Things Babies Born in 2011 Will Never Know - Polidicks

[QUOTE=ruarai;27253501]wires lol good luck sending power through the air[/QUOTE] Lol nikola tesla transmitted electricity wireless over the distance of like 26 miles 1899 [URL="http://home.earthlink.net/%7Edrestinblack/wireless.htm"]http://home.earthlink.net/~drestinblack/wireless.htm[/URL]

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;27261279]Lol nikola tesla did that shit in 1899 [url]http://home.earthlink.net/~drestinblack/wireless.htm[/url][/QUOTE] Uh, Tesla wasn't a female as far as I know.

[QUOTE=johan_sm;27261323]Uh, Tesla wasn't a female as far as I know.[/QUOTE] wat

ah, here comes the future

While it seems more convenient, I'd rather not rely on a single device (smartphone) to provide every function thinkable. That's a bit of an exaggeration but, if my phone dies, there goes everything.

[QUOTE=Performula;27261577]While it seems more convenient, I'd rather not rely on a single device (smartphone) to provide every function thinkable. That's a bit of an exaggeration but, if my phone dies, there goes everything.[/QUOTE] Solar panel on phone.

Books will not die. There are still LOTS of old and random books that are not on your "Nook" or whatever the fuck you call them, you tool.

[QUOTE=BenJammin';27261706]Books will not die. There are still LOTS of old and random books that are not on your "Nook" or whatever the fuck you call them, you tool.[/QUOTE] I am a tool for using a more efficient device, yes we are all tools for using the wheel too.

[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;27253581]...they had some prototype EMP weapon, and they said that if a fully functioning version was detonated in the middle of the US at 36,000 ft. (average airliner cruising altitude) that it's blast could successfully wipe out any electronics in [B]the whole United States[/B]. (Excluding Hawaii and Alaska)[/QUOTE] Yeah....no. That just isn't realistic.

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;27261743]I am a tool for using a more efficient device, yes we are all tools for using the wheel too.[/QUOTE] I just hate that even one of man's most important inventions THE BOOK is also being substituted for a more "efficient" device. Nothing will substitute the feeling of reading a book, flipping pages, etc. Also there are tons of books that will probably not be made for the Nook. I really hope books don't disappear in the future.

[QUOTE=ChristopherB;27261814]Yeah....no. That just isn't realistic.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I got the altitude wrong. It's actually 300 miles. So like Low Earth Orbit.

[quote]Travel agents: While not dead today, this profession is one of many that's been decimated by the Internet. When it's time for their honeymoon, will those born in 2011 be able to find one? Books, magazines, and newspapers: Like video tape, words written on dead trees are on their way out. Sure, there may be books -- but for those born today, stores that exist solely to sell them will be as numerous as record stores are now. Watches: Maybe as quaint jewelry, but the correct time is on your smartphone, which is pretty much always in your hand. ©Will D/flickrPaper maps: At one time these were available free at every gas station. They're practically obsolete today, and the next generation will probably have to visit a museum to find one. Wired phones: Why would you pay $35 every month to have a phone that plugs into a wall? For those born today, this will be a silly concept. Long distance: Thanks to the Internet, the days of paying more to talk to somebody in the next city, state, or even country are limited. Newspaper classifieds: The days are gone when you have to buy a bunch of newsprint just to see what's for sale. Encyclopedias: Imagine a time when you had to buy expensive books that were outdated before the ink was dry. This will be a nonsense term for babies born today. Forgotten friends: Remember when an old friend would bring up someone you went to high school with, and you'd say, "Oh yeah, I forgot about them!" The next generation will automatically be in touch with everyone they've ever known even slightly via Facebook. Forgotten anything else: Kids born this year will never know what it was like to stand in a bar and incessantly argue the unknowable. Today the world's collective knowledge is on the computer in your pocket or purse. And since you have it with you at all times, why bother remembering anything? The evening news: The news is on 24/7. And if you're not home to watch it, that's OK -- it's on the smartphone in your pocket. CDs: First records, then 8-track, then cassette, then CDs -- replacing your music collection used to be an expensive pastime. Now it's cheap(er) and as close as the nearest Internet connection. Film cameras: For the purist, perhaps, but for kids born today, the word "film" will mean nothing. In fact, even digital cameras -- both video and still -- are in danger of extinction as our pocket computers take over that function too. Yellow and White Pages: Why in the world would you need a 10-pound book just to find someone? Catalogs: There's no need to send me a book in the mail when I can see everything you have for sale anywhere, anytime. If you want to remind me to look at it, send me an email. One picture to a frame: Such a waste of wall/counter/desk space to have a separate frame around each picture. Eight gigabytes of pictures and/or video in a digital frame encompassing every person you've ever met and everything you've ever done -- now, that's efficient. Especially compared to what we used to do: put our friends and relatives together in a room and force them to watch what we called a "slide show" or "home movies." Wires: Wires connecting phones to walls? Wires connecting computers, TVs, stereos, and other electronics to each other? Wires connecting computers to the Internet? To kids born in 2011, that will make as much sense as an electric car trailing an extension cord. Hand-written letters: For that matter, hand-written anything. When was the last time you wrote cursive? In fact, do you even know what the word "cursive" means? Kids born in 2011 won't -- but they'll put you to shame on a tiny keyboard. Talking to one person at a time: Remember when it was rude to be with one person while talking to another on the phone? Kids born today will just assume that you're supposed to use texting to maintain contact with five or six other people while pretending to pay attention to the person you happen to be physically next to. Mail: What's left when you take the mail you receive today, then subtract the bills you could be paying online, the checks you could be having direct-deposited, and the junk mail you could be receiving as junk email? Answer: A bloated bureaucracy that loses billions of taxpayer dollars annually.[/quote] To the person that wrote this: KILL YOURSELF. YOU'RE FUCKING STUPID.

