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"Electricity.
I thought about that, but isn't it a discovery? "
Not really, it was invented as a means to produce light I believe to replace gas lighting.
The equipment that it was first produced by had to be invented. |
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"Electricity.
I thought about that, but isn't it a discovery?
Not really, it was invented as a means to produce light I believe to replace gas lighting.
The equipment that it was first produced by had to be invented."
Just googled it and I stand corrected, I guess the engineers mind in me thinks more along the lines of man's first harnessing of a natural phenomenon. |
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"Electricity.
I thought about that, but isn't it a discovery?
Not really, it was invented as a means to produce light I believe to replace gas lighting.
The equipment that it was first produced by had to be invented.
Just googled it and I stand corrected, I guess the engineers mind in me thinks more along the lines of man's first harnessing of a natural phenomenon."
You could say the light bulb or power grids I suppose |
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"The World Wide Web,
that facilitates the dissemination of beneficial information worldwide, and communication with like-minded individuals."
But for any invention does the 'good' outweigh the 'bad'? |
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"Electricity.
I thought about that, but isn't it a discovery?
Not really, it was invented as a means to produce light I believe to replace gas lighting.
The equipment that it was first produced by had to be invented."
Ah, then that's not electricity but the machine that generated it (yes, I know, I'm being a pedant  ) |
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"Electricity.
I thought about that, but isn't it a discovery?
Not really, it was invented as a means to produce light I believe to replace gas lighting.
The equipment that it was first produced by had to be invented.
Ah, then that's not electricity but the machine that generated it (yes, I know, I'm being a pedant )"
I rescinded my mistake you damned pedant
My head is sore and I'm using that as an excuse even if it a bad one lol |
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"Electricity.
I thought about that, but isn't it a discovery?
Not really, it was invented as a means to produce light I believe to replace gas lighting.
The equipment that it was first produced by had to be invented.
Ah, then that's not electricity but the machine that generated it (yes, I know, I'm being a pedant )
I rescinded my mistake you damned pedant
My head is sore and I'm using that as an excuse even if it a bad one lol "
Haha. Nah, it's a fair one.  |
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"The vibrator
GB patent no. 1,222,731
There is a funny movie about that. I think it's called Hysteria.  "
I'll have to look that up. I haven't got into the make chastity belt yet ... |
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"The vibrator
GB patent no. 1,222,731
There is a funny movie about that. I think it's called Hysteria.
I'll have to look that up. I haven't got into the make chastity belt yet ... "
The variety of DIY programmes these days.. |
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"The vibrator
GB patent no. 1,222,731
There is a funny movie about that. I think it's called Hysteria.
I'll have to look that up. I haven't got into the make chastity belt yet ...
The variety of DIY programmes these days.. "
Oops typo - *male chastity belt. |
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"The vibrator
GB patent no. 1,222,731
There is a funny movie about that. I think it's called Hysteria.
I'll have to look that up. I haven't got into the make chastity belt yet ...
The variety of DIY programmes these days..
Oops typo - *male chastity belt. "
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Glass which has given us see to the microscopic level and out to the stars. It’s helped to cure diseases. It’s helped us travel our own planet and to others. These days it’s even helping us communicate in the blink of an eye over huge distances. To name but a few |
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I like the Casio F-91W watch for the simple fact that it's the only electrical item I can think of that is still being sold nearly 30 years after it was first introduced. It gives 2 fingers to companies like Apple and their planned obsolescence. |
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"I like the Casio F-91W watch for the simple fact that it's the only electrical item I can think of that is still being sold nearly 30 years after it was first introduced. It gives 2 fingers to companies like Apple and their planned obsolescence. "
Check out my quote above about roads. Oh, and as far as apple goes, Asus rocks! |
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"I like the Casio F-91W watch for the simple fact that it's the only electrical item I can think of that is still being sold nearly 30 years after it was first introduced. It gives 2 fingers to companies like Apple and their planned obsolescence. "
I know you won't like this answer / response but.....
The first FM radio, just like the FM radio in your brand new car.........
Was first made when? |
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"I like the Casio F-91W watch for the simple fact that it's the only electrical item I can think of that is still being sold nearly 30 years after it was first introduced. It gives 2 fingers to companies like Apple and their planned obsolescence.
I know you won't like this answer / response but.....
The first FM radio, just like the FM radio in your brand new car.........
Was first made when?"
That's a product, not a specific model. That watch has sold unaltered for nearly 3 decades. |
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"For me it has to be the car. It opened up the world for us. "
The bicycle opened up the world and changed genetics and was affordable to the masses before the car! |
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"Not the best obvs but I’ll say glasses as they’re invaluable to me xx
I know what you mean, I couldn't drink without glasses.  "
Drink it out of the bottle and stop being so posh xxx |
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"Microchip
Most revolutionary thing in the world changed the way the world works
How so"
Everything has them in them
Think about the components in all electric good seen loads off comments about goods and stuff
But at they hart they are all run off microchips
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over a year ago
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Glass and all of its ingredients, namely sand!
