In Time

[thatguy]

You've probably seen the trailers...

Justin Timberlake is from the ghetto in a future where time is money. The poor run out of time, the rich hoard it. When your clock runs out, you clock out. I thought the premise was interesting, but the implementation seemed a little quirky. There's a device for exchanging/storing time credits, like an electronic wallet, but apparently, you can also transfer time credits back and forth by doing a hand clasp. And somehow, the amount you want to transfer is just automatically known. And somehow, transferring credits takes time (like filling a gas tank), but sometimes small transfers take a long time (usually when dramatic effect requires it). Also, it seems like a bad system of monetary exchange if there's no way to keep someone from just grabbing your arm and stealing your credits. There isn't even a PIN!

It was OK, not great. I like the "futurized" 60's cars: Continentals (regular and stretch) and Chargers:





Overall, better than meh...

--tg

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

In "The Future", they apparently have retro-guns, too. The Steyr is so 20th Century.

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

He successfully sued the makers of this film saying they ripped off his "Repent Harlequin, said the Ticktockman"

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

when will that whiny, washed-up little bastard just die?

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

Too mean to die.

[Drunk Monk]

where are the flying cars?

[thatguy]

Don't forget no door handles or license plates!

--tg

[Drunk Monk]

where are the flying cars?

Wait, from China? That sounds safe....

Look: Flying car unveiled at China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin



Weighing in at about 100kg with retractable propellor arms and a streamlined body, the "Fighting Gazelle" is the answer to Chinese Sci-fi fans' dreams. The flying car was unveiled last week at the 5-day China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin, which this year showcased 50 new helicopters.

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is developing the car to deal with rough terrain, and especially stretches of road with obstructions. Hong Xiao, the head of the helicopter office in the AVIC, told CCTV: “While you are driving to where the road is broken, or facing a gully, you can press a button to lift the car. It will then fly over the obstacles and reach the other side of the road.” He added that the propellor arms retract to return the vehicle into car-mode.

The current 100kg model isn't a vehicle for transporting people, the makers are still working on a heavier version capable of doing so. Like a drone, it has passed unmanned flight tests and future models are intended for military usage. They may even go into commercial production.

Hong says, “Our next plan is to make one weighing around two to three tons in two years time.”



The flying car has been trending on Chinese social networking.

by Daniel Cunningham

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[cranefly]

Flying cars adorned the earliest issues of Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, and other forward-looking zines that I remember seeing in my childhood.

Where do they stand right now?  Go outside.  Look at a stretch of road.  They're just around the fucking corner.

Same as always.

Here we go again.  Sigh.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/techn....html?_r=0

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Just like "fusion is 15 years away". Always 15 years.