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Many of the things listed here, like PC's, the transistor, IC's, and TV, are excellent candidates.
Electricity was the first thing I experienced. It was brought into my area the year I was born. Our house was wired when I was one year old. It brought lights, indoor plumbing and television within five years.
My first radio was a 3 transistor portable that ran on two AA batteries. Could only get one or two AM stations.
Watched nuclear power go from a miracle saver of the future to a public relations disaster.
Watched the moon landing on a color TV. Black and white from the moon, but colored announcers.
Watched C/Unix evolve from a experimental laboratory language and system to the common structure of most current languages and systems.
Cheap gas and muscle cars followed by expensive gas and crappy cars that couldn't do over 80.
Watched the Intel 4040 evolve into the 8080, to the 8086.....
Watched the stock market rise, crash, rise, crash, rise crash.....well, you get the picture.
Watched Google become a silent giant.
BUT...the most impressive and significant development, IMO, is the PVR!!!! I can watch a TV show without being blasted with commercials.
My vote: The Personal Video Recorder.
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Very nostalgic. I grew up with kerosene pressure lamps so can remember the day we switched on our first electric light in the house (to explain would take time but there are always refugees making new lives).
The transistor radio is very interesting because when I was a child Japan was notable for making cheap toys and kitchen utensils. Then they started making transistor radios (as you note always defined by the number of transistors). My Dad brought back a beautifully made 8 transistor National Panasonic from Singapore for me as a kid National Panasonic 2 Band 8 Transistor T-801H Radio Panasoni[^] . I treasured that for many years and taped it to my bike handlebars. Transistor radios were banned at school but I used to take it often and remember listening to the Cassius Clay / Sonny Liston Fight at school one day.
Google is an interesting mention and I regard Wikipedia as one of the most marvelous things that technology has brought
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
modified 10-Oct-18 9:00am.
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Greens maybe get advice from here to reserve drug (7)
maybe get advice from here = CAB ( Citizens Advice Bureaux )
reserve = bag
drug = e
Cabbage = greens
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
modified 8-Oct-18 9:24am.
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Two hours, and the best I can think of is VEGGIES
No justification other than GREENS == VEGGIES so it's probably miles out.
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You're right it's wrong ( but not miles out )
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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Do I wait until 14:00 BST before posting the solution ?
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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Pretty much - we get exactly 4 hours before it's your go again tomorrow!
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Get your thinking cap on
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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I got nothing, and I'm due out in about 5 mins to pick Herself up - nothing can help me if I'm late and keep her waiting!*
* If she's chatting and that makes her late and keeps me waiting, that's OK, of course...
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pkfox wrote: Greens maybe get advice from here to reserve drug (7)
Chemist.
Cause it's got 7 letters, you get drugs there and faarrrkkkked if I know what else it could be.
If I'm right, you're up tomorrow cause I don't do cryptic sh*t.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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What? Its not scrotum? Everything is a lie. [cries a little]
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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lw@zi wrote: What? Its not scrotum? Everything is a lie. [cries a little]
That's reserved for Griff when he stuffs up and puts up a clue for 7 letters.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Ah! Nope, not even close ...
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(Posted early, because he's always late... )
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You could be a good wife to some poor devil.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I reckon OG's jus morning-grumpy,
not enough coffee in him yet.
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Nah, he wanted a reminder when he won last Friday - and his track record on remembering isn't good ... he keeps letting work get in the way of the important stuff.
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Nah - I look terrible in stilettos.
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You make up for that with perfect nagging techniques.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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You could always try Sean's mankini
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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And it's shocking because?
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