Shrinking World...

[Gerry]

I know I’m going to sound really old now (it’s only cos I am) but just watched the Gadget Show and it showed an “app” that meant that you could hold your mobile over some printed Spanish and it instantly translated it into English - Amazing!!

My Niece & BF have just got back from a trip to China where she said there were hardly any Europeans to be seen and hardly anybody understood English. They coped fine by using Google Translate.

The world is shrinking at a huge pace, it’s great ;)

Re-reading this I suspect you youngsters will be unimpressed with all this stuff, this may be a very short thread :-/

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[Gerry]

But it's not all good. My sister went into panic when after a meal out with a crowd of us she couldn't find her "Tipulator" Ap to work out the tip lol ;D

[Squashed_Fly]

Gerry - if you think that's good, watch this and see how far along Google translate will be shortly....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00wgq0l/The_Joy_of_Stats/

You will be able to talk to someone in another country, each in your own language, but a chip in each phone will translate the speech in real time so you can understand.

Oh, and you will also find out the Norfolk has the highest percentage of bastards! (Sorry, that still amuses me)

[jonnydangerous]

Gerry,
tecnology is increasing exponentially....im a mechanic by trade, who worked only 11 years ago on petrol engines with points and condensors! tuning carbs, when landrovers ran best at 9% co2 emissions!!!!......now we see petrols putting out 0.1% co2.
i was never going to use the internet, or have a mobile phone either.....

what's next???.....

gonna be fun finding out :-)

[Squashed_Fly]

Wait until nano technology really takes off!

Mind you, if you've read 'Prey' by Michael Chrichton, it might not be so cool... ;)

[Jacde]

Working in IT for the last 13 years we've seen so many changes, some kit that we buy/rent from specialist companies, the likes of SUN, IBM, UNISYS etc is ok and does what it says on the tin, some stuff we've had was about as useful as a chocolate fireguard and wouldn't be worth it's weight in scrap value either :-/
Only problem is we have so many differing technology platforms and some bright spark either doesn't do enough research or gets a nice back hander and we end up with kit that cant easily 'talk' to each other!
If we could only go back to writing everything in ledgers with pencil life would be so much easier! Having said that I work on a super duper fast mainframe that very rarely gives me any problems :) so I'm happy (for now, until someone comes along and tinkers with it >:( )

[Beamer]

My Niece & BF have just got back from a trip to China where she said there were hardly any Europeans to be seen and hardly anybody understood English. They coped fine by using Google Translate.


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At least a smile is the same in any language ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Nico_babe]

And a kiss :)

[Nico_babe]

Ok maybe not for Eskimos, but who said rubbing noses isnt fun!

:)

[Squashed_Fly]

Ok maybe not for Eskimos, but who said rubbing noses isnt fun!

:)

I like your thinking... ;)

[redken1]

Technology is certainly moving at an alarming rate, but I’m not so sure that it is all applied for the betterment of mankind. Take the self-service tills which have sprung up across the supermarket chains in the last couple of years. Despite the fact that many customers may prefer them, I suspect the driving force behind their installation is to cut down on staffing levels in the pursuit of extra profit.

[Squashed_Fly]

Technology is certainly moving at an alarming rate, but I’m not so sure that it is all applied for the betterment of mankind. Take the self-service tills which have sprung up across the supermarket chains in the last couple of years. Despite the fact that many customers may prefer them, I suspect the driving force behind their installation is to cut down on staffing levels in the pursuit of extra profit.

Ever the cynacist! (Not that I don't agree mind you...)

[Uber Dave]

Technology is certainly moving at an alarming rate, but I’m not so sure that it is all applied for the betterment of mankind. Take the self-service tills which have sprung up across the supermarket chains in the last couple of years. Despite the fact that many customers may prefer them, I suspect the driving force behind their installation is to cut down on staffing levels in the pursuit of extra profit.

Many may prefer them but it would seem a vast amount of people dont know how to use the damn things or insist on putting a trolly of stuff through them!

[Mark_Able]

I think there gets a point in life when technology becomes too much to cope with. At that point I want to say 'stop the world, I'm getting off'... :D

[Dabz]

technology rocks :) having my new fibre broadband installed on Thursday.. :D

[Nooj]

Technology is certainly moving at an alarming rate, but I’m not so sure that it is all applied for the betterment of mankind. Take the self-service tills which have sprung up across the supermarket chains in the last couple of years. Despite the fact that many customers may prefer them, I suspect the driving force behind their installation is to cut down on staffing levels in the pursuit of extra profit.

They still need a human on call near by to manually enter half your shopping cos the auto checkouts can't read the barcodes, or workout if the thing in the bagging area should actually be there (if it's there at all). And the ones that accept trolleys are slower than a human controlled checkout as you unload, scan and then re-load it all yourself, you're doing two people's work.

[Squashed_Fly]

I know I’m going to sound really old now (it’s only cos I am) but just watched the Gadget Show and it showed an “app” that meant that you could hold your mobile over some printed Spanish and it instantly translated it into English - Amazing!!

My Niece & BF have just got back from a trip to China where she said there were hardly any Europeans to be seen and hardly anybody understood English. They coped fine by using Google Translate.

The world is shrinking at a huge pace, it’s great ;)

Re-reading this I suspect you youngsters will be unimpressed with all this stuff, this may be a very short thread :-/

G



I've also re-read this, and I'm wondering what your boyfriend and your niece were doing together in the first place! ;D ;D ;D

[Dabz]

lol! :P