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The first apple Macintosh was introduced on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a graphical user interface rather than a command-line interface.[2]
Originally posted by superbuker
reply to post by RANDOMguess
I would have changed the constiution of the united states of america at its foundation to prevent patents, trademarks, to create an open and transparent society fostering mass collaboration. I would have made any constituitional ammendments only possible by national referendum.
I would have made membership of political parties compulsory (as more people in parties means less concentration of power). I would have created a regular corruption safeguard test for all members sitting the senate. I could write all day on this.
Bottom line, you get the rules of society right and guiding in the right direction, you'll find society will improve and become all it can be. It comes back to the system in which we operate.
Originally posted by davespanners
If I could go back in time I would handle the way I broke up with one of my ex girlfriends better.
I didn't cheat on her or anything like that but I didn't do it very well and it's the only time I can think of where I have directly caused someone deep emotional pain, even if unintentionally
So I would change thatedit on 9-2-2011 by davespanners because: spelling
Originally posted by sykickvision
To those that have played the old Maxis game "Sim Earth" - you'll get this one better than those that haven't.
Basically you run a planet up until evolution has progressed far enough for "alien intervention" - known as "Monolith" (I think)
Then you picked a species of animal...fish, bird, primate, worm...whatever - and with the "Monolith" - that species became sentient (through alien intervention of course), which enabled them to build civilization and eventually rocket ship cities what would blast off to populate other worlds. I'd like to see what would happen if we'd received our "alien intervention" a couple of thousand years earlier.
Originally posted by RANDOMguess
Oh mmmman I saw Predictions & Prophecies and thought yes here we go another crack pot predicting the end of the world....but no I get a smart ass with a great thought provoking question.
I think the best thing that could have happened is the Dinosaurs not being extinct.
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Originally posted by superbuker
reply to post by RANDOMguess
I would have changed the constiution of the united states of america at its foundation to prevent patents, trademarks, to create an open and transparent society fostering mass collaboration. I would have made any constituitional ammendments only possible by national referendum.
I would have made membership of political parties compulsory (as more people in parties means less concentration of power). I would have created a regular corruption safeguard test for all members sitting the senate. I could write all day on this.
Bottom line, you get the rules of society right and guiding in the right direction, you'll find society will improve and become all it can be. It comes back to the system in which we operate.
Originally posted by Lazarus Short
I own two Mac computers, a G4 and a Mini, and I find the OP's comments offensive! No, actually, the microchip was coming one way or the other. BTW, the integrated circuit was invented in Germany in the 1920's, consisting of several components in a single glass envelope, as a radio was taxed on the basis of the number of its vacuum tubes.
Seriously, give me a time machine, and I would probably go back and take Esau, the family troublemaker, out of the equation. In all the time since, millions have taken up his offense at his brother Jacob, over the loss of the birthright and the blessing. A lot of blood has been spilled over that small thing.
Originally posted by davespanners
If I could go back in time I would handle the way I broke up with one of my ex girlfriends better.
I didn't cheat on her or anything like that but I didn't do it very well and it's the only time I can think of where I have directly caused someone deep emotional pain, even if unintentionally
So I would change thatedit on 9-2-2011 by davespanners because: spelling
Originally posted by Greensage
I would go back and help form a cohesive Native American Alliance to overcome the illegal aliens from coming over from Europe!
Originally posted by sykickvision
To those that have played the old Maxis game "Sim Earth" - you'll get this one better than those that haven't.
Basically you run a planet up until evolution has progressed far enough for "alien intervention" - known as "Monolith" (I think)
Then you picked a species of animal...fish, bird, primate, worm...whatever - and with the "Monolith" - that species became sentient (through alien intervention of course), which enabled them to build civilization and eventually rocket ship cities what would blast off to populate other worlds. I'd like to see what would happen if we'd received our "alien intervention" a couple of thousand years earlier.
Originally posted by Immortalgemini527
Originally posted by RANDOMguess
Oh mmmman I saw Predictions & Prophecies and thought yes here we go another crack pot predicting the end of the world....but no I get a smart ass with a great thought provoking question.
I think the best thing that could have happened is the Dinosaurs not being extinct.
Why the dinasaurs,what domino effect would that start for the better if they was here?