On Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 9:28:53 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...
>
> On 7/12/2017 12:09 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> > On Wed 12 Jul 2017 09:01:06a, jmcquown told us...
> >
> >> On 7/12/2017 11:33 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >>> On Tue, 11 Jul 2017 14:06:18 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsi1ahoo.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 9:20:52 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>> On 7/11/2017 12:10 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> This is a very interesting read. I can see impact to food
> >>>>>> cost, migrant worker hiring and application of fertilizers and
> >>>>>> pesticides. Interesting plans for reshaping orchards to flat
> >>>>>> walls.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> https://www.nbcnews.com/mach
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Janet US
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It is interesting. Automation will be needed to efficiently
> >>>>> feed 8 or 10 billion people in the future.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> There will also be some societal changes too. Right now we are
> >>>>> in a flux and probably will be for a few years. We want to
> >>>>> build a wall to keep people out, but we want our fields picked
> >>>>> cheap.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Mostly, humans will be eating synthesized foods made from algae
> >>>> or some other simple, fast growing plant. Mostly, it's going to
> >>>> be generic food material like puppy chow but food will be cheap
> >>>> and there will be enough for most of the world. People will be
> >>>> appalled at the idea of eating animal flesh.
> >>>
> >>> The algae tests that I have read about were researching cheap
> >>> energy (fuel) sources
> >>>
> >> I can guarantee you, I will never be eating algae products. I
> >> don't eat tofu, never will. And there will never be a time in my
> >> life when I eat food that comes out of a 3-D printer.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >>
> >
> > Just think, Jill, if you had a 3-D printer for food, you could
> > probably eliminate almost every appliance in your kitchen. :-)))
> >
>
> No kitchen required. Just a plate and printer. I had green food
> yesterday, I'll have the red today. For dessert, a blob of yellow please..
> Yeah, this is going to be slick in the future. Dinner parties will be
> like finger painting.
>
> ==
>
> Bleagh.
>
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It's simply the way technology has a disruptive effect on society. I was at a drugstore (chemist?) today and saw a scientific calculator on sale. This got me thinking about when I started college. We learned to do large number calculations on a slide rule. One day some kid brought in a Sears 4 function hand-held calculator. It was amazing and sold for only $99. By the time I graduated, HP was selling scientific calculators for $600. Hoo boy! The generic Chinese calculator I saw today was going for $11. If I had one of those back in the early 70's, I'd probably be the king of the world by now.