Top that, Nostradamus!

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Even my jokes come true: Honda is now working on the ability to alert pedestrians via text message when something in the external world like a bus is about to hit them.

You will never need to look up from your smart phone again. The Kingdom is truly upon us.

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  1. Josiah Neeley5:27 PM

    If you're about to get hit by a bus, maybe stopping to read a text is not such a good idea.

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    1. gcallah6:19 PM

      If someone had their attention in the "meat" world, then I agree: Stopping to read a text would be stupid. But I think were supposed to picture someone who is totally immersed in the virtual world, And the text is their only prayer.

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  2. Andy5:45 PM

    Gene, DUCK!

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  3. Wabulon11:52 PM

    Uzzud bass! Uzzudam bass!! Bass! Aaaghhh!

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