones, so that i could sit down as i am right now, with a cell phone and a foldable fullsize keyboard, but instead of typing into this relatively tiny screen i could unfold the screen so that it opens to a wider viewing area. and of course i would fold the screen up to compact size when i need to.
there’s your “PLASTICS” moment for the early 21st Century: digital paper. the stuff already exists, it’s just a matter of time before it becomes cost-effective. and think of the rain forest! think of the jungle! think of the tundra that will be saved as digital paper subsumes papyral matter.
huh huh, papyral matter.
…..