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more about #inventions Boas_MC: Well, if this were true, we'd now have alternative energy advocates fighting with cancer patients over this resource. Let the Hair Wars begin! more » Roklimber: Even as a hoax, this is infinitely more plausible than that "law of time" crap from another article. more » Moonlighter: [gizmodo.com] Already mentioned on Giz, pretty much shown to be a hoax in the discussion. more » Faustic_Caust: I think my alternative energy supply is receding. more » Twisk: I remember seeing something like this in the Kentucky Fried Movie. Wild! more » kolacek: And I quote: "Kids...someday there will be fewer and fewer American workers and you will be paid tons of money for your work skills. And if you th... more » schwap23: I don't think we are going to see jobs eliminated so much as drastically reduced. There are still people making a living from building furniture usi... more » Roklimber: "We already see a future in which the humble contact lens becomes a real platform, like the iPhone is today, with lots of developers contributing thei... more » phoghat: Re: brain wired rat Louis Wu in Ringworld more » twDarkflame: As humanity progress's, less and less jobs are about survival and more and more about entertainment and research. Thats the real "progress" its not le... more » twDarkflame: Augmented Reality will indeed make huge volumes of jobs redundant, as well as reducing humanity's environmental impact. But why wait for a contact le... more » Sunshineyness: I feel like our species has been saying this since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. more » TheGreenRanger: So right around the time of the Columbian Exchange, when everybody is trading goods and diseases and the likes, people start making enough cash to pur... more » SpammerOvTheGods: my augmented contact lenses should come pre-loaded with the following: "possible response: fuck you, asshole". then again, I can do that now. :D #@! more » Ghede: Then there are the technologies that will destroy entire industries. As the cost and speed of 3-D printing decreases and increases respectively, manu... more » My_Latest_Incarnation: Personally, I can't wait for the day when Daleks run Wal-mart. I look forward to the day I can shop there without being disturbed by unattended, screa... more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: What, no RepRap? I think if there's anything that's going to provoke massive economic changes, it's going to be that one. more » Eldritch: No way you're going to be able to replace booksellers or librarians. You can't program a robot with Amazon.com or Wikipedia and call it a day. (Plea... more » Bill-Lee: Technology is going to end work as we know it...Yeah, I'll buy that for a dollar. Robots were supposed to replace human autoworkers sometime in the 19... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Ah... I still think there's a special circle of hell (right between the telemarketers and the lawyers) reserved for people who manipulate animals the ... more » -
#labordayspecial
Inventions That Will End Work As We Know It
In America, we like to celebrate Labor Day by ditching work. But one day you may never have to labor again. Here are four inventions that will eliminate working-class and professional jobs in the next 50 years. More » -
#triviagasm
The Greatest Inventions Nikola Tesla Never Created
Inventor Nikola Tesla invented the radio, experimented with wireless electricity, and designed a death ray. In science fiction, his work goes even further. We list Tesla's greatest fictional inventions and the facts behind the fiction.
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#blackfriday
5 Cheaper Ways To Spend Black Friday
It's the day after Thanksgiving - and according to myth, legend and credit history, the day when America goes crazy with the bargain shoppin' and credit card usin'. Yes, Black Friday is here once more, with its siren song of $4.99 DVDs and Hannah Montana Guitar giveaways... No wonder it's usually one of the top five busiest shopping days of the year. But in this current economic climate, can you really afford to spend the day shopping? We think not... And that's why we've come up with five cheaper ways to spend Black Friday.
