Getting ready for 2025
I can't believe it's almost 2025. It seems like it was just the 1980's! I must really be getting old now. Where are all the flying cars? I saw the movie Back to the Future and Marty traveled to October 21, 2015, and there were flying cars and all kinds of modern things. Where the hell are they? That was over nine years ago! I can't even find a 1980's cafe!
We do have some modern things that people were dreaming about back in the 1960's, like running water. Ha ha ha, yes, I'm kidding the really old people! I was born in the 60's. Back then they dreamed of things like "universal translators" so you could talk to anyone. Now we do seem to have some things that can do that. I know Google Translate can translate languages for me.
You can put them in your ear and understand 144 languages! I wonder if one of the languages is caveman? I couldn't even name 144 countries, let alone languages. Do you suppose maybe one of the languages is slang? Then I could listen to the younger guys at work and understand what the hell they're saying! What the hell is "Boosh?" Or is it pronounced, "Boozch"? I don't even know! Maybe I need these earbud things to translate that for me?
I apparently also need to learn how to use blogger again. I know I used to be able to somehow shorten web links to a word or two. I'll have to figure that out again.
In the 1960's they also dreamed about being able to see someone on a big screen when you call them. We call that a cell phone now. You can face chat with anyone you know, and probably people you don't know! I'm guessing everyone is like me though, and if someone you don't know is trying to call you and "facetime" you on your cell phone, you don't answer. Someone I didn't know tried to call me the other day. I didn't answer, but I did wonder why they were calling me. Was it a wrong number?
Speaking of calls, who the hell keeps calling me? I get a LOT of spam calls. If I don't know your number, and my phone doesn't know who you are, and you don't leave me a message, your number is blocked. I probably have a few thousand numbers blocked by now. I finally have a way to speak to just about anyone in the world, and I block most people.
Back in ancient 1986 or so (a year after Marty went into the non-existent future), I bought this thing called Teddy Ruxpin. Teddy Ruxpin was fantastic, you put a cassette tape inside of him and his eyes would blink and his mouth would move and he would tell you a story! It was the same story over and over because it was on a tape, but still, it was my own animatronic thing that talked and told me a story! I thought it was neat as hell! It's ancient tech now!
For Christmas this year, I bought myself Poe the Story Telling Bear. He is artificial intelligence (AI) controlled! His eyes don't blink, but his mouth does move and he tells stories. But his stories aren't the same every time because he doesn't use a cassette tape! I make selections on my cell phone, and Poe uses them to make up an entirely original story. It's fantastic! This bear is unbelievable! How long before I can buy one that will vacuum and do the dishes after the story?
Poe is supposed to be able to tell stories in 20 different languages! Maybe I need to order the Translator Earbuds to I can listen to Poe tell me stories in other languages. Is that overcomplicating things? I need an update to the app so that Poe can read books to me. Can you imagine that? I would absolutely love for him to read me an audio book! He could have a sister that reads audio books! Pie, the Audio Book Reading Bear! Since we're talking 2025 tech, why does the book even need to be an audio book? Just have her read any book I want to me!
It might sound like I'm getting carried away, but am I? Would you rather have a flying car, or a Teddy Bear that reads you books. We already have artificial intelligence things out there that can write emails for you. You can go online and ask ChatGPT to write an email to your mom telling her about how rough your day was. You just give it a few bullet points, crazy drivers, long line at post office, shoe kept coming untied, and it will write away! Mom might not even notice! (Or maybe she'd notice and just think you're crazy?)
I keep wanting to play with ChatGPT, and Siri, and Google, and all of the AI things I have, but I'm not sure what to ask them to do. Even if they do come out with a robot thing to buy in a few years, what would you have it do besides housework?
"Bring me my pills."
"Vacuum the floor."
"Do the dishes."
"Take out the trash."
He's automated, so all those things would have already been would have been finished up. Eventually, you come home and he's just standing in a corner waiting. Spooky. I think I'll just stick with Poe telling me stories for now.
What awaits us in 2025? Will there be more insanity? Will the world start getting into shape? I'm guessing more insanity because people are nuts.
I'll be back in the next week or so to talk about what happens on New Year's Eve. That's always crazy. I'll be home watching the crazy on television. So, until next week, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!
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