Title: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: the shark hunter on September 15, 2015, 05:06:20 PM
Post by: the shark hunter on September 15, 2015, 05:06:20 PM
... i posted a topic on another board asking what generation you are from and got some wonderful replies, including one from a gent in his mid-80s who, among other things, divulged how he'd been around to see the birth of rock 'n' roll. such a notion is kind of bewildering in a way ...
... some big advancements in my life include computers, the internet, smartphones and flat screen TVs ...
... what would you list as big things that emerged in your own lifetime? they can be cultural or technological or whatever!
... comments?
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: RW on September 15, 2015, 05:56:10 PM
Post by: RW on September 15, 2015, 05:56:10 PM
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: the shark hunter on September 15, 2015, 06:01:11 PM
Post by: the shark hunter on September 15, 2015, 06:01:11 PM
The internet is the most significant - hands down.Quote from: "RW"
... i would agree with that. thing is, for a certain demographic they've always had the web since birth. thanks for your reply, RW ...
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: RW on September 15, 2015, 06:09:27 PM
Post by: RW on September 15, 2015, 06:09:27 PM
The internet is the most significant - hands down.Quote from: "RW"
... i would agree with that. thing is, for a certain demographic they've always had the web since birth. thanks for your reply, RW ...
I was about 10 or so when we got the internet at home.
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Gay Boy Roberto on September 15, 2015, 06:33:46 PM
Post by: Gay Boy Roberto on September 15, 2015, 06:33:46 PM
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Renee on September 15, 2015, 09:18:31 PM
Post by: Renee on September 15, 2015, 09:18:31 PM
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: RW on September 15, 2015, 09:21:12 PM
Post by: RW on September 15, 2015, 09:21:12 PM
VaccinationsQuote from: "Gay Boy Roberto"
Best answer.
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: RW on September 15, 2015, 09:21:31 PM
Post by: RW on September 15, 2015, 09:21:31 PM
ac_umm The Clapper.ac_biggrin
Next to the clapper haha
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Renee on September 15, 2015, 09:37:55 PM
Post by: Renee on September 15, 2015, 09:37:55 PM
ac_umm The Clapper.ac_biggrin
Next to the clapper haha
Well, the Clapper is kinda hard to beat.
But...If you insist, I'm going to have to say the K-cup.
And I'm not referring to my bra size, so don't get any smart ideas.
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: RW on September 15, 2015, 09:42:19 PM
Post by: RW on September 15, 2015, 09:42:19 PM
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Renee on September 15, 2015, 09:50:55 PM
Post by: Renee on September 15, 2015, 09:50:55 PM
Do you use one of those?Quote from: "RW"
A Clapper? ......No.
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Bricktop on September 15, 2015, 10:00:03 PM
Post by: Bricktop on September 15, 2015, 10:00:03 PM
Computers are adept at storing and shifting information, but they cannot create it, or develop a better understanding of it. That is a human role.
I recall looking into the sky in the early 50's and watching jet aircraft scorch overhead, breaking the sound barrier (as you did in 1955), and seeing these massive, 4 prop intercontinental BEA (British Empire Airways...soon to become more famed as the first three letters of The Beatles) that today would look like light aircraft in comparison to the 767, 747, A380 and A360. What a marvel it would be to actually be in one of those amazing machines. But you needed to be important and rich. The common man still used trains and ships.
But the arrival of the 747 changed everything. Now hundreds could fly in a single aircraft, at a price that, even expensive in those days, was achievable. Now, by comparison, it is about 1/4 the cost, twice as fast, and easily accessed.
Flight in all its forms has changed humanity...for good and evil in some cases.
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: RW on September 15, 2015, 10:01:08 PM
Post by: RW on September 15, 2015, 10:01:08 PM
Do you use one of those?Quote from: "RW"
A Clapper? ......No.
Oh I'm sorry. I mistook you for a smart assed 80 year old :P
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Bricktop on September 15, 2015, 10:03:38 PM
Post by: Bricktop on September 15, 2015, 10:03:38 PM
She's a lard assed 40 year old.
No...wait...is this microphone on???
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Renee on September 15, 2015, 10:05:09 PM
Post by: Renee on September 15, 2015, 10:05:09 PM
The personal or micro computer has changed humanity...but the thing that has had most impact is the evolution of flying. Humans can now travel to any part of the planet, almost at whim, changing perspectives, seeing wonders they did not know existed, engaging with other cultures and nationalities, and exploring space.Quote from: "SPECTRE"
Computers are adept at storing and shifting information, but they cannot create it, or develop a better understanding of it. That is a human role.
I recall looking into the sky in the early 50's and watching jet aircraft scorch overhead, breaking the sound barrier (as you did in 1955), and seeing these massive, 4 prop intercontinental BEA (British Empire Airways...soon to become more famed as the first three letters of The Beatles) that today would look like light aircraft in comparison to the 767, 747, A380 and A360. What a marvel it would be to actually be in one of those amazing machines. But you needed to be important and rich. The common man still used trains and ships.
