Curse

trekkie dude · Sep 29, 2009, 10:41 PM // 22:41

in the past a good computer was the size of an entire room

now it fits in your lap.

in the past a harddrive was the size of a round table.

now it fits it in the palm of your hand

in the past a wireless phone was the size of your head

now it can fit into your ear

in the past if you wanted to listen to your songs on the road you had to have a boombox on your shoulder

now you can clip it on your belt

in the past a power adapter covered two outlets

and now it....o wait... never mind :/

moriz · Sep 30, 2009, 12:58 AM // 00:58

well, if you use the lower outlet, it only covers one. PROGRESS!

trekkie dude · Sep 30, 2009, 02:29 AM // 02:29

but then you risk the weight of the adapter to fall out.

it happened before with my SNES with an old power outlet.

lost my mario game

Shursh · Sep 30, 2009, 04:27 PM // 16:27

those room-sized computers weren't even that great tbh.

i LOLed at the end tho with the power adapter. so true.

JupiterStarWarrior · Sep 30, 2009, 05:24 PM // 17:24

I wonder what the capacity of that big-ass drive was...? Now we got 1 TB + drives that can fit inside a computer case. Heh.

Jumping Is Uselss · Sep 30, 2009, 05:31 PM // 17:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by trekkie dude

in the past a wireless phone was the size of your head

now it can fit into your ear

Isnt that just a bluetooth earpiece? An earpiece is not a cellphone.

**Marty Silverblade** · Sep 30, 2009, 11:00 PM // 23:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by JupiterStarWarrior

I wonder what the capacity of that big-ass drive was...? Now we got 1 TB + drives that can fit inside a computer case. Heh.

Wouldn't be surprised if it was only a few MB. If what I hear is correct, there is more technology in modern mobile phones then there was in the 1969 Moon landing equipment. Put that into perspective.

Winterclaw · Sep 30, 2009, 11:21 PM // 23:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade

Wouldn't be surprised if it was only a few MB. If what I hear is correct, there is more technology in modern mobile phones then there was in the 1969 Moon landing equipment. Put that into perspective.

Yet it is now impossible for us to return to the moon. Food for thought.

trekkie dude · Oct 02, 2009, 05:11 AM // 05:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jumping Is Uselss

Isnt that just a bluetooth earpiece? An earpiece is not a cellphone.

true but then why carry a giant brick next to your ear, when you can just stick a small headset in it?

i think one of the reasons we're not returning to the moon is once we privatize space we will see a coca-cola logo on the moon

moriz · Oct 02, 2009, 12:49 PM // 12:49

the only reason the US is not going back to the moon, is because of lack of funding. if the americans really want to go back, it will be done. the technology is there, but not the funding and willpower.

at the rate it's currently going, china will likely reach the moon before the US make another attempt.

trekkie dude · Oct 02, 2009, 05:03 PM // 17:03

well if nasa didn't exist, you think this is what we would be using??

Rocky Raccoon · Oct 02, 2009, 05:39 PM // 17:39

If it weren't for the NASA program, much of what we take for granted today, might not yet be in general use.

Faer · Oct 02, 2009, 09:19 PM // 21:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winterclaw

Yet it is now impossible for us to return to the moon. Food for thought.

It'd be food for thought if it was an issue of technology and not an issue of funding. It's not impossible to return to the moon, we just have no reason to put the money into it, and thus we don't.

Qing Guang · Oct 03, 2009, 12:04 AM // 00:04

Wow. I LOVE that little bit under the picture of the so-called "home computer".

"created this model to illustrate how a "home computer" could look in the year 2004... will not be feasible for the average home... with teletype interface and the Fortran language, the computer will be easy to use"

*roflmao*

Vdawg1337 · Oct 03, 2009, 12:09 AM // 00:09

Why go back to the moon?
To exchange the flag up there for a new one?

subarucar · Oct 04, 2009, 04:30 AM // 04:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by moriz

at the rate it's currently going, china will likely reach the moon before the US make another attempt.

North Korea will get to the Moon before China, then prevent all others from getting to it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZIgda01k6o

On the power adaptor subject. Today I wanted to charge my Ipod and Laptop at the same time. My Ipod charger has these silly flappy things on the side that prevents you from pulgging anything into the plug next to it.