The Space Odyssey, trip to Jupiter, monolith, HAL 9000, space station with gravity, bases on the Moon, suspended animation, ...
The Reality:
2010 the Sequel, robot probes to Jupiter, Tea Party, BFG9000, Sky Lab falling to the sea and replaced by International Space Station, Chinese plans for bases on the moon, Japanese anime
For each wrong use of technology there are countless other good uses, we have to learn to live with each other, otherwise who will speak for Earth (when there is nobody left) ?
For each wrong use of technology there are countless other good uses, we have to learn to live with each other, otherwise who will speak for Earth (when there is nobody left) ?
All the other species that thrive on this planet despite our ability and willingness to trash it! After all evolution is alive and well!
On Space Odyssey 2001, people ride in spaceships and went touring other planets.
But on 2001, people are still sitting on the table on Earth reading the newspapers and "whoa" over Pentium 4s and Athlons.
Now, on 2011, people are still sitting on the table on Earth, reading newspapers from iPads or tablets, and "whoa" over more upcoming powerful quad-core smartphones.
Go even further back in time. For the last 40 years, ads in the back of Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, and Science & Mechanics offered plans to build the Moller & Moshier flying cars & backpacks.
I guarantee these Skycar & SoloTrek scams will still be going strong 40 years from now. There's one born every minute!
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The Reality:
2010 the Sequel, robot probes to Jupiter, Tea Party, BFG9000, Sky Lab falling to the sea and replaced by International Space Station, Chinese plans for bases on the moon, Japanese anime
Can we pee in real toillettes then ?
All the other species that thrive on this planet despite our ability and willingness to trash it! After all evolution is alive and well!
"Now Your Phone Talks Back and Humors You"...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/fashion/when-your-phone-humors-you-noticed.html
But on 2001, people are still sitting on the table on Earth reading the newspapers and "whoa" over Pentium 4s and Athlons.
Now, on 2011, people are still sitting on the table on Earth, reading newspapers from iPads or tablets, and "whoa" over more upcoming powerful quad-core smartphones.
We aren't still becoming the next Jetsons yet!
How? He wasn't even in the movie.
Jim...
But was he The Entity that taught the monkeys how to take over the world?
2001: tablets.
2011: technology companies suing each other over technological patents that should have never been issued.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/23/samsung-cites-2001-a-space-odyssey-in-apple-case
Walter
Good point...
I guarantee these Skycar & SoloTrek scams will still be going strong 40 years from now. There's one born every minute!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moller_Skycar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoloTrek_XFV