October 2, 2007
The Mic Is On: We’re Talking About the Future!
ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 7:00 pm
It’s Like Open Mic Only Different
Here’s how it works.
It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.
There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.
Anything about the Future. . .
Here’s a few ideas to get us started:
- Trends
- Technology
- Social Media
And, whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey . . . and flamenco dancing (because we always get off topic, anyway.)
Oh, and bring links about the future to share!
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Jesse Petersen said
I’ve been waiting to share this link:
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/news/2007/07/xfinger#
ME Strauss said
Hi Jesse!
Cool!
Trisha said
The future - what does that make me think of?
Universal Studios got rid of their Back to the Future ride - the best one they had (at one time anyway).
I really like Future World at EPCOT - as well as the World Showcase.
In the somewhat near future - I have a trip to Disney (and Universal Studios) planned!
Jesse Petersen said
Hi Liz! I like getting to particpate a little while each week now. By the way, we had the macaroni and cheese twice last week. :)
ME Strauss said
Hi Joe,
It appears Jesse had something for show and tell that he was excited about. Check out that link!
ME Strauss said
I’m hoping for a new computer in my future! My husband is building one. Woohoo!
Joanna Young said
Hi Liz, are you impressed - I could see into the future!
Here I am - first time - brilliant! but can’t think of anything else to say now!
Joanna
Mike said
Hi Liz (and all),
How about some predictions? What will make people ten years from now ask: “What were they thinking?”
Mike
ME Strauss said
Hi Joanna!
Never worry! We start slow, but in a few minutes things get rolling.
Yeah, how are things with that crystal ball. What do you see going on with my new business?
Joe said
I see all the comments before they are typed… :-)
Seems something showed me my comment before it was posted. ;-)
Mike said
Building a new computer. Fun and fraught with peril at the same time!
ME Strauss said
Hi Mike!
I think people ten years from now will say that about clothes for dogs. :)
Mike said
Congratulations, Joe! I’m guess Kreskin will be coming to check out that new ability.
Mike said
I don’t know Liz. I think clothes for dogs is a malignant meme that we won’t be soon rid of…
My own thought is crop-based alternative fuels.
ME Strauss said
Joe,
I think that’s part of your number of comments prediting ability skills.
Joe said
2 years later and I am still working on getting a laptop.
I see a new computer in Liz’s future and mine (mine may take a little more time)
BTW Happy Blog B-Day to Both of us and Darren too. (Did you se his prizes?)
ME Strauss said
Oh Sorry, Mike, I almost missed that. I was watching Joanna speak on Confident Thinking on a transluscent televideo screen. :)
Joanna Young said
Joe - can you see the comments in your head? Is this just your own or other people’s too? I find it hard enough to deal with my own - sometimes they float around in my head asking me to go comment when I’m supposed to be doing other things.
Liz - I can’t be the only person who’s been sitting here waiting to find out what you told us not to tell anyone?
ME Strauss said
Hi Joe!
This computer in my future is made from parts around the house. . . . Gee I ownder whether the house will cave in. :)
ME Strauss said
Hi Joanna,
What I told you not to tell anyone one — if it involves a store . . . has been put on hold.
Joanna Young said
I like the sound of prediting.
If we could invent that in the future it would save a lot of wasted words.
Joe said
Joanna, I knew you were going to ask that. :-)
I see all comments before they are written…
I see a poem at the end of the night by me, even though I haven’t even thought of what it will be about. :-)
ME Strauss said
Joe,
I think you’re really cool.!
Can you see me writing a comment about a great new client?
Mike said
Translucent television. Does it float in free space? If so, I want one! ;-)
ME Strauss said
Of course it does Mike and if you want it moves with your head. :)
Mike said
Now THAT’S technology you can love!
Spare parts around the house. I sure hope your son’s old hamster wheel isn’t involved!
Joe said
I see half of Chicago’s MLM coming to Liz for advice on how to incorporate their businesses into the Internet World and the other half seeking her expertise on relationships!
ME Strauss said
Joe!
