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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
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PostPosted: Mar 14 2011 09:37 pm Reply with quote Back to top



Part of me thinks, "oh my god, it's Star Trek!"

Then the other part of me thinks, "jesus, it's like every dystopian technological society from every terrifying sci-fi book I've ever read!" All aboard for the Brave New World!


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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
PostPosted: Mar 14 2011 09:50 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Man no way am gonna let my job call me in early from the bathroom mirror while I'm brushing my teeth!



 
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Alowishus
Joined: Aug 04 2009
PostPosted: Mar 14 2011 10:16 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Blackout wrote:
Man no way am gonna let my job call me in early from the bathroom mirror while I'm brushing my teeth!

Tis simple! Pretend you're not home!
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
PostPosted: Mar 14 2011 11:08 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I guess it could happen, but I feel pessimistic about this given current world circumstances and financial disparity.



 
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
PostPosted: Mar 14 2011 11:15 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Let's focus on feeding all the starving people and putting an end to war and strife and suffering and skinny pants, then organize a world wide hands across the globe kumbaya sing along first.



 
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PostPosted: Mar 14 2011 11:24 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Holy shit that was awesome.
Life like that would be amazing.
I especially like those phones that seem to connect to anything and everything.

With all this technology there needs to be people who are exceptionally adept at using them.

This is where being an IT pays off Very Happy
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Title: owner of a lonely heart
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Location: phoenix, az usa
PostPosted: Mar 14 2011 11:28 pm Reply with quote Back to top

looks fucking bad ass, but as SH mentioned, its too close to big brother to be fully appreciated


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Jack Slater
Title: Friendly Felon
Joined: May 17 2009
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PostPosted: Mar 14 2011 11:30 pm Reply with quote Back to top

What you guys call awesome, I call nightmare. Not necessarily because of some 1984 paranoia, just because of the destruction of solitude. You will never, ever be able to be alone again. Not like you have much of a right to that now anyway.


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FNJ
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PostPosted: Mar 15 2011 02:37 am Reply with quote Back to top

"in the future, everything is an iphone."

Fuck Corning. That company was one of my worst clients at STERIS.


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PostPosted: Mar 15 2011 02:40 am Reply with quote Back to top

great. i always say yes to progress.


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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
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PostPosted: Mar 15 2011 03:34 am Reply with quote Back to top

Jack Slater wrote:
What you guys call awesome, I call nightmare. Not necessarily because of some 1984 paranoia, just because of the destruction of solitude. You will never, ever be able to be alone again. Not like you have much of a right to that now anyway.

Once again, torn...part of me wants to say, "well that's what the off-button is for."

And then I think about the trouble I'd be in if my Droid was turned off, and CO needed me to respond to an email ASAP, and I didn't...and that wouldn't be good. They really are little electronic shackles that keep you accountable for work 24/7. Sigh.

On balance, I CAN watch the Dramatic Chipmunk almost anywhere in the world, so I guess it evens out.


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Mr. Satire
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PostPosted: Mar 15 2011 04:27 am Reply with quote Back to top

Yay! I want to see this within my lifetime! (I can dream, right?)


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FNJ
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PostPosted: Mar 15 2011 05:01 am Reply with quote Back to top

that's silly to assume that we'd never have privacy. It would be no different than it is now, except we wouldn't have to look down at our phone while driving or minimize firefox to check out AIM messages.


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ZeroX600
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Joined: Feb 25 2011
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PostPosted: Mar 15 2011 11:01 am Reply with quote Back to top

personally,

i think this is the coolest thing i have seen in a while.

there are so many positives to this kind of technology that it outweighs the negatives tenfold.

and privacy? these people seem to lead lives similar to those of modern day people.
I live and breathe IT and technology, but i have no problem finding my own private place to relax and be by myself.

Mr. Satire wrote:

Yay! I want to see this within my lifetime! (I can dream, right?)


this technology is not very far off. 15-20 years at most. but probably more in the range of 10 give or take a few years. so unless your 90 or planning on dying in the next 10 years you will probably see it Smile

i do have to say though. I want one of those TV's in their bedroom.
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AtmanRyu
Title: The Wandering Dragon
Joined: Jun 25 2009
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PostPosted: Mar 15 2011 11:11 am Reply with quote Back to top

The ultimate house made out of glass.

What the video forgot to add is a bunch of resistance fighters throwing stones at the glass.

In all seriousness, I really doubt we'll see something like this in our lifetime, and even if we do, it's gonna be exclusively for the upper class (i.e. Bill Gates rich) who can (obviously) afford it, which leads once again to the jealous folks, er, "resistance" group from above.
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Title: Dorakyura
Joined: Jul 10 2010
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PostPosted: Mar 15 2011 12:29 pm Reply with quote Back to top

It's gonna suck for the passengers in those cars when the glass dashboard breaks in an accident and a giant shard of glass flies through their chest. Also, imagine that house after a fire, haha, it will be a big blob of charred glass.


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AtmanRyu
Title: The Wandering Dragon
Joined: Jun 25 2009
Location: Atlanta, GA
PostPosted: Mar 15 2011 12:56 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Not to mention how a disgruntled employee could set back a company by the millions by keying in a bunch of penises in all the building's glass panes/monitors.

On the other hand, investing on products such as Windex would make a killing in this glassy future.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
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PostPosted: Mar 15 2011 12:56 pm Reply with quote Back to top

AtmanRyu wrote:
The ultimate house made out of glass.

What the video forgot to add is a bunch of resistance fighters throwing stones at the glass.

In all seriousness, I really doubt we'll see something like this in our lifetime, and even if we do, it's gonna be exclusively for the upper class (i.e. Bill Gates rich) who can (obviously) afford it, which leads once again to the jealous folks, er, "resistance" group from above.

They have that covered.


http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/



 
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AtmanRyu
Title: The Wandering Dragon
Joined: Jun 25 2009
Location: Atlanta, GA
PostPosted: Mar 15 2011 01:08 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Awesome.

I hope the spokeperson will demonstrate the product by slamming himself at a window in a office at a skyscrapper.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
PostPosted: Mar 15 2011 04:15 pm Reply with quote Back to top

AtmanRyu wrote:
Awesome.

I hope the spokeperson will demonstrate the product by slamming himself at a window in a office at a skyscrapper.

Laughing



 
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
PostPosted: Mar 15 2011 07:51 pm Reply with quote Back to top

It just looks like the modern version of those looney tunes or 1950's "HOUSE. OF the future!" videos.

Who cares if any of this shit is available, you know none of us are going to be able to afford it.


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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
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PostPosted: Mar 15 2011 08:54 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I agree with Dorn, shit I still haven't upgraded to flatscreen TVs.



 
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FNJ
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PostPosted: Mar 16 2011 01:16 am Reply with quote Back to top

AtmanRyu wrote:
What the video forgot to add is a bunch of resistance fighters throwing stones at the glass.

That's what the murderbots and sentry drones are for.


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Andrew Man
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PostPosted: Mar 16 2011 02:54 am Reply with quote Back to top

At the very least, that was entertaining to watch.


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Sehkmaenzo
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PostPosted: Mar 16 2011 06:22 am Reply with quote Back to top

I dunno, I think I'd miss not being allowed to throw stones anymore. Razz
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