Author Topic: Tech Zombies: 6 Technologies That Don\'t Know They\'re Dead (Read 896 times)

Drew_Kingsley · « **on:** August 01, 2008, 01:47:38 pm »

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True, this is from a site that is shooting for humor over accuracy, but it\'s not entirely false. And maybe thinking cash will be obsolete soon is a bit like people in the 50s thinking we would live on Venus by now, but I still found it to be an interesting read.

SlimPickens · « **Reply #1 on:** August 01, 2008, 02:00:53 pm »

Wow that was a fun read. Personal highlights:

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Selling someone an iPod now is like selling a feces gun to a monkey; he doesn\'t need it.

and

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By 2040 cell phones will be in charge of the planet, and our job will just be to tote them around from place to place so they can have meetings with each other.

FrankZappa · « **Reply #2 on:** August 01, 2008, 02:13:34 pm »

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Why is it still around?
There are some things you just can\'t do with a credit card.

rotfl

Lexington · « **Reply #3 on:** August 01, 2008, 05:17:24 pm »

Quote from: FrankZappa;197937

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Why is it still around?
There are some things you just can\'t do with a credit card.
rotfl

like smoke a hunj?