I think you should be setting yourself up as a business oracle. :)
Joanna Young said
Joe, that sounds amazing, I’ll have to come back and check in for the poem in the morning - it’s kind of late already over here… but I’m glad I made it!
I’m wondering - would it be more fun if these sorts of conversations were synched, live and translucent in the future - or if they stayed kind of haphazard and higgledy piggledy just like they are now?
Joe said
Liz, The thing is that it only works for others.
I guess that’s a good thing, I would be too afraid to see my own. ;-)
ME Strauss said
Hey Joe!
You’d second guess yourself and undo your own for sure!
ME Strauss said
Oh Joanna,
I wish you had more US time to play with us. We’re just going to have to get to you to Chicago!
Marti said
Evening everyone!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
hi everyone, sorry I’m late. I was waiting to watch a news story about facebook - showed how fraudsters can easily gather information to steal identities. A little concerning.
Joanna Young said
Well Liz I kind of see that in my future too :-)
Joe said
Liz, I’ve done it in the Past, I do it Now, but I plan on Changing it in the Future! :-)
Marti said
I’ve missed y’all! We’ve had wretched weather on Tuesdays lately.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
wow Jesse, thanks for that link! Now I’m not quite as concerned about losing my left thumb - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFrSnILrOrw
Marti said
Anybody think we’ll have flying cars like in the Jetsons in our lifetimes?
ME Strauss said
Hi Marti!
How great to see you!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Hi Marti!
Marti said
Hi Liz! I’ve missed you! Hope this finds everyone well
ME Strauss said
Hi Marti!
I missed you as well. It’s great to see you around here. :)
Marti said
Hi Jesse, Trisha, Joanna, Mike, Joe and Glenda!
Marti said
I’ve been over at my mother-in-law’s house teaching her how to use a computer. She’s 81, and doing really well.
Rick Cockrum said
Hi all!
The finger is cool, Jesse. I hope we don’t get the flying cars anytime soon. Think of the driver’s license bureau alone.
Now an L5 colony or four. I’ve always wanted to live in one of them.
Marti said
She sees our future as selling a lot of her collectibles on eBay
Marti said
Hi Rick!
ME Strauss said
I want hot fudge sundaes when I want one. :)
Rick Cockrum said
Hi Marti!
Ebay collectibles. Then a trip to Vegas. :)
Marti said
That sounds good Rick. If I can maintain my sanity that long - LOL
ME Strauss said
What’s going on in Vegas for you, Rick?
Marti said
The sad thing is, that many of the items she has are not popular right now. The depression glass market is depressed - LOL
Rick Cockrum said
There’s nothing in Vegas for me, Liz. A lot of the, um, elder, population here like to go to Atlantic City or Wheeling to gamble. Vegas just seemed more convenient for Marti’s neck of the world.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Hey Rick, how are you doing?
ME Strauss said
Ah, there I go being clueless again. I’m not much for that unreal place either. :)
Rick Cockrum said
Hi Glenda. The kitten and I are learning that keyboards are not created as feline foot massagers.
Marti said
Hubs may be going to Vegas…but without me. His company’s workers out there are considering a strike, and they’ve warned management all over the rest of the country they may have to go fill in labor
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
and, of course, there is BlogWorld in Vegas! Wow, only only five weeks today!
Marti said
Yeah, I teased hubs he could go to Blog World. he gave me that “you are insane” look - LOL (He is NOT into blogging)
Rick Cockrum said
I forgot about BlogWorld. Got your ticket yet, Glenda?
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Rick, I can picture that! Faith likes pawing anything moving on my screen, which is a flat panel. I’m always scared a claw will tear it.
ME Strauss said
I see Blog World in Glenda’s future. :)
Marti said
Spike the cat is frightened because it is starting to thunder again. He’s wrapped around my neck in panic mode - LOL
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
wow, amazing future telling powers, Liz.
Marti said
‘Fraid I’m gonna have to sign off, dang it. We are high on a hill though and the lightning is getting closer. So sorry!
I hope all of you have a delightful evening - and future!
ME Strauss said
Aw, Marti!
