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Holy Crap Guys: or, How We Will All Be Cyborgs By 2030
RobbieOC:
--- Quote from: jhocking on 15 Jul 2008, 13:41 ---Ray Kurzweil's books are cool, but he really overhypes things as far as technology predictions.
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They show a bunch of his predictions that did come true, I wonder how many he's made that haven't?
jhocking:
I only see two predictions listed: the first is kinda dumb, and the second, well, it's somewhat vague but still visionary. Apparently just one good prediction is all it takes to be taken seriously when you declare that people will be replaced by robots in 20 years.
Scandanavian War Machine:
hmm yeah that guys predictions seem a little far-fetched but then again at the rate things are going...who knows?
personally, i'm more interested in this:
--- Quote ---One scientist is developing something called a respirocyte -- a robotic red blood cell that, if injected into the bloodstream, would allow humans to do an Olympic sprint for 15 minutes without taking a breath or sit at the bottom of a swimming pool for hours at a time.
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EDIT: think of the connotations this could have for pot-smokers!
jhocking:
I think the word you're looking for is "implications."
Scandanavian War Machine:
dude i'm high
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