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Many Soylentils may think that futurology in video format is pointless. However, a small cadre of futurologists have enthusiastically assembled predictions as clips and/or slideshows; often with futuristic music. My introduction to this minor artform was HayenMill's predictions about the 2010s, 2020s and 2030s. deanmullen10 has been making predictions in this format for seven years. The early ones are low-resolution crud but the 7th iteration has a particularly funky music mix and covers decades from the 2010s to the 2090s then more sparsely to the 24th century, and one further set of distant predictions.
The 8th iteration of predictions is due to be uploaded on Fri 11 Jan 2019. I'm looking forward to this because I find the format inspiring and uplifting. The demoscene, house style music is also quite good when programming. The 6th edition's predictions for the 2050s has a representative selection of the music although many find that to be sonic noise.
Other scenarios from deanmullen10 include the sudden collapse of a large Silicon Valley company due to loss of goodwill, alien invasion, and some amusingly inaccurate predictions in the same format (with some suitably retro-futuristic music), extrapolated from the 1980s. In the 1980s, the BBC was a comedy goldmine for inaccurate predictions; mostly through broadcasts about technology. This included waiters using touch screens. Further back, car navigation using a tachometer and an audio cassette, the bedside teletype, and the cashless society. Although, a particular favorite is cutting trees with lasers. It also featured 3D audio. (Whatever happened to that?)
In the season of New Year's Resolutions, it is the season to look back at looking forward. The four day working week has been predicted since at least the 1930s and legal cannabis cultivation throughout the US has been predicted since at least the 1960s. However, self-driving cars, flying cars, home robots, and fusion power remain Real Soon Now.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday January 11 2019, @12:02PM (1 child)
iPad Restaurants [business.com] are commonly found in airports.
My one experience with such an iPad Restaurant led to my waitress asking for my selections then entering it on my table herself, after which I was a captive audience for a whole bunch of repetitive advertising.
Zero Stars.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 1) by nitehawk214 on Friday January 11 2019, @03:08PM
I avoid Sunoco gas stations because of the fucking advertisements at the pumps. Though the last one I was at had at least had a mute button.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday January 11 2019, @12:49PM (1 child)
Sweet Jesus, that's the worst possible genre of the worst possible genre of music. I would expect a person of intelligence to have better taste. Maybe ambient or trip-hop or jungle or something.
Q: What did the house music enthusiast say after the drugs wore off?
A: "This music sucks!"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 11 2019, @10:24PM
When I was younger, I liked going to raves because of all the scantily clad promiscuous women. The one time I tried to go without getting high first was the last time I went to a rave.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by realDonaldTrump on Friday January 11 2019, @12:52PM (4 children)
"When Trump says he will do something, you can take it to the bank." Marc Thiessen, WPost.
pic.twitter.com/iSFAokoIP7 [t.co]
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday January 11 2019, @05:20PM (2 children)
Looks like a thin person could slip through that wall.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 11 2019, @05:37PM
He'd stick out here as a sore thumb.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by realDonaldTrump on Friday January 11 2019, @06:42PM
People don't know this, Mexicans are VERY FAT. Even the children. They're the fattest people this world has ever known. Because the water is horrible. So, they drink Coke & Pepsi. And Hispanic food. I love Hispanic. But I only eat it on special occasions!!!
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday January 11 2019, @08:03PM
Good news everybody, we can restart the government now because Mexico, not the US taxpayers, are paying for the wall!
(Score: 2, Funny) by nitehawk214 on Friday January 11 2019, @03:17PM
Soon people will start producing text of predictions of what the video predictions will predict.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 11 2019, @04:16PM
Please nix at least the dupes, like the guys name.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 11 2019, @05:18PM
Gladwell nailed it
https://www.genolve.com/design/socialmedia/quotes?creation=58a0a2f3aef54686a9b298d57a5e717f [genolve.com]
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday January 11 2019, @06:46PM
As the old saw goes, predictions are extremely difficult, especially when they're about the future. Part of the point of Asimov's Foundation books is that while you can get some insights about the future, ultimately things happen that you didn't predict.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.