I make no apologies for this not being "on topic," where "on topic" is defined as "coding in C." If you don't like my comments to our community, you know how to filter out my messages. I saw "Virtuosity" today, not expecting much. It's been called "a stinker" by at least one reviewer. But I enjoyed it. It had fairly impressive effects and fairly accurate treatments of: -- "microlocators" (implantable localizers) (The technology of which, in the real world, Bob Fleming and Cherie Kushner described at the "Cypherpunks Santa Cruz" meeting/party at my place on Saturday. By the way, the meeting was well-attended, with 22 attendees, including Greg Broiles from Eugene, Oregon, Jeff Simmons from San Luis Obispo, and a bunch of folks from the Santa Cruz area and Bay Area.) -- nanotechnology...well done -- genetic algorithms and evolving programs...very, very well done! -- virtual reality...less well done, especially as it's been done before There were a few disconnects, such as that the time for the movie seemed only a few years in the future, and yet certain technologies were very far advanced. I was impressed, much more so than with "The Net" or other recent high-tech movies. (I can' t wait for "Pulp Science Fiction"!) For those who think this off-topic, "Man does not live by coding alone." --Tim ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^756839 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway."