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These days it feels like pretty much everything we need has already been invented and any new technology is just a reworking of an existing idea.
Or has it?
What's your, yet to be invented idea? Or, what modification would you like to see to existing technology?
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"I'm still waiting for Jeff Goldblum to fix the glitch in the teleportation machine that Star Trek first teased us with back in the 60s...
It's a pretty major glitch to be fair.
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Nah. It just needs one of those hanging curtains things with beads and rafia to keep the flies out |
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"Tech that gets pickled onions out of the jar without them slipping off the spoon..."
There's a retractable pickle fork specifically for this task, although maybe they were discontinued in the 70s.
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By *aven.Woman 8 weeks ago
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"Tech that gets pickled onions out of the jar without them slipping off the spoon..."
I have a mini ice cream scoop thing, long handle and it also has a little jabby bit at the end. It is in fact a pickled onion spoon. |
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"Tech that gets pickled onions out of the jar without them slipping off the spoon...
There's a retractable pickle fork specifically for this task, although maybe they were discontinued in the 70s.
B"
If Amazon doesn't have them I'd put money on Temu selling them! |
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"Tech that gets pickled onions out of the jar without them slipping off the spoon...
I have a mini ice cream scoop thing, long handle and it also has a little jabby bit at the end. It is in fact a pickled onion spoon."
In its alternative role, is the jabby bit for securing cherries from their syrupy domains? |
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"Tech that detects and treats cancerous cells before it becomes a problem or kills cancerous cells without detrimental damage to the rest of the body. Failing that those Synths out of Humans. "
I've seen the day the earth stood still. I'd be worried about suddenly turning to dust as the nano bots inside us come to the realisation that humanity is a cancer and destroy us all.
But aside from the filppant reply, yes, this would be great 👍.
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I don’t fancy a brain implant but some sort of Joe90 glasses with real life VR so you can’t tell it from reality. Free and instant internet connectivity would be good, 100% coverage and no cockupa or hacking. Unhackable tech would be good. |
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Unwanted pet balloons.
Instead of hitting it with a spade or chucking it in the river tied in a carrier bag.
Simply fill the balloon with helium, attach said pet and float it away, thus making it someone else’s problem.
The mr |
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"Unwanted pet balloons.
Instead of hitting it with a spade or chucking it in the river tied in a carrier bag.
Simply fill the balloon with helium, attach said pet and float it away, thus making it someone else’s problem.
The mr "
Ok, I'm not married to this person, my god Mr you do like to go out there 😂😂 |
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"Unwanted pet balloons.
Instead of hitting it with a spade or chucking it in the river tied in a carrier bag.
Simply fill the balloon with helium, attach said pet and float it away, thus making it someone else’s problem.
The mr "
Do they also come in human sizes? |
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"Unwanted pet balloons.
Instead of hitting it with a spade or chucking it in the river tied in a carrier bag.
Simply fill the balloon with helium, attach said pet and float it away, thus making it someone else’s problem.
The mr
Do they also come in human sizes? "
It’s possible, but it’s not going to be cheap. And if anything goes wrong, you didn’t buy it from me.
The mr |
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"Something that cleans my entire house with zero effort from me "
Robots using low energy, low latency inference (AI) are in development. These will not be hard coded and will be way more human like than what we are used to seeing on film and TV.
There are about 20 companies that have them in development, Figure Robitics, Boston Dynamics and Tesla being among them.
Tesla have an event on the 10th of October for those who want to keep abreast of the latest progress which so far looks stunning!
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"Unwanted pet balloons.
Instead of hitting it with a spade or chucking it in the river tied in a carrier bag.
Simply fill the balloon with helium, attach said pet and float it away, thus making it someone else’s problem.
The mr
Do they also come in human sizes?
It’s possible, but it’s not going to be cheap. And if anything goes wrong, you didn’t buy it from me.
The mr "
Telegram me the location of the dead drop. This conversation never happened.
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"Unwanted pet balloons.
Instead of hitting it with a spade or chucking it in the river tied in a carrier bag.
Simply fill the balloon with helium, attach said pet and float it away, thus making it someone else’s problem.
The mr
Do they also come in human sizes?
It’s possible, but it’s not going to be cheap. And if anything goes wrong, you didn’t buy it from me.
The mr
Telegram me the location of the dead drop. This conversation never happened.
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What conversation, don’t even know who you are 🙄 fucking weirdo 😉
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"Something that cleans my entire house with zero effort from me "
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My dear damsel, in the olden days they were called "wives. In the present day (what's left of it) they're called "wives". On the back of this remark and in the future they will be called "ex-wives ". 😉 |
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I'm still waiting on the robot that cleans up my place, hoovering and mopping, cleaning work surfaces and cooks my tea, while I'm at it, it can do the shopping too, and would be extra handy if it can do my job too. It can also burn off my excess calories in the gym.
My place in the world should be to eat, drink and feck. Occasionally dance Salsa when I'm in the mood.
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"These days it feels like pretty much everything we need has already been invented and any new technology is just a reworking of an existing idea.
Or has it?
What's your, yet to be invented idea? Or, what modification would you like to see to existing technology?
B"
I want better and cheaper exoskeleton type devices that aren't bulky and impractical for daily use. I want lighter weight mobility aids that are still robust, we need lighter batteries and lighter, tough materials. |
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I want a cloaking device. Think of all the private meetings you could eavesdrop, the fun you could have messing with people, and the free holidays because no one knows you’re on the plane. And the moving car with you as the invisible driver 😆 |
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By *rAitchMan 8 weeks ago
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Wireless electricity
About 50 years ago, I was a quizzical 10 year old and I was in awe of the radio, or t'wireless, as it was called back then, and thought wouldn't it be great if it didn't need plugging into the wall, or for my pocket transistor, batteries. Basically, an invisible power supply.
Although I now have a wireless phone charger and wireless toothbrush charger, these still need to make contact with the device, so in 50 years we've not made that much progress.
Unless someone has and I'm blissfully unaware. |
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"I want a cloaking device. Think of all the private meetings you could eavesdrop, the fun you could have messing with people, and the free holidays because no one knows you’re on the plane. And the moving car with you as the invisible driver 😆"
Where would you go if the flight was full and the drinks trolleys were approaching from both ends of the isle?
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"Some sort of lie detector tech freely available and convenient to use discreetly 💜
I expect this will be integrated into Google/apple glasses at some point.
B"
*Preferably unlinked to feeding the singularity.
Although, I'd feed the singularity to avoid repeating some of the same mistakes 💜 |
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"I want a cloaking device. Think of all the private meetings you could eavesdrop, the fun you could have messing with people, and the free holidays because no one knows you’re on the plane. And the moving car with you as the invisible driver 😆
Where would you go if the flight was full and the drinks trolleys were approaching from both ends of the isle?
B"
I suppose you could just clutch onto the underside of the luggage compartments, no one would know I'm there, unless I farted  |
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"I want a cloaking device. Think of all the private meetings you could eavesdrop, the fun you could have messing with people, and the free holidays because no one knows you’re on the plane. And the moving car with you as the invisible driver 😆
Where would you go if the flight was full and the drinks trolleys were approaching from both ends of the isle?
B"
Hmmm. And I’m not athletic enough to suspend myself between the lockers a la mission impossible. I think I’d have to sit on the wing instead. Maybe a pair of goggles, I understand it would be a bit windy up there. |
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"Artificial Super intelligence designed as envisioned by Asimov's Three Law's of Robotics
Could we maybe address homelessness first? "
If that's tech you'd like to see, certainly.
The tech I'd like to see is as above |
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By *agatoXXXMan 8 weeks ago
Gone and completely forgotten. |
"Wireless electricity
About 50 years ago, I was a quizzical 10 year old and I was in awe of the radio, or t'wireless, as it was called back then, and thought wouldn't it be great if it didn't need plugging into the wall, or for my pocket transistor, batteries. Basically, an invisible power supply.