But the arrival of the 747 changed everything. Now hundreds could fly in a single aircraft, at a price that, even expensive in those days, was achievable. Now, by comparison, it is about 1/4 the cost, twice as fast, and easily accessed.
Flight in all its forms has changed humanity...for good and evil in some cases.
Wow that was a surprise. I thought you were going to say the wheel.
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Gay Boy Roberto on September 15, 2015, 10:16:51 PM
Post by: Gay Boy Roberto on September 15, 2015, 10:16:51 PM
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Bricktop on September 15, 2015, 10:24:31 PM
Post by: Bricktop on September 15, 2015, 10:24:31 PM
The personal or micro computer has changed humanity...but the thing that has had most impact is the evolution of flying. Humans can now travel to any part of the planet, almost at whim, changing perspectives, seeing wonders they did not know existed, engaging with other cultures and nationalities, and exploring space.Quote from: "SPECTRE"
Computers are adept at storing and shifting information, but they cannot create it, or develop a better understanding of it. That is a human role.
I recall looking into the sky in the early 50's and watching jet aircraft scorch overhead, breaking the sound barrier (as you did in 1955), and seeing these massive, 4 prop intercontinental BEA (British Empire Airways...soon to become more famed as the first three letters of The Beatles) that today would look like light aircraft in comparison to the 767, 747, A380 and A360. What a marvel it would be to actually be in one of those amazing machines. But you needed to be important and rich. The common man still used trains and ships.
But the arrival of the 747 changed everything. Now hundreds could fly in a single aircraft, at a price that, even expensive in those days, was achievable. Now, by comparison, it is about 1/4 the cost, twice as fast, and easily accessed.
Flight in all its forms has changed humanity...for good and evil in some cases.
Wow that was a surprise. I thought you were going to say the wheel.
Its a thought. Without the wheel, there'd be no spare tyres...
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Renee on September 15, 2015, 10:40:39 PM
Post by: Renee on September 15, 2015, 10:40:39 PM
You remember that day?
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: J0E on September 15, 2015, 11:54:49 PM
Post by: J0E on September 15, 2015, 11:54:49 PM
feminists and women in general should thank this man for their good fortune.
Ironically, it took a man to free them.
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Romero on September 16, 2015, 12:19:23 AM
Post by: Romero on September 16, 2015, 12:19:23 AM
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: J0E on September 16, 2015, 12:23:38 AM
Post by: J0E on September 16, 2015, 12:23:38 AM
Although he did not invent the theory of alternating current, he perfected it - and it won out over the propnents of direct current of which Thomas Edison, inventor of the lightbulb, was part.
Alternating current allowed buildings to stand several stories higher, cities to be much larger, massive dams to be built
Just about every labor saving consumer product we but today can be attributed to alternating current. The massive electrical grids which the Internet depends upon, derive their power from ac. The iPhone and all these hitech gadgets are the products of Tesla's breakthroughs. And themodern electronic computer would not have been possible without alternating current. The electric car which bears his name was also the result of his work.
Tesla is perhaps the most influential scientific individual of our times. Even more so than Albert Einstein.
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: RW on September 16, 2015, 11:24:07 AM
Post by: RW on September 16, 2015, 11:24:07 AM
If they could synthesize insecure men like Frank, birth control would be 100% effective.Quote from: "Romero"
Oh snap!
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: J0E on September 16, 2015, 09:00:00 PM
Post by: J0E on September 16, 2015, 09:00:00 PM
If they could synthesize insecure men like Frank, birth control would be 100% effective.Quote from: "Romero"
Oh snap!
Comin' from Romero that's OK, 'Real.
After all, he's a Gay Muslim y'know.
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Annie on September 16, 2015, 10:58:39 PM
Post by: Annie on September 16, 2015, 10:58:39 PM
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Anonymous on September 17, 2015, 02:03:09 PM
Post by: Anonymous on September 17, 2015, 02:03:09 PM
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Anonymous on September 17, 2015, 04:02:27 PM
Post by: Anonymous on September 17, 2015, 04:02:27 PM
... i think no matter what age you are you'll have an answer or two for this query ...Quote from: "the shark hunter"
... i posted a topic on another board asking what generation you are from and got some wonderful replies, including one from a gent in his mid-80s who, among other things, divulged how he'd been around to see the birth of rock 'n' roll. such a notion is kind of bewildering in a way ...
... some big advancements in my life include computers, the internet, smartphones and flat screen TVs ...
... what would you list as big things that emerged in your own lifetime? they can be cultural or technological or whatever!
... comments?
A very interesting thread the shark hunter..
I would say the information age and social media.
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: Frood on September 17, 2015, 04:29:19 PM
Post by: Frood on September 17, 2015, 04:29:19 PM
Title: Re: What's The Most Significant Advancement Of Your Lifetime?
Post by: keeper on September 19, 2015, 04:36:41 AM
Post by: keeper on September 19, 2015, 04:36:41 AM