I enjoy science fiction. That unpopular stance is likely to
anger our readers and spark heated debate for months to come,
but there you have it. I especially love the technology seen in
sci-fi movies, those fantastic and often outlandish inventions
that solve humanity's problems in creative ways. They tend to
make you feel hopeful about the future, and you should. After
all, life keeps getting better and better every year in the real
world.  A thousand years ago if you were lucky enough to live
past the age of thirty you'd have been bored and generally
miserable. Nowadays, you can't even turn on the computer or
television that serve as your closest friends without seeing
offers for pills that promise to block out your feelings of
loneliness and make you think you're happy. Take that, cavemen!
I can't even imagine how awesome things will be in another
thousand years, but I bet the remote controls will have at least
two more buttons. I'd suggest one called "Mute?" for people who
think they want to mute the tele