Gregory's ServerPredicting the future is not that big of a deal.
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@Badgardener @spocko just wait a few more decades. You can use a bicycle in the interval. https://davidgraeber.org/articles/of-flying-cars-and-the-declining-rate-of-profit/  @RealGene @Badgardener @spocko Thanks! There is a long and far from exhaustive list of human powered aircrafts on Wikipedia. My favorites among the unlisted are the Zeppy (1, 2 and 3) which someone brave enough may be able to sail across open water, using a device called a "chien de mer" acting as a centerboard https://newatlas.com/zeppy3-sail-balloon-mediterranean-crossing-attempt/15552/  @spocko Source, in case anyone wants it: https://thenewstribune.newspapers.com/search/results/?date=1953-04-11&keyword=telephone   @sustainrelease @spocko Tesla wanted to make such a thing at the beginning of the last century, so in 1963 it was not even a prediction, but a promise of βsoon to be on saleβ, which was delayed (the first videophones were somewhere in the 80s, right?). I won't say anything about magic saucers and mirrors from fairy tales ;-) @johan And, personally I still believe flying cars will be a thing at some point, too. ;) @sustainrelease @spocko But flying cars already exist. Though, it's hard to say what they do worse: driving or flying ;-) They will become widely available, I think, after the appearance of fully automatic autopilot: one would not want, moving along the streets, to look not only around, but also upwards.... @spocko @clive My favourite link for technophobia is the wonderful archive at https://pessimistsarchive.org/ #technophobia  @spocko a bit of context from Snopes fact checkers https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cellphone-prediction-from-1953/ (yes, true) |
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Did they have any thoughts on flying cars? In line to buy a new vehicle and just wondering if itβs worth hanging on.