Re: HP getting ready to layoff 25,000 workers.

On May 27, 10:34 am, mg <mgkel...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I've been on a toy buying binge ever since 2001 when my wife passed
> away and I retired and I have electronic stuff all over the house. The
> current craze, though, is obviously portable devices and I've never
> got into those at all. I'll just leave those for the younger
> generation. For about 20 years now, I've been predicting that the next
> big craze will be robots, and eventually personal robots. That's one
> prediction that I've struck out on so far.


And less need for workers the better.



>
> I remember back in the 70s that a lot of "experts" were predicting
> revolutionary new treatments for disease in the early 21st century and
> the growth of replacement, human parts, etc. That's another prediction
> that hasn't materialized yet.


"Thirty people have received lab-grown bladders already, and other
engineered organs are in the pipeline."

Miracle Grow

In the future people who need a body part may get their own back—
regrown in the lab from their own cells.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/03/big-idea/organ-regeneration-text



Very Frankensteinish, But incredible at the same time. I guess those
with money will be able to live forever!








>
> On May 25, 9:05 am, OccupySpring <soprano.olivi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I was told laptops dont last very long and overheat easy. Thats why my
> > son uses desktops for gaming.
>
> > I think I would like a laptop, so I could sit outside while being
> > online.
>
> > electronics have changed so much in 20 years, I keep wondering what
> > the next 20 years will bring?
>
> > On May 25, 8:39 am, mg <mgkel...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > Our situations are very similar. My cell phone is old and outdated and
> > > I can't access the internet with it and have no desire to do so. I
> > > don't own any of the mobile devices that are popular now. I did buy a
> > > laptop computer once, mostly out of curiosity, and because I got it
> > > for a really good price, but I only had it for a little while and then
> > > sold it. I'm retired, though. So I really don't have a lot of first
> > > hand information on exactly what the younger set, and especially
> > > teenagers, are doing now days.
>
> > > On May 25, 5:22 am, OccupySpring <soprano.olivi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > I dont really like smartphones, its too complicated to have everything
> > > > on your phone. Its too small to read. I like my desktop, I guess im
> > > > old fashion.
>
> > > > My son is a big time gamer, he has three desktops surrounded by three
> > > > monitors, and uses all three when gaming... and a notebook and a
> > > > smartphone. He uses his smartphone for texting and checking his FB,
> > > > sending photos. The desktops are strictly for gaming, the laptop is
> > > > used for research and buisness.
>
> > > > my cell phone is about 10 years old. I do have an ipod, but I hardly
> > > > ever use it...Its good to take a quick video to send to FB, but thats
> > > > about it.
>
> > > > On May 24, 8:35 pm, mg <mgkel...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > I've been building desk-top computers for friends and relatives and
> > > > > giving them away for almost ten years now. Currently, I have 3 of them
> > > > > that I just recently built and I have found homes for 2 of them, but
> > > > > surprisingly, it's not all that easy to give them away anymore. Most
> > > > > people now days apparently use mobile devices, like smartphones and
> > > > > notebooks, for example, and don't have much interest in desktops
> > > > > anymore.
>
> > > > > In addition, desktop computers have become commoditized to the point
> > > > > where they're all basically the same, and there's a lot of
> > > > > competition, and there's very little profit margin in them anymore.
> > > > > The only companies that make big profits off of desktop PCs anymore
> > > > > are Intel and Microsoft while Dell and HP are struggling to keep their
> > > > > head above water. I'm surprised HP didn't see this coming a long time
> > > > > ago and I'm surprised that they bet virtually all their marbles on a
> > > > > losing product.
>
> > > > > On May 23, 11:16 am, OccupySpring <soprano.olivi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > >http://money.cnn.com/2012/05/23/technology/hp-layoffs/index.htm?iid=P...

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