Thread: Abolish the apostrophe!

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I expect the increasing use of machine voices on answering services and voice commands will also force some changes in everyday English, to make it easier for the machines to understand people.

Chip implants will resolve all of that in the near future. ...frightening isn't it?

I read a scientific prediction that voice commands will become so good that we will reach the stage of 'talking to the walls' and our wired houses, offices, workshops etc will respond and display whatever we ask to see.
Imagine a motor mechanic who wants guidance on how to do something, so he just says, 'Show me how to fit a head gasket to a Defender' and a video appears on the wall next to the work bay, so he can just follow the steps.
Imagine if eventually this can be linked to our thinking and it is not even necessary to speak. This is being tried now for people with disabilities.
A brave new world of unlimited information available instantly. Will definitely need the NBN to be fibre not copper though to process all that data.

This brave new world of unlimited information sounds horrific to me. Even now when I supposedly have to choose to ‘log in’ the constant amount of information bombarding me is too much. I don’t do social media other than aulro, which I like because it doesn’t contact me. I don’t like the constant updates. Any constant talking to walls or automatic information input would drive me away. Voice activation doesn’t interest me at all. Talking to the walls is not for me.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I read a scientific prediction that voice commands will become so good that we will reach the stage of 'talking to the walls' and our wired houses, offices, workshops etc will respond and display whatever we ask to see.
Imagine a motor mechanic who wants guidance on how to do something, so he just says, 'Show me how to fit a head gasket to a Defender' and a video appears on the wall next to the work bay, so he can just follow the steps.
Imagine if eventually this can be linked to our thinking and it is not even necessary to speak. This is being tried now for people with disabilities.
A brave new world of unlimited information available instantly. Will definitely need the NBN to be fibre not copper though to process all that data.

Maybe you should find a better Mechanic if he needs a video to show him what he needs to do... 😉

Originally Posted by Homestar

Maybe you should find a better Mechanic if he needs a video to show him what he needs to do... 😉

Had a bloke come by with the first Puma I'd ever looked at, wanted me to change out the rear gearbox seal. Had a squiz at the internet thingy and found a nice piccy tutorial, printed and pinned it up on the wall and had a bash. The "better Mechanic" had quoted $2K for what took me 5 hours and a few parts off Mario, charged the bloke $400.

Nowt wrong with a "better Mechanic" having quality information at his beck and call to ensure he doesn't make rookie mistakes.

We'll be instant experts.

Originally Posted by bee utey

Had a bloke come by with the first Puma I'd ever looked at, wanted me to change out the rear gearbox seal. Had a squiz at the internet thingy and found a nice piccy tutorial, printed and pinned it up on the wall and had a bash. The "better Mechanic" had quoted $2K for what took me 5 hours and a few parts off Mario, charged the bloke $400.

Nowt wrong with a "better Mechanic" having quality information at his beck and call to ensure he doesn't make rookie mistakes.

Was having a joke as this thread has been nice and lighthearted. 😊. I think we’ve all done the YouTube thing to work out how something comes apart or goes back together. 😇

This vision if the modern mechanic has been around for a long time.
I bought a copy of the MB star workshop program off e bay a while back. It has ALL the MB vehicles since like 85 when obd2 came out. Just pick your car/truck/unimog/tank anything to do with MB, type in you problem in the search bar and away you go. It's an awsome program it will tell you how to do anything, back to my point like bee said he charged $400 labor and had to Google a few things big deal. Go to MB and pay $400 P/H labor for some apprentice to follow the instructions on the computer, and I mean EVERY instruction. It's actually an amazing program if only all the manufacturer's where so comprehensive.

Cheers Jim