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they lied to us this was supposed to be the future where is my jetpack, where is my robotic companion, where is my dinner in pill form, where is my hydrogen fu

they lied to us this was supposed to be the future where is my jetpack, where is my robotic companion, where is my dinner in pill form, where is my hydrogen fueled automobile, where is my nuclear-powered levitating home, where is my cure for this disease

Joker_vD 4y ago
> my dinner in pill form "What the man of the future will look like? He will have small, atrophied arms because machines will do everything for him. He will have small, atrophied legs because machines will transport him everywhere. He will have small torso due to having atrophied digestive system because his diet will consist exclusively of nutrient pills. He will, however, have a large head because his brain will enlarge due to him constantly thinking... thinking how to earn more of those damned pills!" Man, the future used to be so bright! They don't make it like they used to any more...
- nemo44x 4y ago
  I enjoy restoring old windows and it makes me think of this a lot. It’s also refreshing to work on something “real” rather than a simulation of something. Simulated muntins (called grills now), simulated weight box moulding, etc. It’s sad the window industry decided to treat windows like a regular disposable appliance with a 10-20 year life. But that’s how it goes.
  - lotsofpulp 4y ago
    Is it possible to restore multiple pane windows?
    - ghaff 4y ago
      Sure. You can replace broken window panes (essentially cut out old caulk) and presumably any rotted wood as well. (As sibling notes though, newer cheaper windows may not be worth trying to repair.)
    - nemo44x 4y ago
      Sure but it's probably cheaper in many cases to toss them and get a new cheap window. A lot of windows today are made of vinyl and they're absolute garbage. A higher end window from Marvin like their ultimate line. But even then I'm not sure. The spring based systems with proprietary parts will make it hard in the future when those parts aren't available anymore. It's hard to beat a rope, pulley, and weight for longevity.
      - Joker_vD 4y ago
        > It's hard to beat a rope, pulley, and weight for longevity. What about a butterfly hinge?
      - lotsofpulp 4y ago
        Interesting. I neglected to mention it, but I was actually thinking about the difficulty of replacing the inert gas as the reason servicing multiple pane windows would be difficult, but I forgot there are non inert gas filled multiple pane windows too.
        nemo44x 4y ago
        Ahh yeah, argon filled windows. I think those leak about 1% of their argon each year so eventually it's all gone anyways. The efficiency thing is always interesting to me. The way I see it, quality weather stripping (integrated if possible) and storm windows should get you pretty close to a modern windows. I figure you'll never make back the savings with new windows VS old windows that have been updated to be more efficient. Especially since the majority of your energy bill is not due to heat/AC leaving through your windows.
  - dylan604 4y ago
    If only a mere 10-20 year life was considered disposable. It's more like 12-18 months if you're lucky
    - nemo44x 4y ago
      Yeah some of the really cheap vinyl windows just fall apart. Should be illegal to manufacture such badly designed things that just end up as waste in a couple years. That's the problem with a lot of housing today - so many corners have been cut and things have been so optimized that we are left with badly constructed dwellings where everything will have to be replaced within 20 years. Old houses are great because they were completely overbuilt and used materials that we can't really get today like old growth wood which will last hundreds of years if maintained. Of course, a lot of these homes are full of bad things too like leaded paint and asbestos, but we can abate all that if needed. But yeah, you look at old windows and it's crazy how they built these things to last. Mortis and tennon joints in the rails and stiles, muntins that are joined, etc. With a little TLC they are pretty easy to restore and make good as new and as efficient as a modern window.
      - dylan604 4y ago
        About a year ago, I had a disagreement with an individual. They thought that I was in desperate need of a can of Green Giant Sweet Peas, so they delivered them through a window in the front of my house. This is a late 70s built house from the notriously bad developer Fox&Jacobs. The corners cut in this place are ridiculous. I knew the windows were thin/cheap, but watching the replacement of the broken panel in the single pane window showed exactly how cheap they were/are.
  - yojo 4y ago
    Where were you a month ago when I was stripping a dozen of these things?! But seriously, I’m glad someone likes the job. The glazing is fun for me. Scraping a hundred years of paint off of molding with every possible radius… not so much.
    - nemo44x 4y ago
      Honestly it’s worth the money to take them to a dip and strip shop. They’ll get them back to you pristine and ready for repairs/sanding. The downside is it’s not cheap. I pay around $60 per typical home sized sash. Saves me hours though. Also if the old window has lead paint layers, I don’t like to scrape on my property.
- LocalH 4y ago
  They never did. Look at the predictive examples from the mid 20th century. Most of them got it wildly wrong, and I don't expect the people of today to do any better of a job when saying "look! here's what the future will be like!"
- hirundo 4y ago
  > He will have small, atrophied arms ... He will have small, atrophied legs ... He will have small torso With the advantage of more years, WALL-E got this prediction better: atrophied arms, legs and torso, but large from obesity.
- stephenhuey 4y ago
  I thought the words in quotation marks sounded familiar and tried to search for the source, but when I Googled for the first line the only result was a link to this page! Is this a paraphrase of something someone else said way back when?
  - Joker_vD 4y ago
    It's a liberal translation of a joke from Soviet times about what Communism would actually look like.
ansible 4y ago
> they lied to us this was supposed to be the future where is my jetpack, https://gravity.co/ https://gravity.co/ - expensive and takes some training to fly > where is my robotic companion, https://www.bostondynamics.com https://www.bostondynamics.com > where is my dinner in pill form, https://mealsquares.com/ https://mealsquares.com/ It's not really a pill though. > where is my hydrogen fueled automobile, https://www.toyota.com/mirai/2022/ https://www.toyota.com/mirai/2022/ But only if you live near a refueling station in CA. > where is my nuclear-powered levitating home, OK, that one we're no where close to yet. > where is my cure for this disease https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html?s_cid=11759:cdc%20gov%20vaccines:sem.ga:p:RG:GM:gen:PTN:FY22 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.htm...

