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Top 25 Innovations of the Past 25 Years
HarvardAce writes "CNN has just released a list of 24 of the top 25 innovations of the past 25 years. Most of them are things we use every day in life, such as cell phones (#2), PCs (#3), and e-mail (#5). CNN won't release the #1 innovation until Sunday, January 18 at 8pm EST (Monday, Jan 19 @ 1AM GMT), so I wanted to see if Slashdot users could come up with what they think the #1 innovation is and comment on the rest of the list."
it's gotta be the segway. afterall wasn't "it" supposed to revolutize our lives? :)
so I am expecting CNN to be listed as the greatest innovation in the past 25 years.
Monstar L
I disagree. #1 is the Buzzword. I sense a paradigm shift in this new millenium though.
It's obviously the iPod, we can stop speculating now.
U can use em for anything!!
(like scaring the hell out of whiteChristianAmerikans so'll they'll keep U in power, or illegally invade other countries, or...etc..)
or the George Foreman Grilling Machine.
Tough call...
Arrrgggghhhh! How could I have so foolishly said The World Wide Web? It's nothing compared to the tasty wholesome lean goodness of a George Foreman Grilling Machine grilled burger!
From what planet are you and how many Earth months would that be?
The first post.
Actually, wouldn't that be at -1?
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If you're a football fan, HDTV is better than potable water. I mean holy crap, it's magnificent. Finally, I understand why we stopped displaying our dead people in parlors so we could turn them into living rooms.
Internet pr0n. It's the reason that most people use #3 (PC's,) fiber optics (#4) were invented to deliver it faster, and e-mail (#5) makes it available to the masses. As for cell phones (#2), the best use for which is to call up women so you can eventually *see* them naked... how many /.ers know any women in the first place?
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I think the CNN list is a bit lame, and some of the timings to make it within the 25 years are questionable.
Also to lump in Flash memory with CD technology is ... well wrong !
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Isn't it obvious? Microsoft's WindowsXP is a breakthrough in security, stability and speed, and is now used on some of the U.S. Navy's ships! Er, maybe that's why we're in such hot water in Iraq...
That is a fantastic idea. One small point: it's already on the list. And was mentioned in the summary on the main page. Hooray for reading!
Fake breasts ....
Think about it for a minute. Without fake breasts we would never have had Bay Watch. Without Bay Watch, David Hasselhoff would have been a has-been alcoholic actor rather than an alcoholic actor in the twilight of a mediocre career in television. What a crying shame that would have been.
It's obviously the Segway.
Generally, I get bored with my replies and give up on making sense halfway through.
Yeah, because having a shotgun blank fired into a plastic bag 18 inches from your face is *sooo* much safer than wearing a seatbelt.
Actually, this reminds me of a great bit from a UK comedy called 'Coupling', a bit like Friends except you never feel like killing the main characters, it is far ruder, and actually really funny. In it one character managed to build a convincing argument that every single major technological innovation was to enable men to see more breasts. Fire; you can see breasts at night. Art; enabled people to draw breasts. Clothing; you don't appreciate seeing breasts the same if they are out there all the time. Domesticated beats of burden; you can travel longer distances to see breasts. Agriculture; no mote multi-day hunting trips away from breasts. Water transport; now water is no barrier to seeing breasts. Writing; allowed communication about breasts. The wheel; as per beast of burden. Printing; allowed mass production of the art. Photography; allowed you to see real breasts even if they weren't there. The telephone; enabled calling women to arrange seeing their breasts. Film; moving breasts! .. and so forth. And the Internet is the crowning achievement, as it means a man (or woman if so inclined) can see more breasts in an afternoon than a person could realistically ever have seen in their lifetime.
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I just realized now that the article said last 25 years !!! Oh well, there goes 1/3 of my manhood.
Cheers,
Adolfo
Praised and adored by lonely and dateless geeks everywhere, the "Real Doll" was voted to be the most important invention of the last 25 years.