[sdiy] Real cause of DIY death

[KA4HJH]

>Paul Schreiber Wrote:
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>>Simply put: lack of what people now consider 'amazing'.
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>> Personally, synth-DIY for me was fuel by *amazement*. What does a 15yr
>old >boy find 'amazing' today? Getting to Level 33 on Zelda? Maybe
>big-ass >plasma TVs are pretty cool, bet they are a bitch to DIY :)
>
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>Paul,
>You totally hit the nail on the head.

When I was a little kid there were still people around who pooh-poohed the
possibilities of technology and whatnot. The idea of reviving someone whose
heart had stopped seeming nothing short of miraculous, for instance. Then
when I was six some fool stepped off the LEM onto the moon and flubbed his
historic line. After that something changed. Suddenly, it seemed like
almost anything was possible given enough time and money. At the very least
"going to the moon" was no longer a valid example of what what wasn't
possible. By the same token, it's been somewhat anti-climactic since then
as well.

>At this point I think it would take a flying bubble car to get people
>excited.

I'm still waiting for the flying cars we were promised. I keep hearing some
guff about "liability" and "traffic control".

-- 

Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"