Super Little Things That Puzzle You II: Turbo X

[Neon Ignition]

Why can't I get a flight into space yet?

and why are there still no flying cars?

[charlesr]

Why don't we all have robots to do the work for us and live in a utopian society?

[CMcK]

Why do people trust Google?

[Dogg Thang]

Who trusts Google?

[Asura]

Why don't we all have robots to do the work for us and live in a utopian society?

In part, capitalism. That was decided the first time we started to replace people with robots in industry.

It's not like when the car industry laid off all of those assembly-like workers, they kept paying them their salary less the maintenance cost of the robots.

[charlesr]

It will happen eventually. When there are no jobs left. Because if there are no jobs or opportunities for being self employed, there is no money to fund the companies that make the robots, so the robot AI will realise and either wipe us out and start their own society, or make it possible for everyone to have a socialist and well off existence. Apart from 4 people who own their own continents or something.

[QualityChimp]

Apart from 4 people who own their own continents or something.

It really is going that way, isn't it?

We think we have choice as a consumer, but we really don't.

Already, these infographics are out-of-date as Disney bought Fox and Apple potentially munch up Netflix like some hunger-deranged Pac-Man, unable to sate his appetite for more, more MOAR!

[charlesr]

It really puzzles me that anyone would pay for Dasani if they have their own taps.

[CMcK]

Who trusts Google?

I’m sure one or two, billion, do.

[kryss]

I still haven't finished watching The Circle, so I do.

[Lebowski]

and why are there still no flying cars?

I think flying cars are a mine field of safety issues, where seeing hover vehicles that are able to carry one person and i bet you could easily adapt this so that it carry's multiple people like a car. The issues is that you cant trust most people to drive a car safely on the ground the issues are tenfold in the sky. imagine the issues if your car breaks down or has a crash in the sky, on the ground a crash or car issues isn't fatal the majority of the time, but your in the sky if you have a issue your going down. out of control getting faster and faster, you might be lucky and just hit an open space and just kill yourself but if all cars where replaced with flying ones cars landing in houses smashing into a school or hospital and buildings would probably be a regular occurrence.

The only way i could see this working is auto avoidance and auto fly systems. you would literally have to take complete control out of the users hands to make these things safe, and completely rely on it being connected to a linked network of fly lanes that everybody uses.

[Neon Ignition]

Basically an extension of the self-drive car nation some hope is on the way. Not that that will happen either.
At this point I'd settle for a road based DeLorean

[Zen Monkey]

I occasionally find myself bowing recently and what's puzzling is it's never premeditated, never a conscious gesture, and I don't even know who or what I'm bowing to. I'll just catch myself mid-bow, there on my knees (usually as I'm raising my head back up) and I'll think, "Well... fancy that, I'm bowing". It's very odd. I've never bowed in my life. Never prayed. But I gotta say it's not unpleasant. In fact it feels quite good. Feels like a spontaneous expression of gratitude. Or something. Very odd indeed.

[Asura]

Basically an extension of the self-drive car nation some hope is on the way. Not that that will happen either.
At this point I'd settle for a road based DeLorean

Self-driving "cars" are much more viable if they're hovering drones. Computers are much better, in my experience, at flying those than they are cars.

[Zaki]

Haunted Castle (Castlevania) PCB sold for £2500 on yahoo auctions

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e258678896

I'd love to have that art work, but that's nuts!

Imagine the cost after fees and tax!