The Robots are coming (Page 33) Fractured fairy tale: It was prolly Chronogy that said that the US developed it as a Noble deed to Mankind lol  ghostgeek: Noble deeds are few and far between. Most everything we do has an entry in the profit and loss account. Fractured fairy tale: Yeah I can't help but see it the Same way. Most of the Thing With all these Robots at technology is there always accusing China of Spying on there Own Citizens . With facial recognition . Mabye they should look what our governments are doing . Yep innocently hand over a picture for the privilege to drive a Car . Next thing your on a Database . But I suppose its ok as long as they keep it Quite (Edited by Fractured fairy tale) ghostgeek: I read an article recently about why young people are getting into debt in such large numbers. It seems that wages haven't been rising to keep pace with aspirations. All those well-paid jobs of yesteryear seem to be disappearing like snow on a hot day. Strange, considering that we're always being told that A.I. will bring with it a tidal wave of brilliant jobs.  (Post deleted by staff )  kittybobo34: Yep,, with the demise of the middle class goes the good paying jobs. THings are going back to the late 1800's and early 1900's when there was only the rich and legions of poor. It took higher taxes and Rosevelts new deal to create the middle class  chronology: People cannot predict the future with much accuracy. The folks who built modern America were families who traveled the Oregon Trail. Most of those fine folks could not speak English. They struggled along dirt roads. Their mind's were shaped in Norway Germany Sweden. They had no Idea they were the foundation of the Nation you see today called the USA. Curiously, the prized consumer items they desired were a piano and an encyclopedia. Good people. ghostgeek: Maybe, just maybe, travelling to the stars won't be a lunatic undertaking, at least for robots: A NASA scientist has cooked up plans for a bonkers new rocket engine that can reach close to the speed of light — without using any fuel. Travelling at such speeds, the theoretical machine could carry astronauts to Mars in less than 13 minutes, or to the Moon in just over a second. However, the real purpose of the so-called “helical engine” would be to travel to distant stars far quicker than any existing tech, according to NASA engineer Dr David Burns. Dr Burns, from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre in Alabama, unveiled the idea in a head-spinning paper posted to NASA’s website. “This in-space engine could be used for long-term satellite station-keeping without refuelling,” Dr Burns writes in his paper. “It could also propel spacecraft across interstellar distances, reaching close to the speed of light.” [ https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/nasa-engine-capable-of-travelling-at-nearly-the-speed-of-light-detailed-in-new-report/news-story/7044fb29fda05f5a402ef696b3abeed9 ] (Post deleted by staff ) Fractured fairy tale: Best Since The Great Depression. Seen what the National dept is . How do you come up with that aaguy . Just saying it and providing a Link don't make it True Stars hey I think you better stay on the Ground . cant even beat Russia.The British Empire developed the Steam train too . Another thing The USA claims credit for  Steam trains rule  (Edited by Fractured fairy tale) (Post deleted by staff ) Fractured fairy tale: Hong Kong needs your help . Not going to bail out on a Allie are ya . Suppose them Stars only go So far kittybobo34: Ghost,, Don't hold your breath on that engine. It only theoretically works at Light speed. So don't count all the fuel it would take to get it up to speed in the first place. chronology: Sorry Guys but light speed is still a definite impossibility. All you have to do is hit something as big as a dime and your ship would be blown to smitherines. Gone, kaptnick, vamoosed into a million pieces. NASA and possibly Russia almost certainly have Anti Gravity engines of some kind. But these engines are most likely calibrated to the earth's gravity. Until NASA can develop some kind of system for protection of fast moving space Craft there will be no high speed long distance space travel. For humans or robot's. Virtually every Space commentator now see Robot's as the only practical crews for long range Space journeys. But NASA is still committed to the human venture in Space. They insist human presence in Space is vital for mankind's experience as a species.  semp10: rember iisac aminov book, where last human on earth lives. the robots beleive they found god semp10: why robots superior even at speed and slow computer power made in 70s has left our solor system still communicating to us ghostgeek: The poor things have thousands and thousands of empty years ahead of them, and no juice in their batteries. Makes me want to cry. ghostgeek: Maybe, but given what's ahead for the poor, little things, it's cruel to send them out into the vastness of space. chronology: Ghost, really Old Chap, we are talking about machine's. They don't have emotions of any kind. But as AI begins to reach super high levels of Intelligence most Lawmakers are beginning to be lobbied by folks who think they should have Rights like any other American. As for the power supply comments NASA is often called into receptions where NASA personnel are thanked and praised for producing machines that have gone above and beyond all expectations of performance. Voyager was mostly a bargain basement deal for taxpayers. It was only intended to reach Saturn but went on to provide heaps of free data and images of the outer planets. The Mars Rover is still working, breaking all expectations of performance and again providing tax payers with bargain basement deal costs for the mission. As American taxpayers will tell you, even when you are rich, getting a freebie that sensational always gives you a buzz. (Post deleted by staff ) | Politics Chat Room 17 People Chatting Similar Conversations |