My thoughts on technology- can’t get enough
I am fascinated by technology these days although I am certainly not a techy. Hey, I remember when a copy machine used a tank of foul smelling chemicals and one copy took forever and then was on damp grey paper.
New technology at work was once an IBM word processing center using 12” disks. My first printer was dot matrix using a roll of perforated paper and now I’m writing this on the beach using an iPad linked to my iPhone for a world-wide connection.
I recently gave a 3d printer to two grandsons ages 10 and 12. They had it operating in a few minutes. They trade software to make things they want. The 12 year old asked his mother to make donuts so he could have the hole. He printed a form to cut the donut and the hole. A plastic hose connection broke so he found the software on line and made a new one.
My car is my new best friend. It talks to me. Hey, Mercedes take me to nearest Cracker Barrel. Connie likes conversation. “Hey Mercedes, how do you feel?” The response, “much better hearing your voice, thank you.” My favorite so far was, “hey Mercedes, where did you come from.” Response, “Very creative and talented engineers.” And, it tells me it keeps learning to do more things. I asked it to open the sunroof, but was told she wasn’t allowed to do that because of safety laws in “your country.” It’s nice to know that if I didn’t live in the U.S. my car could open the windows.
Of no particular value, the car will make the sound of just about any animal you ask. A passenger was shocked when he heard an elephant next to him.
There is technology in all Mercedes now that detects potholes and shares the information on its network alerting drivers anywhere if a pothole is nearby. I have found sometimes the pothole is already filled.
When it comes to money and investing, technology brings it all together and makes it work. We have come a long way from having our savings book stamped. Now we send money via Zelle and deposit check with our phone. There is one annoyance that bugs me. When I login to my bank with an iPad it insists on verifying it’s me by sending a verification to my phone. I appreciate the security effort, but what if my phone is not with me or in another room. Really annoying and inconvenient at times.
AI is quite amazing even though it’s criticized. I use several versions to create drawings I use on my blog. “Pencil draw a group of people leaving a hospital,” I asked, and within 30 seconds there is was.
These are all rather frivolous uses compared with robotic surgery and assembly lines, science and drones.
I am waiting for one new breakthrough I have been talking about for years, but have been told it can’t be done which I don’t accept. I call if feeling transfer. The concept is simple. A doctor asks how you feel, where does it hurt, how strong is the pain? A connection with your brain similar to an EKG or EEG transfers what you are feeling so the doctor feels it too. It may seem far out now, but you can bet someone out there is working on the concept. It only electrical currents, right? 👀
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