BT's Predictions for the Future

Saluton_Mondo writes "BT describes the future as looking "ever more exciting each year"... you won't be surprised if you read their white paper on a timeline of technological development in various aspects of human culture, running up to about 2100. It's a bit out of date, but still pretty funny. Some are reasonable predictions, like the introduction of ID cards in the UK by 2010, or the rise of an American dictator in 2000. Others are just funny, like an orgasm via e-mail in 2010, or a security Barbie which searches for lost offspring. I'll not even mention the emergence of the Borg in 2040... see what you think."

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[isorox]

Unfortunatly BT couldn't predict what time they'd turn up to connect my phone line this morning. Oringinally they said 8AM, then 8AM-10AM, then at 11 noone had come. I Don't hold much hope

Re:google has it in html

[p3d0]

Uh, does that url really have "42270" in it, or is my browser lying to me? That's my Slashdot user ID.

Prediction: When will BT provide Decent Service?

[mr_lithic]

I would love to sort out their business services before they start predicting the future.

BT are a nightmare to deal with. Their lines go down and they won't admit to it. They get your details wrong and send engineers to the wrong place.

My current tale of BT misery is trying to get SNMP installed on our VPN routers which are part of their Business Managed Service. They have told us that they do not SNMP to manage our routers (which I find tough to believe). When we asked for it so we could monitor our own lines, they agreed to install it for a 1000 pounds per router, roughly a 100,000 pounds, (or 100 pounds per Cisco IOS Command).

So before they start to predict when we will fly to work in jetcars, could they first check and see when we will get a reasonable service from them?

Re:CmdrTaco - Communist leader

[SKS_realm]

2003: CmdrTaco turns /. into the city of trolls by allowing a post with "the rise of an American dictator in 2000"

2004: /. is now \. - clearly leaning far to the left

2006: \. is now known as the People's Republic of Trolls

2007: CmdrTaco chosen to lead the new nation of the People's Republic of Trolls

Can I get in on the leadership?

Re:The submission IS flamebait. so are you.

[Anenga]

Aww, what peaceful little protesters they are too. (That's liquid feces, BTW)

What the heck?

[gangien]

This guy gets a troll mod on a post, an unmodded post, and an insightful post by replying to himself? wow.

Re:The submission IS flamebait. so are you.

[gangien]

They don't know your country at all. While I can draw the difference between the American poeple and the American government, those people cannot (since most don't live under democratic regimes where the government can change on a regular basis). Thus, they hate all Americans.

And hopefully in ten years or so, after the war in Iraq is over, Saddam is dead ect ect. They will get to see what the Americans did for them. Atleast, that's my hope.

And if you want to go after Al-Queda, go after Al-Queda. Find OBL. Find Saddam. Finish the job. Don't do anyhting else until its done

So what have we been doing? It takes time. It was March( I think) that we attacked Iraq, it's not even a year later. Look how long Osma has eben around after 9/11.

If the US government REALLY wanted to win the war on terror, spend 1/10 of it's war budget in Iraq on medicine to wipe out polio around the world, or tb or any one of the hundreds of preventable, curable child hood diseases that our children never get anymore but kill millions in the rest of the world every year (yes, Bono's idea and I agree). Balance and consider the interests of everyone, not just your own.

THis is treating the symptons and not fixing the problem. Iraq will have these things, when it is rebuilt and their system is put into operation for awhile.

Right now they just see the only superpower running around acting like a bully, then getting upset when someone strikes back or dares question why.

This really depends on who you ask. A CNN gallup poll, a while back, said that 62% of Iraqies(sp?) thought that what they have endured in the war, will be worth it 5 years down the line. I had it bookmarked but CNN has taken down the link. Funny how that works, something that doesn't seem to hint at trouble and/or conspiracy stuff, doesn't get as much attention.

They are very leery when the US speaks. Often because they espouse "freedom" and "democracy" on one hand, but support brutal dicators (remember Saddam in the 80's was our friend. Donald Rumsfeld thought so) or lock up people arbitrarily (as at Gitmo - an if they are all terrorists, shouldn't that be proven in a court of law?). So when you grow up with this and try to get out of your miserable life by joining a radical Islamic organization or the Shining Path or similar. Now, are you going to blame for all your troubles? Who's office buildings are you going to be willing to fly airplanes into?

I don't believe that this caused them to crash into buildings. I think that is what you call brainwashing, and being poor. And besides.. Terrorism is NOT limited to the US, to Europeans to first world countries, they seem to attack every damned where.