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- Tue May 25, 2021 10:29 pm
- Forum: Science & Technology of the Future
- Topic: Virtual Reality (VR) and Full-Immersion Virtual Reality (FIVR)
- Replies: 5
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Re: Virtual Reality (VR) and Full-Immersion Virtual Reality (FIVR)
I don't think FIVR as Kurzweil envisions it will exist by 2039. The audiovisual aspects of VR will be almost 100% lifelike by then, but the experiences will not immerse the other senses (taste, touch, smell), and naturally moving around in VR (on something like an omnidirectional treadmill) will sti...
- Tue May 25, 2021 3:36 pm
- Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
- Topic: My random thoughts
- Replies: 424
- Views: 376037
Re: My random thoughts
Interesting. Your dates are a little off, though. In 10 million B.C., humans didn't exist, and our ape-like ancestors hadn't even come into existence. The conditions you describe as existing in 10 million A.D. should exist by 2200 A.D.
- Sat May 22, 2021 5:58 pm
- Forum: Science & Technology of the Future
- Topic: The Singularity - Official Thread
- Replies: 287
- Views: 1504420
Re: The Singularity - official thread
And humans may well maintain their autonomy and current power structures since most post singularity beings would probably have better things to than micromanage a bunch of apes. Counterpoint: Once AGIs get smart enough and powerful enough, micromanaging X billion of us apes will be trivially easy ...
- Fri May 21, 2021 2:16 pm
- Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
- Topic: Optimizing self improvement
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6572
Re: Optimizing self improvement
I've found that keeping simple lists of tasks you want to do is very effective at getting you to do them. Sometimes, I'll write things down on a Post-it note, put it in my pocket, and cross things off as I do them.
- Wed May 19, 2021 3:37 pm
- Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
- Topic: My random thoughts
- Replies: 424
- Views: 376037
Re: My random thoughts
Here's an idea for a cheap, fully automated land reclamation project that will be possible in the not-too-distant future: Get some old cargo ships that are no longer useful for regular purposes, replace their crews with machines, replace their drive systems with batteries and electric engines, and c...
- Wed May 19, 2021 3:25 pm
- Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
- Topic: My random thoughts
- Replies: 424
- Views: 376037
My random thoughts
This thread is dedicated to the random thoughts of mine that share this forum's foci. It is a continuation of my long-running thread on the defunct Futuretimeline.net forum, which I had titled "My half-finished thoughts."
- Tue May 18, 2021 3:23 pm
- Forum: The History Forum
- Topic: The Alternate History Thread
- Replies: 17
- Views: 38865
Re: The Alternate History Thread
A German WWI victory would have also accelerated the timetable for European political and economic integration by decades. I have no illusions that this would have initially served German interests over those of other groups, but the establishment of the framework was the most crucial thing. It cou...
- Tue May 18, 2021 2:54 pm
- Forum: The History Forum
- Topic: The Alternate History Thread
- Replies: 17
- Views: 38865
Re: The Alternate History Thread
I think the most plausible and consequential alternate history scenario is Germany winning WWI. The odds were against it at almost every stage of the War, but it was far likelier than the French winning the French and Indian Wars, the CSA surviving the Civil War, or Germany winning WWII. A victoriou...
- Tue May 18, 2021 2:41 pm
- Forum: The History Forum
- Topic: The Alternate History Thread
- Replies: 17
- Views: 38865
Re: The Alternate History Thread
The most interesting alternate history scenario for me is what if America lost the Revolutionary War. I cannot even think how different world history would be if this actually happened. Well, there might just have been another Revolutionary War at a later date ;) I think that's what would have happ...
- Tue May 18, 2021 2:41 pm
- Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
- Topic: Scary, Strange, and Unusual Media
- Replies: 513
- Views: 398684
Re: Scary, Strange, and Unusual Media
I'm a bit embarrassed to admit it, but I like this channel's creepy videos. Many of the stories are unproveable, but I enjoy scaring myself.
https://www.youtube.com/c/BedtimeStoriesChannel
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