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Where do you think the world will be in 10 years time?

  • 21-04-2015 12:56AM
    #1
    dogcat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 835 ✭✭✭


    Hi all. I was chatting to a friend of mine who thinks that Russia will take over a lot of Europe in the next ten years. I disagreed with him, but that got me thinking. Could Northern Ireland join Ireland? Will there be a new super power? Will terrorism be on the rise?

    Of course we cannot be sure of these things but I think that it is always good to dream. What do you think will happen politically, socially or even on boards in the next 10 years.


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  • #2
    Bobby Baccala
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,348 ✭✭✭Bobby Baccala


    Entirely underwater


  • #3
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    10 years? Sure the rapture is happening in 3 weeks.


  • #4
    DrumSteve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,798 ✭✭✭✭DrumSteve


    P4DDY2K11 wrote: »
    Entirely underwater

    Thats the year 3000.


  • #5
    lc180
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,224 ✭✭✭lc180


    McDonald's Paleo friendly gluten free quadruple stacker burgers


  • #6
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,424 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    We must move forward, not backward, upward, not forward and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!


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  • #7
    Dozer Dave
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 491 ✭✭Dozer Dave


    It could be anywhere.


  • #8
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Where will it be in ten hours time?


  • #9
    eternal
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,867 ✭✭✭eternal


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Where will it be in ten hours time?

    Just another thread.


  • #10
    Call Me Jimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,449 ✭✭✭Call Me Jimmy


    In me pineal gland, man


  • #11
    thelad95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,812 ✭✭✭thelad95


    Not much different to what is now. Think back to 2005. Has technology actually changed THAT much since then? A decade is a short length of time. It scares me to think that we're over halfway through this one already.


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  • #12
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,755 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    Europe in tatters from driving back the Islamic hordes, India & China dominant powers, Brazil emerging on their heals, Russia a collapsed heap of corruption, the US too busy dealing with internal problems and border issues to lead the world stage, still nobody listening to Australia and Africa the same mess it currently is.


  • #13
    Mint Aero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭Mint Aero


    Ireland being the global leader of tech. With fancy buzzwords and cutting edge graphics on posters.


  • #14
    DareGod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,298 ✭✭✭DareGod


    Well not a lot changed between 2005 and now. Nor between 1995 and 2005. So I can't see much happening in the next ten years.

    But what do I want to happen? An asteroid to come and put an end to everything.


  • #15
    emigrate2012
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 323 ✭✭emigrate2012


    thelad95 wrote: »
    Not much different to what is now. Think back to 2005. Has technology actually changed THAT much since then? A decade is a short length of time. It scares me to think that we're over halfway through this one already.

    Judging by the username,born in '95?!? Suppose,you'reon board's at 20 so cynical already,I remember when texts were free and gsm phones were the holy grail,remember dial up modem internet?!?

    Bless your cotton socks........


  • #16
    emigrate2012
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 323 ✭✭emigrate2012


    thelad95 wrote: »
    Not much different to what is now. Think back to 2005. Has technology actually changed THAT much since then? A decade is a short length of time. It scares me to think that we're over halfway through this one already.

    Judging by the username,born in '95?!? Suppose,you'reon board's at 20 so cynical already,I remember when texts were free and gsm phones were the holy grail,remember dial up modem internet?!?

    Bless your cotton socks........


  • #17
    emigrate2012
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 323 ✭✭emigrate2012


    thelad95 wrote: »
    Not much different to what is now. Think back to 2005. Has technology actually changed THAT much since then? A decade is a short length of time. It scares me to think that we're over halfway through this one already.

    Judging by the username,born in '95?!? Suppose,you'reon board's at 20 so cynical already,I remember when texts were free and gsm phones were the holy grail,remember dial up modem internet?!?

    Bless your cotton socks........


  • #18
    emigrate2012
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 323 ✭✭emigrate2012


    Sorry folks for the triple post,haven't figured it the smartphone he faked if I'd orejs sheds h gurus j isaiah ishhzzb Handsjj


  • #19
    thelad95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,812 ✭✭✭thelad95


    emigrate2012 wrote: »
    Judging by the username,born in '95?!? Suppose,you'reon board's at 20 so cynical already,I remember when texts were free and gsm phones were the holy grail,remember dial up modem internet?!?

    Bless your cotton socks........

    No I was not born in 1995... I distinctly remember dial up Internet and the 'bedur-bedur-bedur-screeeeeeech' sound it made. I also remember mobile phones that were too big to fit in pockets.

    Seriously, technology hasn't changed radically since 2005. Phones have gotten smarter, TV's have gotten thinner and games console graphics have improved. That's about it.


  • #20
    DareGod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,298 ✭✭✭DareGod


    emigrate2012 wrote: »
    Sorry folks for the triple post,haven't figured it the smartphone he faked if I'd orejs sheds h gurus j isaiah ishhzzb Handsjj


    Bless your cotton socks.


