And now... we'll look into the future, my friend

Don't you just love those 3D displays they have on sci-fi movies? I'm talking about the "data crystal" on Babylon 5, the hidden message that comes out of R2D2 on Star Wars and so on and so forth. Well, it looks like something of that sort is starting to emerge in the real world as well. My friend Sharona just pointed me to this great site that shows the beginnings of such a technology. Now if they could just get rid of the fortune-teller style crystal ball... ;-)

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This joke is so characteristic of the "native Israeli"s attitude toward Russians, that I wanna cry...

Поймал израильтянин золотую рыбку. Взмолилась она человеческим голосом: "Отпусти меня на волю, все богатства мира твоими будут!" А он ее - хрясть!!! об столб.
Она: "Не убивай меня, самую красивую женщину мира тебе дам!" А он ее - шмяк!!! об асфальт.
"Да пожалей же меня, любое твое желание исполню!!!" - заорала золотая рыбка. А он ее опять - хряп!!! о подоконник: "ТАФСИКИ КВАР ЛЕДАБЕР РУСИТ!!!"

(okay, okay, I'll try to translate it...)

[Russian] An Israeli caught a Gold Fish. The Fish begged him in a human voice: "Please set me free, all the world's riches will be yours!" And he - bonk!!! hit it against a pole.
The Fish: "Don't kill me, I'll give you the most beautiful woman in the world!" And he - bang!!! threw it against the asphalt.
"Please spare me, I'll fulfill any wish you can think of!!!" - cried the Fish in desperation. And he again - splonk!!! hit it against the window-sill:
[Hebrew] "STOP TALKING RUSSIAN ALREADY!!!"

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