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I thought you weren't interested? Interested enough to used the technology to respond though.pblakeney said:
I don't take it for granted, in fact I'm very grateful. However I believe your faith in the religion of AI to be as misplaced as autonomous vehicles.focuszing723 said:
How quickly technology has evolved is the obvious answer, which you clearly take for granted.pblakeney said:
Yes. And.....focuszing723 said:
You are sat there having typed that into a keyboard and now your thoughts can be read around the world. So what's that, say eighty years to evolve to this, from the first basic computer?pblakeney said:
Interesting. I liked this part.rick_chasey said:
$100(B) later and not much to show for it
" In 2017, Levandowski founded a religion called the Way of the Future, centered on the idea that AI was becoming downright godlike."
Sounds like we have a disciple on here. 😉
Scratch that, I'm not interested.
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On the subject of technology moving on, I did a bit of surveying work in the early / mid 90s just as commercial GPS systems were becoming available with kit costing thousands.
Today I was checking progress of our rail journey and was able to say when we were about to go under a bridge using a phone that also allows me to send emails, take photos, browse the internet, store and play thousands of songs etc. (most of which wasn’t available to the masses back then as individual items).0 -
Pross said:
On the subject of technology moving on, I did a bit of surveying work in the early / mid 90s just as commercial GPS systems were becoming available with kit costing thousands.
Today I was checking progress of our rail journey and was able to say when we were about to go under a bridge using a phone that also allows me to send emails, take photos, browse the internet, store and play thousands of songs etc. (most of which wasn’t available to the masses back then as individual items).
I seem to remember internet connections being 56kb/s, (and not being able to use the phone when you were on dial-up). My connection is 1000x faster now. Literally.0 -
My first experience of the internet was in work in about 1997. We had to book a slot and ideally to got one in the morning before the US woke up and slowed it all down!briantrumpet said:Pross said:On the subject of technology moving on, I did a bit of surveying work in the early / mid 90s just as commercial GPS systems were becoming available with kit costing thousands.
Today I was checking progress of our rail journey and was able to say when we were about to go under a bridge using a phone that also allows me to send emails, take photos, browse the internet, store and play thousands of songs etc. (most of which wasn’t available to the masses back then as individual items).
I seem to remember internet connections being 56kb/s, (and not being able to use the phone when you were on dial-up). My connection is 1000x faster now. Literally.0 -
...and quite literally going and making a coffee while a photo loaded.Pross said:
My first experience of the internet was in work in about 1997. We had to book a slot and ideally to got one in the morning before the US woke up and slowed it all down!briantrumpet said:Pross said:On the subject of technology moving on, I did a bit of surveying work in the early / mid 90s just as commercial GPS systems were becoming available with kit costing thousands.
Today I was checking progress of our rail journey and was able to say when we were about to go under a bridge using a phone that also allows me to send emails, take photos, browse the internet, store and play thousands of songs etc. (most of which wasn’t available to the masses back then as individual items).
I seem to remember internet connections being 56kb/s, (and not being able to use the phone when you were on dial-up). My connection is 1000x faster now. Literally.
My first desktop had a whole 1.2Gb of memory, and people scoffed at me, saying I'd never use all that memory. I think that was about 2000.0 -
Yeah, the evolution of smart phones is remarkable, all the sensors, high quality screens. The first brick phones were around 1984, now look at them!Pross said:On the subject of technology moving on, I did a bit of surveying work in the early / mid 90s just as commercial GPS systems were becoming available with kit costing thousands.
Today I was checking progress of our rail journey and was able to say when we were about to go under a bridge using a phone that also allows me to send emails, take photos, browse the internet, store and play thousands of songs etc. (most of which wasn’t available to the masses back then as individual items).0 -
The anticipation was in watching the picture download line by line but maybe I was using it for different sites!0
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I recall the Commodore Pet a friends Dad had.
There were 2 games on it - a rocket with fuel you had to land (triangle) with limited fuel to slow you down and the other was major of an Egyptian city in charge of growing and storing just the right amount of grain in bushels (no graphics, just statements and 3 options to choose from).
Each game took 10 mins to load if you were lucky.
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Was it an early example of Lunar Lander? I loved that game. Spent hours in arcades playing that.pinno said:I recall the Commodore Pet a friends Dad had.
There were 2 games on it - a rocket with fuel you had to land (triangle) with limited fuel to slow you down ....
Each game took 10 mins to load if you were lucky.Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.
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Yes.photonic69 said:
Was it an early example of Lunar Lander? I loved that game. Spent hours in arcades playing that.pinno said:I recall the Commodore Pet a friends Dad had.
There were 2 games on it - a rocket with fuel you had to land (triangle) with limited fuel to slow you down ....
