Technology trends in 2008 (BBC)

[wcs]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7147804.stm

Sounds about right to me... Any other ideas about the trends in the coming year?

[The Headacher]

Any other ideas about the trends in the coming year?

Flying cars and robotic servants .

[Triarius Fidelis]

Frankly, I don't like how people drive in two dimensions, much less three, but I'm all for using robots.

The fact is, that civilisation requires slaves. The Greeks were quite right there. Unless there are slaves to do the ugly, horrible, uninteresting work, culture and contemplation become almost impossible. Human slavery is wrong, insecure, and demoralizing. On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends.

[Freston]

... and we're one year closer to the Robot Uprising.

[wcs]

Flying cars and robotic servants

Yea, I was seeing a couple of them robots playing football the other day... we're getting close

Now what I would like would be one of those flying skateboards from Back to the Future.

[exeterdad]

Just what the heck is this?


And what will happen if something goes really wrong? 

[rbistolfi]

She is the daughter I had with my computer

[exeterdad]

She is the daughter I had with my computer

ROFL!!

[Triarius Fidelis]

... and we're one year closer to the Robot Uprising.

Bender: You humans think that robots are just machines made to make people's lives easier.
Fry: Well, aren't they?
Bender: I've never made anyone's life easier and you know it!

[exeterdad]

Bender: You humans think that robots are just machines made to make people's lives easier.
Fry: Well, aren't they?
Bender: I've never made anyone's life easier and you know it!

That's pretty funny considering your choice of avatar this week 

[wcs]

Bender: You humans think that robots are just machines made to make people's lives easier.
Fry: Well, aren't they?
Bender: I've never made anyone's life easier and you know it!

Futurama! Now that's quite a good indication of what technology will be like!
What do these BBC blokes know? They're not even releasing their player for Linux!

Plus, it's damn funnier than BBC news. Anyone noticed how grim the news are these days?...
(is the world getting worse or was I oblivious before?)

[Triarius Fidelis]

Plus, it's damn funnier than BBC news. Anyone noticed how grim the news are these days?...
(is the world getting worse or was I oblivious before?)

I guess you weren't around for the Dark Ages.

[wcs]

I guess you weren't around for the Dark Ages.

ROFL! Very true...

[Triarius Fidelis]

I guess you weren't around for the Dark Ages.

ROFL! Very true...

I was there. It was epic.

[wcs]

I was there. It was epic.

ROFL, ROFL, ROFL!!
Please stop or I'll burst out laughing. You are on fire.