So sorry that you have to leave . . . :)
Rick Cockrum said
Do you see high rise farms in Chicago’s future, Liz?
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
yep Rick, all booked and ticketed!
Rick Cockrum said
Good night, Marti. Good night, Spike. Enjoy the lightening (from a distance).
ME Strauss said
I would,Rick, except I don’t think the plants could pay the rent. :)
Rick Cockrum said
Yay, Glenda!
Joanna Young said
Hi everyone - maybe cat proof keyboards in the future? My cat was trying to send e-mails today - got as far as the drafts but I think I stopped him before he hit send…
My own fingers are starting to stumble over the keys now (and they’re not even artificial) (fingers that is not the keyboard) so got to head now - it’s been fun! I’ll try and pop in again sometime!
Night all
Rick Cockrum said
Good night, Joanna. Sleep well.
ME Strauss said
Joanna,
It was great of you to come by here! Hold the 24th, a Wednesday free — it’s the Successful-Blog Birthday party. We’ll do Open Comments all day then!!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
I am hoping the future will mean my “thinking cap” - something I dreamt at ten years old. Forget the need for typing on a keyboard or equivalent. Just “think” your thoughts into the computer!
ME Strauss said
Glenda,
You think your way to a thinking cap and you’re on to a multi-million dollar business. I’m with you!
Joe said
Glenda, they already have the type that you can speak into a mic and it will type for you, I think the thinking thing is not too far behind. ;-)
ME Strauss said
I want the mode of transportation in which you “blink” yourself there. You know, like “I Dream of Jeanie” had.
Rick Cockrum said
The thinking cap would be neat.
What might come sooner is a transducer that can work with subvocalizations to type or vocalize. Would that work for someone with CP, Glenda?
Joe said
The problem with teleportation is that even though they could possibly gather your information (think billions and billions of stars) they would have to re-create your exact configuration using available minerals on the receiving end and reconfigure them in the exact sequence which would actually be a Clone of you and have to destroy the original you.
Not my idea of a good day.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Rick, it may depend upon the speech. Like voice recognition software doesn’t work for me.
ME Strauss said
In the future, in the old blogger’s home. We’ll have wonderful computers where the cursor goes whereever we think it.
Words happen as we think them — faster for Glenda because she’s been doing more thinking. :)
The colors on the screen with be liquid.
The computers themselves will provide the foods we need and want to eat. Yea!!
And the computers will remind us to get away from them to spend time in real lie with our families and the sky and trees. :)
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Liz, the only thing is I would need to do heavy editing. You don’t want to read my raw thoughts, trust me.
ME Strauss said
Oh Glenda!
That’s so intriguing! Do you often tell people to fix their back by bending their elbow — such as that?
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
I had better take the fifth on that, Liz.
Rick Cockrum said
Good night Liz, Glenda, Joe. My son in Korea is on line. I’m off to talk to him. That’s magic to me. Fare thee all well. :)
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
how awesome, Rick. Enjoy the magic.
Joe said
Since I can see
The comments in my head
And Flying cars
Are not here instead
I see the Future
Is bright and new
When Glenda gets
What is Her Due.
Berma Shave
Nite Liz
Nite All (especially Glenda)
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
how sweet, Joe. Thank you, my friend.
ME Strauss said
Yeah, Rick! Yea!!
ME Strauss said
Thank you, Joe!
Good night, Joe!
Sleepy swell!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
is it just us two chicks left, Liz?
ME Strauss said
Well, Glenda, it looks that way now!
Timothy Johnson said
Ah… don’t tell me I missed everyone. I hurried to the future, but it deserted me.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Wonder where everyone went? Anyway, amazing how the W-list is still going, isn’t it?
Timothy Johnson said
Glenda… pardon my ignorance… what’s the W list?
Timothy Johnson said
Liz… the “future” looks pretty bleak… and silent
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Timothy, the women blogger list. Here is the latest news http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-power-of-taking-action-the-w-list-morphs-into-an-inclusive-online-community/
gp said
i always wanted to be like samantha in Bewitched… wiggle the nose and voila
GP in montana where th future is “now” :)
ME Strauss said
I’d twitch my nose to grab Glenda and Timothy and bring them out to Montana!
