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One of THE greatest technological miracles ever, surely?
I can scarcely imagine how difficult this was...
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Now imagine that the other alien species have actually behaved themselves to some degree they live decent lives and they dont wage war on each other or keep others in destitution. However a new species emerges from a small world that runs everything on compounding fiat debt to enrich a small elite who have a system that exponential growth in perpituity otherwise the system falls apart. the rich elites of this group must continue to expand their portfolio even though it goes beyond what they could ever use let alone need. They will manipulate wage war and enslave all the others if they can. You rooting for the other guys? or the last guys?
I see my view that aliens would wipe us out as a very uplifting positive view.
Indeed.
The SpaceX thing the other day took my breath away, & I'm struggling to think of anything else as miraculous in the world of technology.
I think we, in society, take some of these things for granted. I lived most of my life before the Internet, or "World Wide Web" existed, & that changed SO much. My first computer was so big & bulky it needed a room, & it took 15 minutes to fire up.
Now we have mobile 'phones that do everything - including acting as a Computer, a TV, & an expensive camera. All in a little thing we can slide into our back pocket.
And even to this day, I still marvel at our ability to "swipe" on 'phones & I-Pads. How on earth does THAT work?
Wow you had a room for the computer? That is amazing haha. 15 minutes seems so long, I think if my computer took any longer than 15 seconds I might start thinking there was a problem with it.
We are definitely in a society that takes things for granted. Having grown up with all of this stuff being "the norm" I know I certainly have. I have only ever worked in IT and it seems so strange to me that not that long before I was born computers were not common in the workplace.
You have certainly made me look at things in a different light. Only this morning I was at the Apple store killing time before a job interview and swearing to myself "how expensive" the iPad I was looking at was. But when you think it has taken the place of a number of expensive, complicated, cumbersome devices it really makes you think "they are pretty reasonable and **** amazing!"
@stretch83
iPads were certainly a game changer, & so many businesses now use them. All Airline Pilots & Cockpit crew use them for various purposes before & during flight, football coaches use them, just about every sphere of business use them. I went somewhere on Sunday where I needed to sign up & register, they just handed me an iPad to do it with.
And they are such a neat & clever piece of kit.
It's not that long ago - 25, 30 years? - we only had "dial-up", & if you wanted to download something on your PC, it would take around 20 minutes. Now it's virtually instant, & we can do it on a hand-held 'phone or iPad.
The weird thing is we have all this wonderful technology at our fingertips, & in so many cases, people take it for granted & waste it on irrelevances.
PS - hope the job interview went well.
Oh yes I remember the days as a teenager, sat nervously in the dead of night on the family PC waiting for a picture of Pamela Anderson to load up. Hoping the router didn't wake up my family. Thanks Tikay, I got the job!
@stretch83
"Thanks Tikay, I got the job!"
So are you a genius now?
Congrats.