We are living in truly historic times.
Change is in the air. To some extent it feels like the The Industrial Revolution all over again(not that I was around for the original event). We do however forget what a tumultuous time was experienced by all. Few if any came through unchallenged. Even James Hargreaves, whose invention of the Spinning Jenny revolutionised the weaving industry, did not come through unscathed. In fact his machines were smashed so frequently by the Luddites that he was eventually bankrupted. Suddenly people were effectively forced to relocate from the country, to the towns and cities, simply to stave off starvation, as their traditional industries were no longer viable. Efficient machines could do the work of many people.
Conditions were not good. The weavers seemed to fare particularly badly, they faced starvation, which led to large scale protests. Over time people adjusted to the Industrial Revolution, but in the short term there was much suffering. I noted the 1820s brought about major changes in every family line I studied. A long-established line of tanners, which had been so successful that they were involved in starting a first British Bank, had begun a steady decline by the 1830s, which had eventually led to them seeking their fortune in Australia. By now they were heavily involved in the wool trade, although some vestiges of their origins seems to have remained as one of the migrants(probably the most successful one) had become a bootmaker.
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The 1820s started off well for one branch of my own family. My GGG Grandfather established his own school where he was headmaster. However by the 1830s the school had fallen into debt, he had died and his family had been left destitute, The sale of all their personal possessions(including feather beds and expensive carpets) was particularly heart-rending.
The Technological Revolution we are currently experiencing may eventually have an even greater repercussions. My father would speak of the day there would be a computer in every home but now there is a computer in every pocket(mobile phones).
Some Thoughts from 1974:
One day, a computer will fit on a desk (1974) | RetroFocus
It seems once again we need to adapt to major changes. This may be only the beginning.
I have discovered onother post on WordPress about James Hargreaves here, I remember the furore over modern printing presses in the 1980s .
Some days I feel progress is wonderful but some progress terrifies me. I fear the proverbial horse may have already bolted when it comes to A,I.
Facebook A.I, Robots Shut Down After Creating Their Own Language
5 Most Disturbing Things Said By A.I. Robots (Documentary)
AI says how it would kill 90%.
Harry Styles – Sign of the Times (Lyrics)
I have been debating whether computers are becoming sentient with my youngsters. They both disagree with me, My Dad had seemed to think it was inevitable that computers would eventually become a threat to mankind. Perhaps even now we are being manipulated by computers set on getting us to hate and destroy each other.
Sorry I can’t make this funny.
Just suppose everything currently going wrong in the world from coronavirus to the war in the Ukraine is happening because of A,I.?
Watch “ChatGPT boss Sam Altman questioned on AI safety in US Congress – BBC News” on YouTube
I have been observing the You Tube algorithm manipulating me. You Tube is not the random fun it once was.
Gee Thanks for ruining ny life
How does anybody know whether I might be simply be some kind of A.i.? It worries me that I really do not know how to prove I am human!
I have failed their tests so many times, even I keep checking to see whether I am human!
Watch “Verifying that you’re not a robot” on YouTube
It reminds me of the Bladerunner which I sat up and watched at an all night movie session at college.
Watch “Blade Runner (1982) Official Trailer – Ridley Scott, Harrison Ford Movie” on YouTube.
Watch “Blade Runner (1/10) Movie CLIP – She’s a Replicant (1982) HD” on YouTube
Watch “Blade Runner • Main Theme • Vangelis” on YouTube
Watch “Blade Runner – Love Theme – Vangelis” on
Here Sean Young one of the main characters makes eerie predictions on the year 2020.
Watch “Sean Young on Blade Runner” on YouTube
Watch “Blade Runner – Deckard Meets Rachel Pt 1” on YouTube
Watch “Blade Runner Complete Soundtrack” on YouTube
The film was originally produced in 1980 and is considered a cult classic!
I was asleep through much of the movie, although I do remember Rachel’s interrogation in parts! Please if my memories are implanted lose the ones with most of my exes in them! I perceive them to be a’holes!
TO ERASE MEMORIES PUSH BUTTON!
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