  • #21
    Mint Aero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭Mint Aero


    DareGod wrote: »
    Bless your cotton socks.

    Bless all our cotton socks


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  • #22
    Nucular Arms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 237 ✭✭Nucular Arms


    The world will be approximately 87658.1 (the number of hours in ten years) x ~70,000km/hr (the speed at which the sun is moving) so about 6136067000 km closer to the Vega star of the constellation Lyra.

    However.. since vega and lyra are other stars within our own galaxy and both orbit the centre of the milky way we will be also spinning around the galactic 'disc' at a speed of 792,000 km, and ten earth years into the orbit our galaxy makes around it's centre in our 'galactic year'. (225 million earth years in case you were wondering)

    However.. our entire galaxy is accelerating away under the original force of the big bang at an approximate speed of 2.1 million km/h (which is a tricky one to measure since it was actually space itself that was stretching in the early period of the universe's expansion, but we measure it against the cosmic background radiation anyway so it's ok)

    So to answer your question... f**k knows really. ;)


  • #23
    ardmacha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,476 ✭✭✭ardmacha


    Ireland will be united.
    In order to diminish any problems resulting from this, Larne will be rented to the Russians as a naval base.


  • #24
    Allyall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    thelad95 wrote: »
    No I was not born in 1995... I distinctly remember dial up Internet and the 'bedur-bedur-bedur-screeeeeeech' sound it made.

    Mine went:

    "doo de do duh deh duh doo deh doo deh dee daa doo.........

    Berrrrrrrrr.... ziummmmmmm dduunnnnnnnnnnnnn dennnnnnnnn...

    Crreeeeoorrrrrrrrr......... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee......

    Hello...? Hello....?

    Are you on the phone?

    Hello?

    Is someone on the phone? HELLO?

    Oh Hi Mary, yep, the kids got their shots today, ah, they're grand. No, his diarrhea is still troubling him, ah God love him, he's destroyed all of his pants..    "

    Etc...


  • #25
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    a bit more to the left


  • #26
    NachoBusiness
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,389 ✭✭✭NachoBusiness


    Back to the dark ages due to WWIII.

    Fuel will be almost non-existent.

    Phones, computers, Kindles etc all will become useless as a result.

    Lidl will sell Solar powered bicycles.


  • #27
    DoYouEvenLift
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,188 ✭✭✭DoYouEvenLift


    With the rate everything is moving at now, I've no idea.


    I'm most interested in technology, really can't wait to see what's out in even just five years. Also the film industry, wonder where that'll end up. CGI will become even better since computers will be more powerful to render more realistic detail faster. Early adapters will be buying their new 85"+ 8K TVs that are as thin as a €2 coin. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Twos will be out and even more outdated compared to PCs than PS4 and Xbone are lol.


    Really wanna see renewable energy seriously come into the mainstream for the average household.


  • #28
    Nucular Arms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 237 ✭✭Nucular Arms


    DoYouEvenLift wrote: »

    I'm most interested in technology, really can't wait to see what's out in even just five years. Also the film industry, wonder where that'll end up. CGI will become even better since computers will be more powerful to render more realistic detail faster.

    My prediction for this is virtual reality films courtesy of oculus rift equivalents that you can actually experience from inside the movie.

    So pretty much a holodeck. ;)


  • #29
    emigrate2012
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 323 ✭✭emigrate2012


    Allyall wrote: »
    Mine went:

    "doo de do duh deh duh doo deh doo deh dee daa doo.........

    Berrrrrrrrr.... ziummmmmmm dduunnnnnnnnnnnnn dennnnnnnnn...

    Crreeeeoorrrrrrrrr......... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee......

    God be with the day's when porn was worth the effort....the aul pedal an' crank would be over before half the picture had loaded.

    Tech hasn't changed?

    Get the boat ffs.......


  • #30
    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    dogcat wrote: »
    Hi all. I was chatting to a friend of mine who thinks that Russia will take over a lot of Europe in the next ten years. I disagreed with him, but that got me thinking. Could Northern Ireland join Ireland? Will there be a new super power? Will terrorism be on the rise?

    Of course we cannot be sure of these things but I think that it is always good to dream. What do you think will happen politically, socially or even on boards in the next 10 years.

    Over the next ten years? I would say 1. No. 2. No. 3. Yes.


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  • #31
    Allyall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    emigrate2012 wrote: »
    God be with the day's when porn was worth the effort....the aul pedal an' crank would be over before half the picture had loaded.

    Tech hasn't changed?

    Get the boat ffs.......

    Who said tech hasn't changed?

    As for half loaded.... You'd be lucky if her chin appeared.... :pac:


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