A. Meh, as a species, we’ve learned a lot in the 20 to 21 years since that first hoopla, and we’ll continue to learn even more in the next 1078 years to come. There wil... moreA. Meh, as a species, we’ve learned a lot in the 20 to 21 years since that first hoopla, and we’ll continue to learn even more in the next 1078 years to come. There will be no “scare” as the year 3000 approaches. Yawnsville.B. Your tildes will still be just as worthless then as they are today, and your descendants will hate you for leaving them piles of useless junk. Start unloading them now to avoid the shame.C. In retrospect, the 1999/2000 ballyhoo will seem quaint and antiquated by standards of 2999. No one will be so silly as to assume there will be any problems.D. The mantra of the day will be: “We’re all going to die, we’re all going to die!” (Well, the people who will be alive at that time.) Mad panic in the streets.E. Advances in technologies will have by then surpassed human ability to control, contain, overcome, or understand it. The outlook will be even more grim than Y2K.
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Some people have and have had the ability to foresee events of the future before those events occurred; how could that happen if those events have not actually occurred in ti... moreSome people have and have had the ability to foresee events of the future before those events occurred; how could that happen if those events have not actually occurred in time?.Has it been recorded in time all events of the infinite past and future?
There would be just one central computer about the size of a walnut somewhere that billions of people could be using at the same time and you just rent your own space from it (usin... moreThere would be just one central computer about the size of a walnut somewhere that billions of people could be using at the same time and you just rent your own space from it (using a secure password) for a reasonable monthly fee. Who would own this system? Would be a big battle over ownership?
environmental devastation that followed.
Now, in 2021, what are some products or procedures that are being touted as revolutionary that you suspect might bring defects just ... moreenvironmental devastation that followed.
Now, in 2021, what are some products or procedures that are being touted as revolutionary that you suspect might bring defects just as bad as plastics have become?
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I was too lazy minded in school to try getting deeply into any particular field of science but I get newsletters from various sources with a lot of interesting articles to read.