Although I now have a wireless phone charger and wireless toothbrush charger, these still need to make contact with the device, so in 50 years we've not made that much progress.
Unless someone has and I'm blissfully unaware."
Nikola Tesla did this in the 1890's - 1900's |
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"Artificial Super intelligence designed as envisioned by Asimov's Three Law's of Robotics
Could we maybe address homelessness first? "
I suspect that a forumite might have a balloon idea for the homeless!
(Sent in jest, couldn't resist) |
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By *otsossieMan 8 weeks ago
local, but not too local |
"Tech that gets pickled onions out of the jar without them slipping off the spoon...
There's a retractable pickle fork specifically for this task, although maybe they were discontinued in the 70s.
B"
My parents had one.
Lethal it was. |
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"A teeny tiny nanobot that senses when you're about to bite the inside of your cheek and temporarily paralyses your jaw muscles.
Ouch  "
4 million years of evolution and we still don't know where the insides of our mouths are 🫤
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"Unwanted pet balloons.
Instead of hitting it with a spade or chucking it in the river tied in a carrier bag.
Simply fill the balloon with helium, attach said pet and float it away, thus making it someone else’s problem.
The mr
Ok, I'm not married to this person, my god Mr you do like to go out there 😂😂"
Is he okay?
Did the kids hamster bite him? Cat puked in his shoe? |
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Since I asked...
I'd like a sat nav that acknowledged if the 6 minute quicker route it suggested ended up taking 30 mins longer because every. single. light. Was. on. red. And the roadworks that have there for 6 months added 15 minutes of queueing.
A simple "sorry, I fucked up, you'd have been better staying on the other road" would be fine. Also, when you ignore it and go the way you think and it ends up being faster, should get a "nice one, I'll remember that way for the future"
I'd even be willing to accept it giving me side eye when I ignore it and it adds a few minutes to the journey.
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"A big fuck off sized sign that let's me know when a woman wants me to make an advance. I'm useless at picking up the vibes  "
OMG
A subtly buzzing flirt detector, strapped to the old fella for maximum value. |
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"Still waiting on everyone owning a hover board like in back to the future here.
It's the trainers I'm waiting for.
Didn’t Nike make a pair in 2015?"
You're right. Who's got 30 grand for a pair?
Hang on, they don't automatically lace up. I'm still waiting then.
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"Since I asked...
I'd like a sat nav that acknowledged if the 6 minute quicker route it suggested ended up taking 30 mins longer because every. single. light. Was. on. red. And the roadworks that have there for 6 months added 15 minutes of queueing.
A simple "sorry, I fucked up, you'd have been better staying on the other road" would be fine. Also, when you ignore it and go the way you think and it ends up being faster, should get a "nice one, I'll remember that way for the future"
I'd even be willing to accept it giving me side eye when I ignore it and it adds a few minutes to the journey.
B"
But it should remember the better route you took, only ever for you! |
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Now, being blind I rely on my phone for a lot of things, I have an app where I can point the phone at names of shops, Taxis, sign posts and a lot more things, although they’re already out there, some glasses with a camera attached so that you don’t have to have your phone out just earpiece for hearing the results, what I would like to see is an individual micro camera with a headpiece that you could connect into the bottom of your phone as not to have the phone held out and likely to be snatched out of your hand, just a little camera that could be clipped onto the side of a baseball cap and barely noticeable |
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"Now, being blind I rely on my phone for a lot of things, I have an app where I can point the phone at names of shops, Taxis, sign posts and a lot more things, although they’re already out there, some glasses with a camera attached so that you don’t have to have your phone out just earpiece for hearing the results, what I would like to see is an individual micro camera with a headpiece that you could connect into the bottom of your phone as not to have the phone held out and likely to be snatched out of your hand, just a little camera that could be clipped onto the side of a baseball cap and barely noticeable"
Aren’t there cameras in sure spectacles that could work? |
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