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On the date

Monday, September 8, 2003

From the day

Perspective: The Future Historian · Tactile

I run my fingers over the rigid, injection-molded plastic of the Robosapien, feeling the futuristic ridges that define this early robotic era. My thumb catches on the slick, synthetic polyester of my zip-up hoodie as I watch the jagged visuals of the **INSIDE** coverage flickering on the screen, a precursor to the digital saturation we now take for granted. Rawr, I mutter under my breath, my palm pressing against the cold, metallic sheen of a first-generation Blu-ray disc. It feels like a fossil of the future, a tactile bridge between the analog dust of a bread crust and the high-definition ghost that is currently being born.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Shake Ya Tailfeather

Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee

The must-have

Robosapien

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

sketchypeepsnewbie

Text Speak

brblolomgrofltmi

Emo

rawrsqueescene

Reality Tv

you're firedthe tribe has spoken

Catchphrases of 2003

  • Can you hear me now?

Tech Check

iTunes Store, Skype & Blu-ray.

Cost of Living (2000)

Loaf of Bread

$1.03

Gallon of Gas

$1.51

Average Home

$165,300

New Car

$21,850

Time Elapsed

8,306 days ago

(22 years, 276 days)