Exponential Times - Did you know?

kellylen · Post by **kellylen** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 2:30 am

who knows...

maybe like...

dogs are and we just dont know it

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:21 am

kellylen wrote:who knows...

maybe like...

dogs are and we just dont know it

Ziola · Post by **Ziola** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:05 am

No, not dogs. I am of the opinion that cats are secretly trying to take over the world, so if anything is smarter then us, it has to be cats....

kellylen · Post by **kellylen** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:23 am

see thats scary then

i have a fear of cats

nobackspacebutton · Post by **nobackspacebutton** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:23 am

That video....@.@

I'm a little disappointed and depressed now.

PinkoLady · Post by **PinkoLady** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:42 am

Luminous wrote:
I wonder what that makes "Tom"?

Scary.

Luminous wrote:
PinkoLady wrote:That was really interesting-- it reminded me of the estimation that today, we release something like 10 times the emissions daily than we did in a year during the post-industrial revolution 1800s.

That freaks me the f**k out.
I know. That's pretty crazy isn't it, given the small percent of world demographics we (americans) constitute. But, as the video says, "Shift Happens". We have the power to change that.

Tru dat--- and so we really really should.

The politics of why we've been so slow to is really interesting, actually-- not conspiracy theory but economic reality, of course--
have you heard of a film called "Who Killed the Electric Car?"

Also: http://www.theaircar.com/

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:29 pm

After fourteen years of reserch and development, Guy Negre has developed an engine that could become one of the biggest technological advances of this century. Its application to CAT vehicles gives them significant economical and environmental advantages. With the incorporation of bi-energy (compressed air + fuel) the CAT Vehicles have increased their driving range to close to 2000 km with zero pollution in cities and considerably reduced pollution outside urban areas.
As well, the application of the MDI engine in other areas, outside the automotive sector, opens a multitude of possibilities in nautical fields, co-generation, auxiliary engines, electric generators groups, etc. Compressed air is a new viable form of power that allows the accumulation and transport of energy. MDI is very close to initiating the production of a series of engines and vehicles. The company is financed by the sale of manufacturing licences and patents all over the world

Looks like CAT's very well may be smarter than humans

PinkoLady · Post by **PinkoLady** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:40 pm

I know man, cheap to drive, and potentially helping to clean air... Meow!

Soon...

Sami · Post by **Sami** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 4:13 pm

That video was amazing

spaciegirlreturn · Post by **spaciegirlreturn** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 5:06 pm

Granted, I am kind of into cars and everything...but even so..why do we have to humiliate ourselves by making these types of vehicles look like something fisher price made...or a missing piece of a hampster habitat?? I would not ride around in that..that is embarrassing.

PinkoLady · Post by **PinkoLady** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 5:53 pm

You mean like how goofy-ass smart cars look?
Agreed.
But considering how ridiculously massive my savings on gas would be, I'd definitely drive around in it anyway.

But I do NOT understand Scions.

Thamus · Post by **Thamus** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:55 pm

Thank you Luminous. The predictions of the video are merely projections based on what has been happening. The unpredictable always happens, and surpasses what we have predicted. All we can safely say is the world behind us is not the world ahead. Be alert and be flexible. $/.\$

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:56 pm

Thank you for your comment, Thamus, and welcome to the forum. I see you're new

One of my heroes is a man who dedicated his life to developing technologies and software for solving "complex and urgent global problems" His team lead the development of the mouse, the graphic user interface, the hyperlink, and was instrumental in the development of wiki software architecture:

http://www.sri.com/news/releases/11-28-00.html

If we're going to have a brain with more computational power than the human race, it would be good to put it to work doing something useful

PinkoLady · Post by **PinkoLady** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:07 pm

I'm not trying to be rude or anything, in any way, when I say this Thamus-- I just found it kind of amusing that your first post at an LG15 forum had nothing to do with LG15.

kellylen · Post by **kellylen** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:38 pm

PinkoLady wrote:I'm not trying to be rude or anything, in any way, when I say this Thamus-- I just found it kind of amusing that your first post at an LG15 forum had nothing to do with LG15.

lol yeah that is kind of amusing