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Thread: 1967 educational film predicted email, online shopping!
Shaka_Khan 06:51 12-14-2007
I guess this dispels the conspiracy theory that aliens introduced this technology to us.

http://www.yahoo.com/s/760292

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CountArach 07:14 12-14-2007
Actually it proves they gave this technology to us - Obviously the film makers were aliens.

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Sasaki Kojiro 07:32 12-14-2007
It's fascinating how much easier it is to predict technological changes than social changes. The predict email, online shopping, house monitor video, and online bill paying and yet still have the wife as the housekeeper who can't be trusted with the bills or taxes.

Makes you wonder what society will be like in 30 years. I'll make the prediction of everyone being bisexual. I'll also be optomistic and say we reverse the trend of technological isolation.

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discovery1 10:32 12-14-2007
Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro:
It's fascinating how much easier it is to predict technological changes than social changes. The predict email, online shopping, house monitor video, and online bill paying and yet still have the wife as the housekeeper who can't be trusted with the bills or taxes.

Makes you wonder what society will be like in 30 years. I'll make the prediction of everyone being bisexual. I'll also be optomistic and say we reverse the trend of technological isolation.
I agree on the point of being bi. After all, it doubles the amount available., but hwat is this tech isolation you speak of?

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Viking 10:57 12-14-2007
Originally Posted by discovery1:
I agree on the point of being bi. After all, it doubles the amount available., but hwat is this tech isolation you speak of?

In todays society, trends seems to play a smaller role. Sexual preference is a combination of social acceptance/expectance and genes. In old Greece/Rome when homosexuality was usual, it was said in Greece that true love could only exist between two men; so I suggest social expectance caused the majority of the homosexuality at the time. Otherwise trends play such a huge role in the future, I don't see how "everyone" will be bisexual. Is there no such thing as taste and preference?

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Odin 14:30 12-14-2007
Yes and Gene Rodenberry predicted cell phones. Werent the 60's great? Timothy leary might be gone but never forgotten....

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Husar 17:26 12-14-2007
Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro:
Makes you wonder what society will be like in 30 years. I'll make the prediction of everyone being bisexual.


I love you Sasaki.

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Sasaki Kojiro 01:24 12-15-2007
Originally Posted by Husar:


I love you Sasaki.
Already it starts...

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Shaka_Khan 04:16 12-15-2007
[Shatner Roast] George Takei <- LINKY

Star Trek had those handphone thingies, plus George Takei.

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