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Old 02-15-2019, 11:37 AM   #6605
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Originally Posted by OldDan1943 View Post
"Uncharted rocks and shoals" DANGEROUS

A high tech nuc submarine was transiting back to its home port.... submerged....
Hit an uncharged underseas mountain, caved in the bow, destroyed all the sonar gear and torpedo tubes, killed one Machinist Mate in the engine room.

Self driving cars are not going a very good job either.
Autonomous flying livery "Plars" [carting persons back and forth] in cities will be a gassss to behold during rush hours! Can you imagine a "Plar" jamb in the sky between skyscrapers; where all "Plars"must hover in place for a while?? Their winds would blow Don Don's gold colored hair right onto his shoulder. He'd call them fake taxies.

Uber drivers will go broke. "Plar" flying vehicles will be used just to get people to locations for spending $$$... cause... no one will need work any more as everything is automated by robots and the govt will monthly supply spending cash stipends to every citizen!

Tiz a Brave and Nutty Hi-Tech World we're entering into. Unfortunately, if we don't solve the soon to arrive in earnest, currently looming global ecosystem catastrophes... the words brave and nutty can be altered to read Bye, Bye Civilization - as we know it!

Jus sayen!!
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