Each game took 10 mins to load if you were lucky.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
M3 Touring anyone? Not really a Beemer sort of person myself but this looks like the first decent direct competition for the C63 wagon. Not too keen on the 'offspring of a car and a chipmunk' front grille but looks decently aggressive overall.
500bhp plus, 4wd and plenty of practicality. Not a bad mix.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
It is disastrously ugly.
I parked next to an 8 series the other night. Absolutely huge, but not ugly. Not at all..0 -
Not for me - looks like something customised by a small time drug dealer.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0
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Isn't this just the thing that we as cyclists want to get away from? Cars shouldn't look agressive or instil any sort of agressiveness that might cause the driver to drive in an agressive manner cos it's US that come off worst!Stevo_666 said:M3 Touring anyone? .... but looks decently aggressive overall.
500bhp plus, 4wd and plenty of practicality. Not a bad mix.
Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.
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Looking aggressive isn't an offence.photonic69 said:
Isn't this just the thing that we as cyclists want to get away from? Cars shouldn't look agressive or instil any sort of agressiveness that might cause the driver to drive in an agressive manner cos it's US that come off worst!Stevo_666 said:M3 Touring anyone? .... but looks decently aggressive overall.
500bhp plus, 4wd and plenty of practicality. Not a bad mix.
Besides, lots of us are drivers and like our cars as well, which is why we have this thread (despite some attempts to make it dull)."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
It's certainly a bit marmite. I still can't quite get past the 'mutant chipmunk' front grille but I suppose you can see that when you're driving it. Dynamically it is pretty interesting though.First.Aspect said:It is disastrously ugly.
I parked next to an 8 series the other night. Absolutely huge, but not ugly. Not at all.."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
It's better in black:
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My alternative pick -
https://www.alpina-configurator.com/gb/model/B3/39c6ae79bb5e9ec0f613fbdb/hpsWQfStvxt6wKRshThe above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
If a car needs to be painted black to look good, it's an ugly car.pinno said:It's better in black:
We have a black epace. Nuff said.0 -
Like this one?First.Aspect said:
If a car needs to be painted black to look good, it's an ugly car.pinno said:It's better in black:
We have a black epace. Nuff said.
seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
No, that's yellow. And a Renault, not a faux jaguar.
Can you remember what race Sir Frank was driven around in the original F1 espace?0 -
I'm dyslexic, hic!First.Aspect said:No, that's yellow. And a Renault, not a faux jaguar.
Can you remember what race Sir Frank was driven around in the original F1 espace?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
So you have a Jaag...First.Aspect said:
If a car needs to be painted black to look good, it's an ugly car.pinno said:It's better in black:
We have a black epace. Nuff said.
https://youtu.be/7eWIrBOc3zE "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Saw it again on my commute. It's great it's being used as a daily driver and not just a weekend toy. Emissions are noxious but I do like the smell of unburnt fuelphotonic69 said:Audi 100 Coupe S
Just saw one of these today on my commute. My uncle had one back in the day. Lovely car. We had a crash in it though. It was an automatic and it jumped out of gear going up the M6 so we got rear-ended by a car behind. My aunt was driving with me, my sis, my mum and my cousin. I was about 8 years old. Quite scary. Cops and ambulances etc. I recall the cops took a dim view of the box of 1970's censored -mags my uncle had in the boot at the time!
Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.
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It reminds me a bit of a Jensen.
Yep, I agree it's great to see old classics on the roads. I often see a 2CV about still going strong and in brilliant, maintained condition. It put a smile on my chops, it does.0 -
What's going on there? Looks like a classic car show in a B&Q car park...photonic69 said:
Saw it again on my commute. It's great it's being used as a daily driver and not just a weekend toy. Emissions are noxious but I do like the smell of unburnt fuelphotonic69 said:Audi 100 Coupe S
Just saw one of these today on my commute. My uncle had one back in the day. Lovely car. We had a crash in it though. It was an automatic and it jumped out of gear going up the M6 so we got rear-ended by a car behind. My aunt was driving with me, my sis, my mum and my cousin. I was about 8 years old. Quite scary. Cops and ambulances etc. I recall the cops took a dim view of the box of 1970's censored -mags my uncle had in the boot at the time!
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It's about time EV's were correctly taxed. Is the UK up $h1t creek or not?0
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More than just EV's. Of our cars, one is exempt (petrol/historic) and two are just £30 a year (diesel/petrol) - the income from road tax must be shrinking massively now?focuszing723 said:It's about time EV's were correctly taxed. Is the UK up $h1t creek or not?
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They are just waiting until enough are committed before hitting them with the tax.focuszing723 said:It's about time EV's were correctly taxed. Is the UK up $h1t creek or not?
Inevitable.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0
