sage Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 What have been the biggest technological advances or developments in your lifetime and have they made our lives better or worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Where to begin? :) TigerTedd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Hands down the internet. For the impact it's had, nothing even comes close. Roll back 30 years, and see what other technology even comes close to changing the world in the same way? Literally every other advance since has been spawned by it. TimRam, therealhantsram and Tyler Durden 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: Where to begin? ? Just pick one and go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Just now, Rev said: Hands down the internet. For the impact it's had, nothing even comes close. Roll back 30 years, and see what other technology even comes close to changing the world in the same way? Literally every other advance since has been spawned by it. Has it (and it's implications) made our lives better or worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Bean to cup coffee machine. Comrade 86 and Boycie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabber Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Currently mRNA vaccines, hopefully they help make the world a better place sage, therealhantsram and TigerTedd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Just now, sage said: Has it (and it's implications) made our lives better or worse? Unquestionably it's improved our lives. Just imagine this pandemic before the internet. DNA profile mapped in days, due to a network of thousands/millions of computers all chipping in a small piece of processing power in a collaborative effort, rather than relying on one super computer to do it all. Imagine getting the relevent information out to the world using a system of TV and Radio networks, postal systems and print media? How long would that have taken? Being an ambulance driver, and having to ring round to find a Covid patient a bed, rather than be directed automatically to capacity(if any)? Trying to home school by setting the VCR to 3.30am to record lesson's, hoping there's no extra time in cup games to ruin your plans. Who was the first president of the United States? "Charlie George miss, just look at his face". Need to go shopping, but need a face mask prior? Good luck finding a open air face mask shop 30 years ago! The internet has bought the world together, and the way some people use it to divide us is a small price to pay. For every person who uses the net to spread hate, there's many more who use it to educate and better themselves. To use myself as an example, I've learned more about the Opium Wars, Slavery, the gender spectrum and the history of Viz than would ever be possible without the internet. Steve How Hard?, TigerTedd, DarkFruitsRam7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 14 minutes ago, Beetroot said: Bean to cup coffee machine. Not used mine for over a year, can you say the same for the internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 19 minutes ago, Rev said: Unquestionably it's improved our lives. Just imagine this pandemic before the internet. DNA profile mapped in days, due to a network of thousands/millions of computers all chipping in a small piece of processing power in a collaborative effort, rather than relying on one super computer to do it all. Imagine getting the relevent information out to the world using a system of TV and Radio networks, postal systems and print media? How long would that have taken? Being an ambulance driver, and having to ring round to find a Covid patient a bed, rather than be directed automatically to capacity(if any)? Trying to home school by setting the VCR to 3.30am to record lesson's, hoping there's no extra time in cup games to ruin your plans. Who was the first president of the United States? "Charlie George miss, just look at his face". Need to go shopping, but need a face mask prior? Good luck finding a open air face mask shop 30 years ago! The internet has bought the world together, and the way some people use it to divide us is a small price to pay. For every person who uses the net to spread hate, there's many more who use it to educate and better themselves. To use myself as an example, I've learned more about the Opium Wars, Slavery, the gender spectrum and the history of Viz than would ever be possible without the internet. You are forgetting how it allowed us to have a world class test and trace system. GboroRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 The quantum leap in mobile communications has got to be one of them. I remember when I was a kid had to go and knock on someone's door to see if they were coming out to play. Now you can arrange organised football violence over WhatsApp ? Mucker1884, I know nothing, Mick Brolly and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, sage said: You are forgetting how it allowed us to have a world class test and trace system. That's the fault of the ruling class, not the internet. ramsbottom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Packaging. Hard plastic packaging that requires a compendium of Stanley knives to open up at the very real risk of slicing a finger to the bone. Angry Ram and cstand 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Rev said: That's the fault of the ruling class, not the internet. Vive La Revolution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tyler Durden said: The quantum leap in mobile communications has got to be one of them. I remember when I was a kid had to go and knock on someone's door to see if they were coming out to play. Now you can arrange organised football violence over WhatsApp ? It was just as easy in the 70's. All you had to do was ask your mates if they were up for going into town early when Man United, Leeds, etc were playing..........ok, it might not be that organised as such but you knew where it was going to happen. The lads who used to brick the away coaches at Spider Island seemed to manage to congregate without WhatsApp ? Mostyn6, Tyler Durden and TigerTedd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, uttoxram75 said: The lads who used to brick the away coaches at Spider Island seemed to manage to congregate without WhatsApp Yer but that's just like shooting fish in a barrel. I'm talking about coordinated set to's with the opposition fans away from the ground without the local constabulary intelligence getting wind of it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Vinyls changing to cd format ?took a lot of the feeling of the listening to records. Boooooo! The smart phone is pure evil. Now no one ever calls me, they just text me and I don't read so good. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 18 minutes ago, Tyler Durden said: Yer but that's just like shooting fish in a barrel. I'm talking about coordinated set to's with the opposition fans away from the ground without the local constabulary intelligence getting wind of it first. That sort of thing was the domain of the sort of chap who accidentally tasered his own testicles and died of a heart attack while storming the Capitol building the other day. Not my speciality. I know nothing, Tyler Durden, GB SPORTS and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Social Media - The worse thing ever. The internet is out of control and needs some regulation. It’s also the best thing the internet. TigerTedd, Gap tooth ram and maxjam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 9 hours ago, Rev said: Not used mine for over a year, can you say the same for the internet? The first two things I do in the morning. Check my emails/whatsapp, make a coffee. I look forward to the coffee more. Although the internet has improved my morning poo. But then so has the coffee. I like to take a cup up. Is that what all these advancements are really geared towards? Poo enhancement? TimRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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