Joker_vD 4y ago

> my dinner in pill form "What the man of the future will look like? He will have small, atrophied arms because machines will do everything for him. He will have small, atrophied legs because machines will transport him everywhere. He will have small torso due to having atrophied digestive system because his diet will consist exclusively of nutrient pills. He will, however, have a large head because his brain will enlarge due to him constantly thinking... thinking how to earn more of those damned pills!" Man, the future used to be so bright! They don't make it like they used to any more...

nemo44x 4y ago
I enjoy restoring old windows and it makes me think of this a lot. It’s also refreshing to work on something “real” rather than a simulation of something. Simulated muntins (called grills now), simulated weight box moulding, etc. It’s sad the window industry decided to treat windows like a regular disposable appliance with a 10-20 year life. But that’s how it goes.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago
  Is it possible to restore multiple pane windows?
  - ghaff 4y ago
    Sure. You can replace broken window panes (essentially cut out old caulk) and presumably any rotted wood as well. (As sibling notes though, newer cheaper windows may not be worth trying to repair.)
  - nemo44x 4y ago
    Sure but it's probably cheaper in many cases to toss them and get a new cheap window. A lot of windows today are made of vinyl and they're absolute garbage. A higher end window from Marvin like their ultimate line. But even then I'm not sure. The spring based systems with proprietary parts will make it hard in the future when those parts aren't available anymore. It's hard to beat a rope, pulley, and weight for longevity.
    - Joker_vD 4y ago
      > It's hard to beat a rope, pulley, and weight for longevity. What about a butterfly hinge?
    - lotsofpulp 4y ago
      Interesting. I neglected to mention it, but I was actually thinking about the difficulty of replacing the inert gas as the reason servicing multiple pane windows would be difficult, but I forgot there are non inert gas filled multiple pane windows too.
      - nemo44x 4y ago
        Ahh yeah, argon filled windows. I think those leak about 1% of their argon each year so eventually it's all gone anyways. The efficiency thing is always interesting to me. The way I see it, quality weather stripping (integrated if possible) and storm windows should get you pretty close to a modern windows. I figure you'll never make back the savings with new windows VS old windows that have been updated to be more efficient. Especially since the majority of your energy bill is not due to heat/AC leaving through your windows.
- dylan604 4y ago
  If only a mere 10-20 year life was considered disposable. It's more like 12-18 months if you're lucky
  - nemo44x 4y ago
    Yeah some of the really cheap vinyl windows just fall apart. Should be illegal to manufacture such badly designed things that just end up as waste in a couple years. That's the problem with a lot of housing today - so many corners have been cut and things have been so optimized that we are left with badly constructed dwellings where everything will have to be replaced within 20 years. Old houses are great because they were completely overbuilt and used materials that we can't really get today like old growth wood which will last hundreds of years if maintained. Of course, a lot of these homes are full of bad things too like leaded paint and asbestos, but we can abate all that if needed. But yeah, you look at old windows and it's crazy how they built these things to last. Mortis and tennon joints in the rails and stiles, muntins that are joined, etc. With a little TLC they are pretty easy to restore and make good as new and as efficient as a modern window.
    - dylan604 4y ago
      About a year ago, I had a disagreement with an individual. They thought that I was in desperate need of a can of Green Giant Sweet Peas, so they delivered them through a window in the front of my house. This is a late 70s built house from the notriously bad developer Fox&Jacobs. The corners cut in this place are ridiculous. I knew the windows were thin/cheap, but watching the replacement of the broken panel in the single pane window showed exactly how cheap they were/are.
- yojo 4y ago
  Where were you a month ago when I was stripping a dozen of these things?! But seriously, I’m glad someone likes the job. The glazing is fun for me. Scraping a hundred years of paint off of molding with every possible radius… not so much.
  - nemo44x 4y ago
    Honestly it’s worth the money to take them to a dip and strip shop. They’ll get them back to you pristine and ready for repairs/sanding. The downside is it’s not cheap. I pay around $60 per typical home sized sash. Saves me hours though. Also if the old window has lead paint layers, I don’t like to scrape on my property.
LocalH 4y ago
They never did. Look at the predictive examples from the mid 20th century. Most of them got it wildly wrong, and I don't expect the people of today to do any better of a job when saying "look! here's what the future will be like!"
hirundo 4y ago
> He will have small, atrophied arms ... He will have small, atrophied legs ... He will have small torso With the advantage of more years, WALL-E got this prediction better: atrophied arms, legs and torso, but large from obesity.
stephenhuey 4y ago
I thought the words in quotation marks sounded familiar and tried to search for the source, but when I Googled for the first line the only result was a link to this page! Is this a paraphrase of something someone else said way back when?
- Joker_vD 4y ago
  It's a liberal translation of a joke from Soviet times about what Communism would actually look like.

ansible 4y ago

> they lied to us this was supposed to be the future where is my jetpack, https://gravity.co/ https://gravity.co/ - expensive and takes some training to fly > where is my robotic companion, https://www.bostondynamics.com https://www.bostondynamics.com > where is my dinner in pill form, https://mealsquares.com/ https://mealsquares.com/ It's not really a pill though. > where is my hydrogen fueled automobile, https://www.toyota.com/mirai/2022/ https://www.toyota.com/mirai/2022/ But only if you live near a refueling station in CA. > where is my nuclear-powered levitating home, OK, that one we're no where close to yet. > where is my cure for this disease https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html?s_cid=11759:cdc%20gov%20vaccines:sem.ga:p:RG:GM:gen:PTN:FY22 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.htm...