From the Earth: light
Never mind the Stone, Iron and Bronze ages. Douglas Adams wants science and history teachers to stop looking at metals as a way of measuring time and look at glass instead, as this is so important, that it is the true game changer.
If the Chinese had worked out the wonders of sand, then life would have been so much different....
The Ages of Sand is Adam's description of the technological changes humanity went through and how those changes broadened our understanding.
The first age is that of astronomy, when we looked at the stars and realised our belief that the Earth is the center of the universe was false.
The second age is of the microscopic, when we looked down at the tiny formations that make life and the universe and found something quite startling.
The third age is that of computers- the silicon chip which gave us process. The computer can perform mathematics very fast and this allows us to create models, simulations. This gave us another form of perspective as where can see how life works with these models and simulations.
The fourth age of sand is the one we are entering, is that of the Internet. This runs on fibre-optics and is the fourth form of communication many-to-many (the other three being, one-to-one (telephone for example), one-to-many (broadcasting, journalism, etc) and many-to-one (democracy is a model of this).
RIP Douglas, whose initials were in fact DNA.
The Age of Sand concept came about in a speech Douglas Adams gave at the Digital Biota 2, in Cambridge."Is there an artificial god?" was a discussion about God and the impact the concept had on humanity (this speech is featured in The Salmon of Doubt). |
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"Glass and all of its ingredients, namely sand!
From the Earth: light
Never mind the Stone, Iron and Bronze ages. Douglas Adams wants science and history teachers to stop looking at metals as a way of measuring time and look at glass instead, as this is so important, that it is the true game changer.
If the Chinese had worked out the wonders of sand, then life would have been so much different....
The Ages of Sand is Adam's description of the technological changes humanity went through and how those changes broadened our understanding.
The first age is that of astronomy, when we looked at the stars and realised our belief that the Earth is the center of the universe was false.
The second age is of the microscopic, when we looked down at the tiny formations that make life and the universe and found something quite startling.
The third age is that of computers- the silicon chip which gave us process. The computer can perform mathematics very fast and this allows us to create models, simulations. This gave us another form of perspective as where can see how life works with these models and simulations.
The fourth age of sand is the one we are entering, is that of the Internet. This runs on fibre-optics and is the fourth form of communication many-to-many (the other three being, one-to-one (telephone for example), one-to-many (broadcasting, journalism, etc) and many-to-one (democracy is a model of this).
RIP Douglas, whose initials were in fact DNA.
The Age of Sand concept came about in a speech Douglas Adams gave at the Digital Biota 2, in Cambridge."Is there an artificial god?" was a discussion about God and the impact the concept had on humanity (this speech is featured in The Salmon of Doubt)."
Not going to read this. What’s the point |
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"Microchip
Most revolutionary thing in the world changed the way the world works
How so
Everything has them in them
Think about the components in all electric good seen loads off comments about goods and stuff
But at they hart they are all run off microchips
"
Ok, completely geeky, but ...
Go smaller. A microchip has lots of inventions in it to make different aspects work. What are they all based on? Transistors made from semiconductors. |
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"Microchip
Most revolutionary thing in the world changed the way the world works
How so
Everything has them in them
Think about the components in all electric good seen loads off comments about goods and stuff
But at they hart they are all run off microchips
Ok, completely geeky, but ...
Go smaller. A microchip has lots of inventions in it to make different aspects work. What are they all based on? Transistors made from semiconductors. "
Not really. What’s your reasoning on this |
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"Microchip
Most revolutionary thing in the world changed the way the world works
How so
Everything has them in them
Think about the components in all electric good seen loads off comments about goods and stuff
But at they hart they are all run off microchips
Ok, completely geeky, but ...
Go smaller. A microchip has lots of inventions in it to make different aspects work. What are they all based on? Transistors made from semiconductors. "
If we going that way then it’s sand that’s the king to make the silicone to put those transistors in to |
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"Microchip
Most revolutionary thing in the world changed the way the world works
How so
Everything has them in them
Think about the components in all electric good seen loads off comments about goods and stuff
But at they hart they are all run off microchips
Ok, completely geeky, but ...
Go smaller. A microchip has lots of inventions in it to make different aspects work. What are they all based on? Transistors made from semiconductors.
If we going that way then it’s sand that’s the king to make the silicone to put those transistors in to "
But sands a natural source, not an invention |
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"Time machine... whoops! I’ve said too much
Carry on, nothing to see here "
Ooooo I could do with one of those ... it’d go with the teleporter I borrowed last night |
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"Microchip
Most revolutionary thing in the world changed the way the world works
How so
Everything has them in them
Think about the components in all electric good seen loads off comments about goods and stuff
But at they hart they are all run off microchips
Ok, completely geeky, but ...
Go smaller. A microchip has lots of inventions in it to make different aspects work. What are they all based on? Transistors made from semiconductors.
If we going that way then it’s sand that’s the king to make the silicone to put those transistors in to
But sands a natural source, not an invention "
But the conversation off sand to silicon isn’t silicon isn’t a nartual material it’s man made so someone had to invent it |
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"Microchip
Most revolutionary thing in the world changed the way the world works
How so
Everything has them in them
Think about the components in all electric good seen loads off comments about goods and stuff
But at they hart they are all run off microchips
Ok, completely geeky, but ...
