Past and Future Predictions in Technology

In 1993 AT&T ran this seriers of ads.  Most of these have arrived. 



And here's a video from Microsoft about future technology in 2019:

Photo Friday

Y'all have accents, but we don't



Here's very interesting site where someone has mapped North American dialects.  You can click on an area and You-tube links are shown where you can hear the spoken dialects.

As I have said many times, I live in an area where we have no accent. This site indicates I live in Central Midland, the "Least distinctive dialect in the U.S."   His map indicates South Florida residents speak a similar way.


According to my SIL, who has a degree in linguistics in addition to computer engineering, we do have a quirky use of words in Central Illinois.  In most parts of the country "any more" is used in the negative (i.e. I don't want any more), but in our area we also use the words "any more" in the positive to mean "nowadays" (i.e. Any more I enjoy doing that.).  So we don't have accents around here, but we like to rearrange words to keep people guessing what we really mean.

PSA - Why the other lines at the checkout move faster

Here's an interesting video explaining checkout lines and why you should shop at stores with a single queue line if you're in a hurry.

Tuesday Titillation

They always brag about their big equipment

but now there's proof:  country boys' parts are bigger than city boys.

In the December issue of the journal Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Bulgarian doctors report results of a 6,200-boy survey showing “a modest though significant difference … with respect to penile size between urban and rural populations.”

These doctors used the latest scientific instruments to make their calculations.  A rigid tape measure was used for determining length and an orchidometer was used for measuring testicle size. An orchidometer is a series of beads that one holds up to the testicle and judges size by comparison (eye-balling it).

Now you understand why John Denver was thanking God.

Music Monday - For those of you meeting the family this week

Photo Friday

Christmas 1953