[QUOTE=Selek;27253434]I prefer wired mice, keyboards and internet over wireless ones anyday.[/QUOTE] I understand the internet thing but why mice and keyboards?

Derp, wires are gonna be around for a fucking long time.

I remember being excited as a kid, on Friday after school we could go rent a movie.

:psyduck: I feel old

Edd,Ed and Edy

[QUOTE=ruarai;27253501]wires lol good luck sending power through the air[/QUOTE] Funniest thing I've read all week.

Damn I feel old too. And I'm only 14!

[QUOTE=BenJammin';27261853]I just hate that even one of man's most important inventions THE BOOK is also being substituted for a more "efficient" device. Nothing will substitute the feeling of reading a book, flipping pages, etc. Also there are tons of books that will probably not be made for the Nook. I really hope books don't disappear in the future.[/QUOTE] That's the "nostalgia" old people talk about. They will be replaced sooner or later. It's like saying paper sucks because it doesn't have the feel when you scribble on a rock.

[QUOTE=News]Film cameras: For the purist, perhaps, but for kids born today, the word "film" will mean nothing. In fact, even digital cameras -- both video and still -- are in danger of extinction as our pocket computers take over that function too.[/QUOTE] Good. Film cameras are a horrible inconvenience, nothing nostalgic about having to pay and wait hours for development as everyone who works at the development station sees what pictures you took. An interesting article but a bunch of this stuff isn't really things to be missed. It's just technology replacing technology. The biggest thing on that list is retirement plans. Also I disagree in them saying mail is going away. I'd like to see you digitally send a chair or a computer part.

I was born in 1995 and I barely remember film cameras.

[QUOTE=power-mad;27263681]Good. Film cameras are a horrible inconvenience, nothing nostalgic about having to pay and wait hours for development as everyone who works at the development station sees what pictures you took. An interesting article but a bunch of this stuff isn't really things to be missed. It's just technology replacing technology. The biggest thing on that list is retirement plans. Also I disagree in them saying mail is going away. I'd like to see you digitally send a chair or a computer part.[/QUOTE] Develop on your own then?

god I am 19 and I feel so old

[QUOTE=johan_sm;27263804]Develop on your own then?[/QUOTE] And buy all that developer/fixer/cleaner, still spend way too much time, and find a part of my house to be pitch black? You solve 1 problem but bring up 20. There's no reason for film cameras anyways ever since digital started taking better quality photos.

[QUOTE=Skorpy;27253468]Watches? What the hell? "Maybe as quaint jewelry, but the correct time is on your smartphone, which is pretty much always in your hand." Good point but what if the phone happens to be in your pocket and you're in a meeting or something like that?[/QUOTE] What kind of meeting room doesn't have a fucking clock on the wall?

[QUOTE=T2L_Goose;27264021]What kind of meeting room doesn't have a fucking clock on the wall?[/QUOTE] What kind of meeting room does?

[QUOTE=T2L_Goose;27264021]What kind of meeting room doesn't have a fucking clock on the wall?[/QUOTE] A clock on a wall is not a watch.

[QUOTE=power-mad;27263872]And buy all that developer/fixer/cleaner, still spend way too much time, and find a part of my house to be pitch black? You solve 1 problem but bring up 20. There's no reason for film cameras anyways ever since digital started taking better quality photos.[/QUOTE] Don't they have developing rooms for rent? I know in our city we had some. You pay like 25 cents(not including the paper) and you can use it to develop your own photos. Cheap and private.

[QUOTE=johan_sm;27264106]Don't they have developing rooms for rent? I know in our city we had some. You pay like 25 cents(not including the paper) and you can use it to develop your own photos. Cheap and private.[/QUOTE] This is still only solving 1 of many problems. I think you're missing the point.