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Buriram Province - General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Tassie on March 16, 2017, 01:32:40 AM
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Th future
> This brings to mind Anthony Hopkins famous movie quote"Bet you didn't
> see that coming did you"?WOW !!! GET READY FOR THE FUTURE
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> The FUTURE is approaching faster than one can
> handle....! In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 employees and
> sold 85% of all photo paper worldwide. Within just a few
> years, their business model disappeared and they went bankrupt.
> What happened to Kodak will happen in a lot of industries in the
> next 10 years and, most people won't see it coming.
> Did you think in 1998 that 3 years later you would never take pictures
> on film again? Yet digital cameras were invented in 1975. The
> first ones only had 10,000 pixels, but followed Moore's law. So as
> with all exponential technologies, it was a disappointment for a time,
> before it became way superior and became mainstream in only a few short
> years. It will now happen again with Artificial Intelligence, health,
> autonomous and electric cars, education, 3D printing, agriculture
> and jobs. Welcome to the 4th Industrial Revolution. Welcome to the
> Exponential Age . Software will disrupt
> most traditional industries in the next 5-10 years. Uber
> is just a software tool, they don't own any cars, and are now the
> biggest taxi company in the world. Airbnb is now the biggest
> hotel company in the world, although they don't own any properties.
> Artificial Intelligence: Computers become exponentially better in
> understanding the world . This year, a computer beat the best Go-
> player in the world, 10 years earlier than expected..In the US ,
> young lawyers already don't get jobs. Because of IBM's Watson, you
> can get legal advice (so far for more or less basic stuff) within
> seconds, with 90% accuracy compared with 70% accuracy when done
> by humans.So if you study law, stop immediately. There will be 90%
> less lawyers in the future, only specialists will remain. Watson
> already helps nurses diagnosing cancer, its 4 times more accurate
> than human nurses. Facebook now has a pattern recognition software
> that can recognize faces better than humans. In 2030, computers will
> become more intelligent than humans. (NEVER!/Albert)Autonomous cars :
> In 2018 the first self-driving cars will appear for the public. Around
> 2020, the complete industry will start to be disrupted. You don't want
> to own a car anymore. You will call a car with your phone, it will
> show up at your location and drive you to your destination. You will
> not need to park it, you only pay for the driven distance and can
> be productive while driving.Our kids will never get a driver's
> license and will never own a car. It will change the cities, because
> we will need 90-95% less cars for that. We can transform former
> parking spaces into parks.1.2 million people die each year in car
> accidents worldwide. We now have one accident every 60,
> 000 miles (100,000 km), with autonomous driving that will drop to 1
> accident in 6 million miles (10 million km). That will save a million
> lives each year.Most car companies will probably become
> bankrupt. Traditional car companies try the evolutionary approach and
> just build a better car, while tech companies (Tesla,
> Apple, Google) will do the revolutionary approach and build a
> computer on wheels.Many engineers from Volkswagen and Audi; are
> completely terrified of Tesla.Insurance companies will have massive
> trouble because without accidents, the insurance will
> become 100 x cheaper. Their car insurance business model will
> disappear. Real estate will change. Because if you can work while
> you commute, people will move further away to live in a more beautiful
> neighborhood. Electric cars will become mainstream about 2020. Cities
> will be less noisy because all new cars will run on
> electricity. Electricity will become incredibly cheap and
> clean: Solar production has been on an exponential curve for 30
> years, but you can now see the burgeoning impact.Last year, more solar
> energy was installed worldwide than fossil. Energy
> companies are desperately trying to limit access to the grid to
> prevent competition from home solar installations, but that can't
> last. Technology will take care of that strategy With cheap
> electricity comes cheap and abundant water. Desalination of
> salt water now only needs 2 kWh per cubic meter (@ 0.25 cents). We
> don't have scarce water in most places, we only have scarce drinking
> water. Imagine what will be possible if anyone can have as much clean
> water as he wants, for nearly no cost. Health: The Tricorder X
> price will be announced this year. There are companies who will build
> a medical device (called the "Tricorder" from Star Trek) that
> works with your phone, which takes your retina scan, your blood
> sample and you breath into it.It then analyses 54 bio-markers that
> will identify nearly any disease.. It will be cheap, so in a few
> years everyone on this planet will have access to world class medical
> analysis, nearly for free Goodbye, medical establishment 3D printing:
> The price of the cheapest 3D printer came down from $18,000 to $400
> within 10 years. In the same time, it became 100 times faster. All
> major shoe companies have already started 3D printing shoes.Some
> spare airplane parts are already 3D printed in remote airports. The
> space station now has a printer that eliminates the need for the large
> amount of spare parts they used to have in the past.At the end of this
> year, new smart phones will have 3D scanning possibilities. You can
> then 3D scan your feet and print your perfect shoe at home. In China,
> they already 3D printed and built a complete 6-story office
> building. By 2027, 10% of everything that's being produced will be
> 3D printed.Business opportunities: If you think of a niche you want
> to go in, first ask yourself: "In the future, do I think we will have
> that?" and if the answer is yes, how can you make that happen sooner?If
> it doesn't work with your phone, forget the idea. And any idea
