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I love old science/how-to magazines and what they thought the future (now) would be like. Some are incredibly accurate predications, others... well, see for yourself... Popular Mechanics 1950 - Link.
Miracles you'll see in the next fifty years
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 5, 2006 12:25 PM
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Interesting how some of it came true. Prefab housing is still going strong, solar is picking up, but they dropped the ball on nuclear.
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Based on some of my experiences w/ lo-carb breads and deserts, the "food from sawdust" prediction seems pretty accurate. :-)
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Based on some of my experiences w/ lo-carb breads and deserts, the "food from sawdust" prediction seems pretty accurate. :-)
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Yes these images are great! They can also be helpful in the design process.
I recently wrote a paper about this and presented it at Ubicomp 2006.
http://www3.cc.gatech.edu/grads/s/spwyche/c29.pdf
I have to blow my own horn here :).
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Yes! And we routinely stop hurricanes by starting oil spills in the ocean and then light them on fire! What an age we live in!
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Yes! And we routinely stop hurricanes by starting oil spills in the ocean and then light them on fire! What an age we live in!
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picture-phone caveman speak for internets (remember dialup w/phone lines?)
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