So what do we think the UK will be like in 50yrs from now?
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Shaoxter said:
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned killer robots yet...
Surely in 50 years when quantum computing is well under way the computing power of robots will be far larger than the human brain and they will take over the world?
Surely in 50 years when quantum computing is well under way the computing power of robots will be far larger than the human brain and they will take over the world?
Yep, Google will have developed Boston Dynamics in such a way that they will have taken over the world, and will rebrand themselves under the SKYNET banner.
Oh well, Arnie will get another film out of it
Itsallicanafford said:
In 50 years time I plan to be watching cricket, dressed in my best tweed suit smelling faintly of piss....cannot wait
Why not start now, just ease your way in?Jenny Joseph said:
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
jimbop1 said:
Ok, why should I care about my country.
Why is it your country any more than mine? (my great grandparents were Latvian immigrants)And why is it my country any more than Ian Wright's or Mo Farah's?
NRS said:
It's racist when your complaining about foreigners because they're different. It's what a race is...?
Well, no.I suspect that, like many, what he is daring to not be completely happy about, is foreign cultures, not races.
I've yet to meet anyone who dislikes someone of a different race who is well integrated. The problem is lack of integration, and that's not about race, it's about culture.
Unfortunately the last 20 or so years of telling everyone that any thought that people should integrate is "racist" has left people unable to think beyond the knee-jerk "oh you must hate brown people then. Racist." type of response.
This country has changed massively since I were a lad, and I'll be honest, I'm not crazy about it. And that's not just because I hate darkies either.
CrutyRammers said:
Well, no.
I suspect that, like many, what he is daring to not be completely happy about, is foreign cultures, not races.
I've yet to meet anyone who dislikes someone of a different race who is well integrated. The problem is lack of integration, and that's not about race, it's about culture.
The statistics for London relate to ethnicity, not culture. I suspect that, like many, what he is daring to not be completely happy about, is foreign cultures, not races.
I've yet to meet anyone who dislikes someone of a different race who is well integrated. The problem is lack of integration, and that's not about race, it's about culture.
CrutyRammers said:
NRS said:
It's racist when your complaining about foreigners because they're different. It's what a race is...?
Well, no.I suspect that, like many, what he is daring to not be completely happy about, is foreign cultures, not races.
I've yet to meet anyone who dislikes someone of a different race who is well integrated. The problem is lack of integration, and that's not about race, it's about culture.
Unfortunately the last 20 or so years of telling everyone that any thought that people should integrate is "racist" has left people unable to think beyond the knee-jerk "oh you must hate brown people then. Racist." type of response.
This country has changed massively since I were a lad, and I'll be honest, I'm not crazy about it. And that's not just because I hate darkies either.
rehab71 said:
croyde said:
I predict that the Snickers bar will go back to being called Marathon.
....and they'll be even smaller!I read somewhere that each past generation think things are getting worse but in reality with every generation, we get wealthier, healthier, better educated and live longer.
Seems to be a thread full of middle-aged white men who failed to achieve anything notable in their lives and justify it by blaming it on 'those f
king foreigners stealing our jobs'.
Very sad state of affairs.
And to respond to the actual thread, I can't imagine it being a lot different to now unless there is a catastrophe in the banking sector.
king foreigners stealing our jobs'. Very sad state of affairs.
And to respond to the actual thread, I can't imagine it being a lot different to now unless there is a catastrophe in the banking sector.
Haven't read any of this but I am sure we will be a multi race society living in peace and harmony. The signs for this are looking good already.
Diesel will be the fuel of choice.
Fergie will be reappointed as Man U manager after a 50 year barren patch.
Mr career as a clairvoyant will have floundered.
Diesel will be the fuel of choice.
Fergie will be reappointed as Man U manager after a 50 year barren patch.
Mr career as a clairvoyant will have floundered.
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