i think we can all agree that 2010 is a big let down as far as delivering a highly technologically advanced civilization
instead all we got were lifelike DVR's who get tired and go to sleep
so why does hollywood continually make futuristic movies with flying cars, etc in the not to distant future

at this rate we will not see flying cars till 2300

what do you think we'll have by 2100?

12/31/2009 4:45:33 PM

have you ever considered getting your domicile radon tested?

12/31/2009 4:46:22 PM

people have a hard enough time driving in 2-d, much less adding a third dimension.

12/31/2009 4:48:20 PM

have you seen our TeeVees?

have you played our games?

have you see our interwebs?

I think we're doing ok...

I mean, we're working on it...

you want high tech, watch the biotechnology front over the next 50 years... I bet the advances blow you the fuck away

[Edited on December 31, 2009 at 4:53 PM. Reason : .]

12/31/2009 4:51:46 PM

i'll give you game visuals and the internet
but game controllers are stuck in 1990, and tv's are just slightly clearer, whoopty doo

^yeah i think that is one thing we didnt anticipate, that technology has spurts of growth and stagnation, and im waiting for the next big catalyst to drive progress

dont know what will emerge though

12/31/2009 4:55:13 PM

^^ I'm hoping some of the advances will literally blow you

12/31/2009 4:55:57 PM

Probably when (if ?) we figure out our energy problems technology will take off again


I feel like hovering/flying cars would burn a shit ton of gas


Im holding my breath for teleportation though

12/31/2009 5:01:48 PM

what you're saying is indicative of a major problem with respect to technological innovation

science fiction has spoiled the shit out of us

things like interstellar travel are so far in the future and will require much more technological advancement

but we're pushing forward, and we must keep hope alive

our next serious high tech goals should be mastering the energy problem and interplanetary exploration and eventual colonization (more like habitation like the south pole base... but still)

...

oh yeah, I forgot

AI is totally doable... in some form or fashion

that's the next breakthrough... either through the software or the hardware front

and when we make the machines smarter than we can possibly be, then maybe we can get some movement on cybernetics so WE CAN FUCKING COMPETE WITH THEM

once that happens, the AI and cybernetics, then you really see what exponential technological growth can get us

then the sci-fi may become real

[Edited on December 31, 2009 at 5:18 PM. Reason : .]

12/31/2009 5:14:20 PM

dude is blaming a year that isn't here yet

12/31/2009 5:18:22 PM

you know he's really talking about the hardcore sci-finess of 20xx

12/31/2009 5:19:19 PM

i dunno i dont really read lafta posts anymore, just saw his first sentence

12/31/2009 5:22:08 PM

12/31/2009 5:23:27 PM

you do realize its still 2009 right?

12/31/2009 5:25:36 PM

Flying cars and stuff could potentially be a workable technology if we had a powerful-enough energy source. And I don't mean gasoline or some other fossil fuel that will quickly get burned off and contribute bulk to the car. If we can invent Mr. Fusions, all of the shit that was predicted for the year 2000 and onward could become a reality.

12/31/2009 5:27:42 PM

nah yo, we should keep developing new techniques for the finance markets. i mean, look how far it got us this decade

unlimited money is the solution to all problems

[Edited on December 31, 2009 at 5:35 PM. Reason : ]

12/31/2009 5:35:17 PM

Quote :

"If we can invent Mr. Fusions, all of the shit that was predicted for the year 2000 and onward could become a reality."

And fuck if anyone crashes man.

12/31/2009 6:46:26 PM

LULZ

12/31/2009 7:14:36 PM

i need teleportation like now! i have places to be at!!!

12/31/2009 11:07:33 PM

^^when was that written

and what do y'all anticipate to be the next major technological breakthrough?

1/1/2010 4:19:57 PM

lol that kurzweil cat started some weirdass grad school

there was an article about it in last month's popsci

1/1/2010 4:21:07 PM

1. Kurzweil is insane


2. ONE DOLLAR DVDS

1/1/2010 4:22:29 PM

1. his school sounds pretty cool
2. insane as shit

1/1/2010 4:23:41 PM

I am certainly disappointed in several aspects of technology and where we are today. One huge let down is the fact we may only return to the moon by 2020 at the earliest with a mission to Mars nowhere in sight. Another letdown is the lack of plans to build a major maglev train network in the US. That tech. has been around for quite awhile and never taken advantage of. Finally I would have loved to see flying cars we all have dreamed about, but unfortunately that isn't something that will happen this century. People can't handle driving as it is nevermind travel in 3 dimensions where a crash would have much greater consequences. I think they would have to be vehicles where some sort of AI does most of the work. Of course there would be great reluctance to trust that.

1/1/2010 7:47:12 PM

The only thing that really upsets me about mortality, is that we wont be able to see the advances of like 100 years from now....assuming we dont wipe ourselves out of course.

1/1/2010 7:53:52 PM

we have found cures for lots of shit.

1/1/2010 7:56:06 PM

Actually, 2010 (the sequel to 2001: a space odyssey). It can't help but make you feel disappointed.

1/1/2010 8:57:01 PM

yeah, isnt jupiter supposed to blow up this year

then we cant land on Europa, what kind of shit is that?

1/1/2010 9:48:50 PM

BigEgo doesn't understand

1/1/2010 9:57:49 PM

Quote :

"we have found cures for lots of shit."

you should talk to an immunologist or a biochemist sometimes

their science is pretty fucking hardcore

and it's only getting better and better as the years go on

1/2/2010 2:22:32 PM

we should definitely have flying cars by now. if you asked anyone in 1950 if we would have flying cars by 2010, they would say shit yeah!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhVii2Kmtyg

lol ... maaaaaan! lol

[Edited on January 2, 2010 at 2:32 PM. Reason : dude!!! lol]

1/2/2010 2:32:25 PM

AND HOW WOULD THE FUCKING FLYING CARS FLY?

jesus christ, end it with the fucking flying cars

unless you have achieved near complete mastery of gravity it is a really fucking stupid idea

[Edited on January 2, 2010 at 2:35 PM. Reason : .]

1/2/2010 2:34:56 PM

lol at some spoiled baby that reaps the hard earned results of researchers and engineers and then turns around and whines about how it's not good enough

fuck yaself

1/2/2010 2:37:21 PM

fuck the spoiled babys whining in this thread..fuck em all

1/2/2010 2:43:05 PM

my tax dollars went to scientific research, and they did not deliver on their promises
i have a right to complain

1/2/2010 3:57:45 PM

Quote :

"One huge let down is the fact we may only return to the moon by 2020"

Don't you mean go to the moon for the first time by 2020?

1/2/2010 4:01:39 PM

Quote :

"my tax dollars went to scientific research, and they did not deliver on their promises"

then you have obviously not been paying attention

do you have any clue how much MORE advanced we are, technologically and scientifically, with each passing decade?

just take the age of the universe

just in my lifetime the estimate has improved from 10-20 billion years down to 13.73 +/- .012 billion years (uncertainty may be higher, but certainly nothing like it was previously)

1/2/2010 4:04:56 PM

http://www.terrafugia.com

As others have said, the biggest problem is navigation. Widespread use isn't likely until the flying cars can safely fly themselves. And there will still be advantages to not fighting gravity.

1/2/2010 8:56:27 PM