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I would just like to remind the innovators and disrupters among you that Red Dwarf was meant to be comedy, a parody of trends in society and technology, and not

I would just like to remind the innovators and disrupters among you that Red Dwarf was meant to be comedy, a parody of trends in society and technology, and not a prescription for the future.

noir_lord 13y ago
We think alike. At least they aren't busy trying to build Proteus IV.
Zikes 13y ago
That said, if we could invent an "uncrop" feature for photo editing that'd be pretty nice.
- MasterScrat 13y ago
  You could already do that with Google's "Search by Image"... http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/images/searchbyimage.html http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/images/searchbyi...
nsimpson 13y ago
Ah, so you're a waffle man...
- nly 13y ago
  Ref: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRq_SAuQDec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRq_SAuQDec
  - dwd 13y ago
    Cheers for the video. Saved me searching for the episode. Thinking out loud - maybe being neurotic is the true Turing test? At least it will say something before just not working one morning.
rjzzleep 13y ago
that said, apparently irons can be used for spying on wifi, maybe not as efficient, but probably cooler than google streetview "wardriving" http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-24707337 http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-24707337
fit2rule 13y ago
Yeah yeah, try explaining that to a 12 year old. See how far you get.
- vacri 13y ago
  The acronym of the previous name of my company was SMEG, and so many of our business services are registered under that name. The 20-somethings here don't really understand why the staff 30+ find it hilarious when discussing smeg-related things... "The SMEG hosting bill hasn't been paid yet" and so forth.
zhte415 13y ago
We've yet to create an infinite supply of Vindaloo, perhaps that is their next step? Vacuum pumps instead of belly buttons are also incredibly useful, despite the being they're attached to. Priorities people.
- crosvenir 13y ago
  Dammit. New I'm reading the comments in Lister's voice. Actually this is kind of nice.
devindotcom 13y ago
Ctrl-F "red dw" - not disappointed. But yeah, it's a little disturbing that ideas once considered ridiculous are making their way to the real world.

I would just like to remind the innovators and disrupters among you that Red Dwarf was meant to be comedy, a parody of trends in society and technology, and not a prescription for the future.

noir_lord 13y ago

We think alike. At least they aren't busy trying to build Proteus IV.

Zikes 13y ago

That said, if we could invent an "uncrop" feature for photo editing that'd be pretty nice.

MasterScrat 13y ago
You could already do that with Google's "Search by Image"... http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/images/searchbyimage.html http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/images/searchbyi...

nsimpson 13y ago

Ah, so you're a waffle man...

nly 13y ago
Ref: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRq_SAuQDec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRq_SAuQDec
- dwd 13y ago
  Cheers for the video. Saved me searching for the episode. Thinking out loud - maybe being neurotic is the true Turing test? At least it will say something before just not working one morning.

rjzzleep 13y ago

that said, apparently irons can be used for spying on wifi, maybe not as efficient, but probably cooler than google streetview "wardriving" http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-24707337 http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-24707337

fit2rule 13y ago

Yeah yeah, try explaining that to a 12 year old. See how far you get.

vacri 13y ago
The acronym of the previous name of my company was SMEG, and so many of our business services are registered under that name. The 20-somethings here don't really understand why the staff 30+ find it hilarious when discussing smeg-related things... "The SMEG hosting bill hasn't been paid yet" and so forth.

zhte415 13y ago

We've yet to create an infinite supply of Vindaloo, perhaps that is their next step? Vacuum pumps instead of belly buttons are also incredibly useful, despite the being they're attached to. Priorities people.

crosvenir 13y ago
Dammit. New I'm reading the comments in Lister's voice. Actually this is kind of nice.

devindotcom 13y ago

Ctrl-F "red dw" - not disappointed. But yeah, it's a little disturbing that ideas once considered ridiculous are making their way to the real world.