This year....

The United States Air Force will start at least partial phase-out of their B-52 Bombers, which will have then served 93 years of combat.

August 12 — A Solar Eclipse will occur from Northern California to Florida.

Futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts a Technological Singularity for 2045, i.e. a runaway cycle of self-improvement by intelligent machines, resulting in explosive technological development.



I want to live to see all of the above.

2/25/2008 9:54:09 AM

Or you can just go to Antarctica to view the solar eclipse next year.

2/25/2008 9:55:38 AM

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"Futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts a Technological Singularity for 2045, i.e. a runaway cycle of self-improvement by intelligent machines, resulting in explosive technological development."

I really do hope to be dead before this occurs.

2/25/2008 10:04:13 AM

so that's when skynet becomes self aware

2/25/2008 10:05:14 AM

I wish everyone that actually thinks a 'technological singularity (LOL)' is possible within our lifetime would do like ron paul supporters and scamper to the basement of their parents house to never see the light of day again.

2/25/2008 10:06:26 AM

2/25/2008 10:13:27 AM

2/25/2008 10:39:42 AM

why do you care about the b52 being phased out?

my brother used to work on them (then he worked on the b2, and now works on jstars doing ABM) and i always thought they were pretty cool (big workhorse)



[Edited on February 25, 2008 at 10:51 AM. Reason : i see]

2/25/2008 10:46:31 AM

1958-2045. yeah i never said 1915

the b52 has been flown by several of my family members in fact.

2/25/2008 10:50:42 AM

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"Technological Singularity "

this is exactly what i thought of when i saw the thread title

gg

2/25/2008 11:05:11 AM

According to my calendar there is going to be a solar eclipse in August of this year.

2/25/2008 11:26:26 AM

^

Quote :

"August 12 — A Solar Eclipse will occur from Northern California to Florida."

you would be correct sir

2/25/2008 11:44:29 AM

aww man, won't be a full one at this angle then...

2/25/2008 12:36:21 PM

Ima take up smoking, so I'll be dead.

2/25/2008 12:37:59 PM

i also want to have flown in one of these ngrs.

2/25/2008 12:53:55 PM

look at that lil fucker

2/25/2008 12:58:14 PM

Quote :

"Futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts a Technological Singularity for 2045, i.e. a runaway cycle of self-improvement by intelligent machines, resulting in explosive technological development."

from making keyboards to ridiculous assertions, he's your guy

2/25/2008 1:01:16 PM

THE YEAR 2000

ROBOTS COOKING DINNER

FLYING CARS

DAILY TRIPS TO THE MOON

2/25/2008 1:06:40 PM

2045

Pentium 6 - 4Ghz dual core double pump

Electric vehicles that get 200mpg

chelsea clinton fisrt lady, lebron obabma president

2/25/2008 1:11:33 PM

your lack of vision disturbs me

2/25/2008 1:23:08 PM

ehe, nicely placed qntmfred

2/25/2008 1:24:35 PM

DiamondAce in '44!

2/25/2008 1:24:51 PM

electric @ 200mpg. lol.

gallon of battery juice? lol

2/25/2008 1:25:02 PM

I wanna be a FUTURIST

2/25/2008 1:25:47 PM

lol @ Pentium 6 - 4Ghz dual core double pump

didn't intel just come out today with a 6-core Intel Xeon, Nehalem. some blazing shit right thar.

2/25/2008 1:30:27 PM

2/25/2008 1:31:11 PM

Quote :

"The United States Air Force will start at least partial phase-out of their B-52 Bombers"

and the tu-95s will have another 20 years left...

2/25/2008 1:34:29 PM

tu95's......... lol. those things are cool. the russians attempt at teh b29

[Edited on February 25, 2008 at 1:36 PM. Reason : .]

2/25/2008 1:35:25 PM

THE FUTUR IS NOW!


for real though, any major disasters, economical or wars, can throw all progess off track, so its hard to judge,

also it doesnt help that the world will end Dec 25, 2012

2/25/2008 1:35:29 PM

2/25/2008 1:38:52 PM

^^I was under the impression that wars are actually good for technology and innovation. I'm pretty sure that a lot of technological breakthroughs were made during wars.

2/25/2008 2:26:42 PM

i think he's referring to the diminishing returns that occur when humanity wipes itself out

2/25/2008 2:34:59 PM

Quote :

"tu95's......... lol. those things are cool. the russians attempt at teh b29"

The attempt at the B29 was the Tu-4. It's actuallyt a pretty funny story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu-4

2/25/2008 2:35:07 PM

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"The Soviet Union used the metric system, thus 1/16th inch sheet aluminium and proper rivet lengths were unavailable. The corresponding metric-gauge metal was thicker; as a result the Tu-4 weighed more than the B-29, giving it less range and payload."

lawl

2/25/2008 2:40:50 PM

Hahaha that reminds me of this:

http://inrussiapicstakeyou.ytmnd.com/

2/25/2008 2:50:56 PM

I just want to fuck hot robots.

2/25/2008 2:55:59 PM

2/25/2008 3:09:03 PM

Tu-95s actually have pretty good performance for turboprops.

2/25/2008 6:39:25 PM

I'll be OLD

that's hard to imagine

2/25/2008 7:02:13 PM

I'll be wearing a raspberry beret. The kind you find in a second hand store.

2/25/2008 7:42:31 PM

it'd be so awesome to shoot one of those bitches down if they ever threatened during one of their "recon" missions near our carrier battle groups

[Edited on February 25, 2008 at 8:12 PM. Reason : .]

2/25/2008 8:11:16 PM

Quote :

"Kurzweil predicts a Technological Singularity for 2045"

aww shucks, I thought this was about

2/25/2008 8:15:58 PM

i can't wait till they start making singularity-flavored cereals

[Edited on February 25, 2008 at 8:19 PM. Reason : DAT 190% BLACK HOLE DRANK]

2/25/2008 8:19:35 PM

2045, and 90% of the wolfweb still cant get laid


bitches

2/25/2008 8:23:39 PM

chances look good for you, eh, Wolf2Ranger?

2/25/2008 8:31:55 PM

i'll be retired, hopefully

2/25/2008 8:32:10 PM

i think the real issue here is, in the year 2045



will high speed internet still be $24.95?

[Edited on February 25, 2008 at 9:14 PM. Reason : /embarq commercial]

2/25/2008 9:14:14 PM

STILL 24.95?

who you gots g?

2/26/2008 12:31:12 AM