> designed for success in the 20th century is doomed to failure in the
> 21st century. Work : 70-80% of jobs will disappear in the
> next 20 years. There will be a lot of new jobs, but it is not clear if
> there will be enough new jobs in such a short time. This will require
> a rethink on wealth distribution. Agriculture : There will
> be a $100 agricultural robot in the future. Farmers in 3rd world
> countries can then become managers of their field instead of working
> all day on their fields. Aeroponics will need much less water. The
> first Petri dish produced veal, is now available and will be cheaper
> than cow produced veal in 2018. Right now, 30% of all
> agricultural surfaces is used for cows. Imagine if we don't need that
> space anymore.There are several start-ups who will bring insect
> protein to the market shortly. It contains more protein than meat. It
> will be labelled as "alternative protein source" (because most people
> still reject the idea of eating insects).There is an app
> called "moodies" which can already tell in which mood you?re
> in. By 2020 there will be apps that can tell by your facial
> expressions, if you are lying. Imagine a political debate where it's
> being displayed when they?re telling the truth and when they?re not.
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http://www.worldhealth.net/news/predictions-technology-health/
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I don't understand the necessity to repeat what has already been presented.
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I don't understand the necessity to repeat what has already been presented.
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I don't understand the point of copy / posting directly from a website onto a discussion forum.
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Should I get your permission first before I post anything?
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Should I get your permission first before I post anything?
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Not at all. carry on, be my guest.
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davureborn, this isn't just a discussion forum but includes information sharing as it is with jokes and other items. Forum members should be free to discuss anything that is posted.
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@Tassie.
I fully agree that you share information, but maybe next time when you post it also include a link to the article and that was the only thing that Daveu has done.
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ianmike, why oh? why does one have to provide a link? I don't need to confirm the source unless it helps to disseminate information for further investigation. The information was posted and does not need to repeat itself as daveuborn had done by posting a link. Do I need a link to post jokes or talk about general information that is not life altering, house, vehicles etc. or non-political? Cannot it be posted under the General Discussion board, as it was? ?Feel free to talk about anything and everything in this board?. I think not, therefor those that are so offended by a person not providing a link can refuse to read the contribution from the contributor. There are some times when a link is useful, essential and important to follow up a posting for further information or brevity. On those occasions I will post a link.
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Up 2 U.
If I post something something from the Web, I will also post the link where it comes from.
But oke you don't, that is your good right.
Have a Nice day !
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ianmike, why oh? why does one have to provide a link? I don't need to confirm the source unless it helps to disseminate information for further investigation. The information was posted and does not need to repeat itself as daveuborn had done by posting a link. Do I need a link to post jokes or talk about general information that is not life altering, house, vehicles etc. or non-political? Cannot it be posted under the General Discussion board, as it was? ?Feel free to talk about anything and everything in this board?. I think not, therefor those that are so offended by a person not providing a link can refuse to read the contribution from the contributor. There are some times when a link is useful, essential and important to follow up a posting for further information or brevity. On those occasions I will post a link.
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There are some people on here who simply can't get by without links. Same as the people who can't find anywhere with out GPS Co ordinates or Google maps. I have been called a liar, amongst other things, because I have not posted a link to prove something that I have posted.
@Tassie, probably best to just let them get on with it. God only knows how they got by in the past without the technology that is available today.
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Ignoring the petty squabbles and flailing handbags, but concentrating on the opening post.
I am happy that I am too old to be much affected should the predictions come true.
To be honest the future sounds ghastly.
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I agree DJ. They will eventually take the fun out of everything.
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As someone who comes from a background where redundant systems (including manually operated back ups) are required for safety of human life I will never get into a self driving car.
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By 2020 there will be apps that can tell by your facial
> expressions, if you are lying. Imagine a political debate where it's
> being displayed when they?re telling the truth and when they?re not.
This is the one I particularly look forward to. So many people have been affected by lies and it would be one aspect of human behaviour that would be good riddance,
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The technology to determine if a politician is lying has already been developed and it is actually very low tech. If a politicians lips are moving it is highly likely he/she is lying.