Timothy Johnson said
Well… I’m gonna head out.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
cool Liz. Do we get to go riding?
gp said
you are all most welcome guests… we can definitely put some giddyup in the git along
Trot on friends, trot on
GP in montana
ME Strauss said
Sorry Timothy!
Wish we had more going on for you!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
sounds like fun
ME Strauss said
Glenda,
I see no reason, why not?!!! I’m sure GP would arrange something. She lives by “by interested and interesting.” :)
Troy Worman said
The future sounds quiet.
ME Strauss said
Hi Troy,
I think we’re just in an orbit. :)
Rodney Rumfordr said
Social media and trends and technology. holy cow i hit the tri-fecta night here.
hi everyone!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Hi Troy. Perhaps everyone is too busy living the future to talk about it.
gp said
trust me… we can come up with a plan
As i say… you do what works, and what you do works.
gp in montana
ME Strauss said
Holy Cow! Rodney!
I was seriously just thinking about emailing you this very second.
Troy Worman said
OK. Did I miss disruptive events?
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Maybe the future will mean a cure for cp or a ‘lessening of severity’ - http://lightnur.blogspot.com/2007/10/china-stem-cell-hopes-for-cerebral.html. I’ve seen many news stories on this from China, but haven’t done any serious reading on it, so don’t know if its for real or another pilgrimage hope
Rodney Rumfordr said
on the phone but feel free to email ;)
ME Strauss said
Gee Glenda,
You’ve read more than I have.
ME Strauss said
No Troy!
We’ve yet to upset the solar system.:)
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Liz, I’m biting the controversy bullet and writing a post about the stem cell treatment. That would make for a lively readers’ cafe.
ME Strauss said
Glenda,
You get braver by the second. :)
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
sorry, that should read “I’m considering biting—-”
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
nite all, going to have pizza and watch NCIS with hubby
ME Strauss said
Good night, Glenda.
Enjoy your pizza! :)
Mike said
Darn! I missed Glenda!!
So how far in the future have y’all gone while I was dealing with the present?
Mike said
I was hoping Marti was still around so I could tell her that flying cars are NOT in our future.
I once read a science fiction story where aliens kept stopping a man from inventing time travel. They said humankind had a choice between nuclear power (and the bomb) and time travel. Since we went ahead on nuclear power, they would never let us have time travel.
I believe it’s the same with cell phones and flying cars. Sadly, we picked the squalk box…
Mike said
Oh, and we would have to pass tort reform first, since the liability issues are mind-boggling, and THAT will not happen with the current generation of politicians. *sigh*
Mike said
That, and the fact that magic carpets are much more environmentally-friendly. If GP can wiggle her nose and get the nascent magic carpet production capability rolling, all our problems are solved!
Night all!!
Rodney Rumford said
sorry i was not contributing more tonite…lol
bj said
Just got this DONE, and I’m only a day late.
http://kickasswebdesign.com/wordpress/2007/10/wordpress-theme-for-download-kickass-octoberpink-for-breast-cancer-awareness/
I’d appreciate it if y’all could spread the love.
Sorry I’ve been MIA, Liz. Long story. You might see more of me now. Things are getting normal again.
ME Strauss said
Sorry I missed you Mike,
I got involved in tweaking the new LizStrauss[dot]com blog My head was covered in code. Then I went to sleep.
ME Strauss said
Hey Rodney,
Three demerits!
Seriously, I want hear about your joy!
And I still want to talk to you. :)
I’ll try today.
ME Strauss said
bj!
That’s gorgeous!!
Congratulations!
It’s great to see you!
Jesse Petersen said
I just got started with the comments when my professor abruptly ended class. Why he didn’t do that all the weeks I really wanted to go home… I dunno.
Looks like you all had a good time without me, so I was just stopping by to say I wasn’t ignoring your kudos on the cool link. AFK is a great excuse, just ask Liz. :)
ME Strauss said
Hi Jesse!
What a wonderful reason for you to be too busy. We’ll let you put that first any day.