a fun fact about the passage of time.

In my admittedly imperfect memory of Jurassic Park, the novel, which I read about twelve years ago, there are a handful of technological marvels Michael Crichton spends significant time explicating: how they made dinosaurs from rocks; the island's various containment systems; the freezer compartment cleverly concealed in a bottle of shaving cream; and the pièce de résistance, touch screen computer interfaces.

That runs through my mind every time I log in to use the copier down the hall.