Things you want that don't exist.

[Urban Ranger]

Fusion power.

[Asher]

A truely everlasting gobstopper.

[Lancer]

A food machine that pumps out an endless stream of food without putting anything in. I'd take it to the Philippines and feed everybody.

A device that would fill the oceans w/fish again and one that would regrow all the forests.

A widget that would tell me that 'if you make a friend outa this guy, he'll turn on you eventually'. Or, 'catch up with that guy, there's a friend worth having.'

A pizza teleporter so I could have a fresh, hot, cheese pie from Newton Pizza in Newton NJ...without ever having to go to NJ again! If you go there tell Sam that Lance sent you.

He'll say "who da **** is Lance?" ...but he makes a great pizza pie.

[Proteus_MST]

Originally posted by Sava
With this computer would be a USB component that is as follows: a small box... a pebble is placed in this box, and transforms the pebble into anything I want when I put a drop of water on it. I describe what I want to the computer and it engineers the device/object.

Some kind of Replicator,
yep thats what I want to.

You give some matter into it,
maybe a stone, a leaf or something else and the Device transforms the moleculse and atoms into something new after your wishes.

But I would also like a Duplicator,
where you have to give the thing you wish to be duplicated into a small box and the device just makes a perfect Copy of it (O.K., where is my 100 Euro-Note?)

[Proteus_MST]

Originally posted by Caesar the Great
intelligent life

Sorry, this wish is impossible to fulfill.

There is no intelligent life, at least not on this planet

[Inverse Icarus]

replicator. scan anything you want, get a map of it's make up, on whatever level is feasible (molecular, quark, etc), and recreate it. add communication compatibility and be able to replicate materials on earth and send the map to another planet, to allow them to replicate it there.

it aint too far away.

[Worthingtons]

True 'Q' like Powers.

[Skanky Burns]

Accessing the 'net via a chip in the brain - which is implanted into everyone at birth.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Proteus_MST
You give some matter into it,
maybe a stone, a leaf or something else and the Device transforms the moleculse and atoms into something new after your wishes.

But I would also like a Duplicator,
where you have to give the thing you wish to be duplicated into a small box and the device just makes a perfect Copy of it (O.K., where is my 100 Euro-Note?)

Either of these renders capitalism obsolete, because there will be no scarce resorces anymore - except time.

[Proteus_MST]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Either of these renders capitalism obsolete, because there will be no scarce resorces anymore - except time.

Yep, the trick is to keep the invention secret, if you´re the one who has invented it

[Switch]

Soma.

Or better, a pill like soma, but also incorproates Enertron and the work-out pill.

And I am completely against any sort of chip in the brain. It could lead to chips that could convey any ability the user requested. If you ask me, I will explain my answer, but for now it's off topic.

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
Accessing the 'net via a chip in the brain - which is implanted into everyone at birth.

i discussed this with some people in my minds and machines (cognative science) classes, and the general consensus is that it would be great for a lot of things (imagine being able to define any word by thinking about it, recalling historical facts etc) but there are a LOT of drawbacks.

most notably, getting hacked.

not to mention that a lot of fake/incorrect information is put onto the web, it would be hard to distinguish it all.

another problem like this is related to telekenisis. if someone transfers a though into your head (or, if the internet did it), how readily would you distinguish it from your own? couldn't someone transmit thoughts of, say, pro-nazi ideals, and you may actually think they are your own thoughts?

imagine getting your neural chip "flooded" by some lame IRC kiddie with a grudge. bah. too scary for me.

[Andemagne]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
Money that grows on trees

but dear Skanky, money do grow on trees here in Finland.

[Az]

I live-forever machine.
A full-sensory hologram device over the Ultra-fast internet.
fusion power.
a spaceship that looks like a jet fighter, but can go to space, and fly as fast as you can, even faster than life...
A device that would make all men, and all women good looking, smart, intelligent and good-hearted....

ok, now I am just being childish.

[Paul Hanson]

The West Wing second season DVD box set.