Go smaller. A microchip has lots of inventions in it to make different aspects work. What are they all based on? Transistors made from semiconductors.
If we going that way then it’s sand that’s the king to make the silicone to put those transistors in to
But sands a natural source, not an invention
But the conversation off sand to silicon isn’t silicon isn’t a nartual material it’s man made so someone had to invent it "
I’m lost. I think you’re saying silicone is a natural material? |
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"Microchip
Most revolutionary thing in the world changed the way the world works
How so
Everything has them in them
Think about the components in all electric good seen loads off comments about goods and stuff
But at they hart they are all run off microchips
Ok, completely geeky, but ...
Go smaller. A microchip has lots of inventions in it to make different aspects work. What are they all based on? Transistors made from semiconductors.
If we going that way then it’s sand that’s the king to make the silicone to put those transistors in to
But sands a natural source, not an invention
But the conversation off sand to silicon isn’t silicon isn’t a nartual material it’s man made so someone had to invent it
I’m lost. I think you’re saying silicone is a natural material?"
No silicon is a man made material silicon nartual state is sand |
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"Microchip
Most revolutionary thing in the world changed the way the world works
How so
Everything has them in them
Think about the components in all electric good seen loads off comments about goods and stuff
But at they hart they are all run off microchips
Ok, completely geeky, but ...
Go smaller. A microchip has lots of inventions in it to make different aspects work. What are they all based on? Transistors made from semiconductors.
If we going that way then it’s sand that’s the king to make the silicone to put those transistors in to
But sands a natural source, not an invention
But the conversation off sand to silicon isn’t silicon isn’t a nartual material it’s man made so someone had to invent it
I’m lost. I think you’re saying silicone is a natural material?
No silicon is a man made material silicon nartual state is sand "
Yeah I know. But sand isn’t an invention |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
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"Glass and all of its ingredients, namely sand!
From the Earth: light
Never mind the Stone, Iron and Bronze ages. Douglas Adams wants science and history teachers to stop looking at metals as a way of measuring time and look at glass instead, as this is so important, that it is the true game changer.
If the Chinese had worked out the wonders of sand, then life would have been so much different....
The Ages of Sand is Adam's description of the technological changes humanity went through and how those changes broadened our understanding.
The first age is that of astronomy, when we looked at the stars and realised our belief that the Earth is the center of the universe was false.
The second age is of the microscopic, when we looked down at the tiny formations that make life and the universe and found something quite startling.
The third age is that of computers- the silicon chip which gave us process. The computer can perform mathematics very fast and this allows us to create models, simulations. This gave us another form of perspective as where can see how life works with these models and simulations.
The fourth age of sand is the one we are entering, is that of the Internet. This runs on fibre-optics and is the fourth form of communication many-to-many (the other three being, one-to-one (telephone for example), one-to-many (broadcasting, journalism, etc) and many-to-one (democracy is a model of this).
RIP Douglas, whose initials were in fact DNA.
The Age of Sand concept came about in a speech Douglas Adams gave at the Digital Biota 2, in Cambridge."Is there an artificial god?" was a discussion about God and the impact the concept had on humanity (this speech is featured in The Salmon of Doubt).
Not going to read this. What’s the point "
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"Glass and all of its ingredients, namely sand!
From the Earth: light
Never mind the Stone, Iron and Bronze ages. Douglas Adams wants science and history teachers to stop looking at metals as a way of measuring time and look at glass instead, as this is so important, that it is the true game changer.
If the Chinese had worked out the wonders of sand, then life would have been so much different....
The Ages of Sand is Adam's description of the technological changes humanity went through and how those changes broadened our understanding.
The first age is that of astronomy, when we looked at the stars and realised our belief that the Earth is the center of the universe was false.
The second age is of the microscopic, when we looked down at the tiny formations that make life and the universe and found something quite startling.
The third age is that of computers- the silicon chip which gave us process. The computer can perform mathematics very fast and this allows us to create models, simulations. This gave us another form of perspective as where can see how life works with these models and simulations.
The fourth age of sand is the one we are entering, is that of the Internet. This runs on fibre-optics and is the fourth form of communication many-to-many (the other three being, one-to-one (telephone for example), one-to-many (broadcasting, journalism, etc) and many-to-one (democracy is a model of this).
RIP Douglas, whose initials were in fact DNA.
The Age of Sand concept came about in a speech Douglas Adams gave at the Digital Biota 2, in Cambridge."Is there an artificial god?" was a discussion about God and the impact the concept had on humanity (this speech is featured in The Salmon of Doubt).
Not going to read this. What’s the point
Glazed over?"
Irrelevant and not breaking news really |
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Antibiotics has allowed more of us the freedom to have fuller lives. Naturally occurring and harnessed by us.
Latterly used with too much abandon, meaning that we may lose out, without adequate new ones. Unlike many before me, I have lived a longer, healthier life which wouldn't have been possible without them. |
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