What would it take to condition someone to the point that they wouldn't want to simply spend all their time in the holodeck, running Roman Orgy v1.0? The methods to alter a human's natural desires to the point that they would shun such fleshly delights in order to strive to contribute to society essentially would warp them into something that I wouldn't even recognize as human anymore.
The higher and less obvious: patterns, designs, inventions. Dropping the cost of manufacturing to zero would do for tinkerers what dropping the cost of distrubution to zero (internet again) has done for writers. You wouldn't see stagnation. You'd see an explosion. The internet didn't leave us merely happy that we could finally get free porn and games. Perhaps for the first little bit, but then it turned tons of people into writers and public intellectuals who otherwise would have led private lives. So it would go with replicators. We might be content with the free food at first, but not forever. Soon we'd be giddy about the ability to design, say, our own working model train sets.
More swirls, twists, and turns. These are a few miscellaneous seamless textures I've kicked around.
Kaboom! Last nights thunderstorm kind of looked like the forth of July. Lots of lightning and lots of loud thunder! In this post are 2 seamless textures of nighttime fireworks. Enjoy!
The seamless texture is an aerial 'photo' view of a forest trail & park. Something fun for the end of the weekend.
Series of photos by Nick Drummond who posed toy AT-ATs to act like a family pet. Nice photography work with a touch of fun.
Photos of a cat and dog who are good friends. Cute Cute!
Freshly cut grass texture.
Springtime in the mid-west lasts a few short weeks. We are then thrown into the clutches of the mid-west summer (read hot and humid). So... lets savor spring while it's here!
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes this ain’t exactly right. Distance overlapping, positions, and timing can sometimes create a brand new perspective of a photo. Kongkiat.com
Spring is flirting with the midwest again and the spring colors are starting to show. Lets make this a Yellow Texture Day!
...well-lit, spaciously fitted, techno wonderland that we encountered. Clean lines, white paneling and waffle pine detailing all add to the sense of comforting costliness that wafts around the cabin. ... built around a fully sized adult, and not the three and a half foot child that is model of choice for many a space-saving airline. Each personal cubicle comes complete with a full bed, large built-in flat screen and a surprisingly solid partition wall to maintain the highest possible passenger privacy.
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