Science & technology11 posts

>To the future person: what form do e-books take in the future? These days, what's mostly used is a 3D image of a pretty LADY that reads aloud automatically against a backdrop of scene footage. >Do you know John Titor? No comment.

I made it here as planned. The secret investigation was completed successfully. But is there a cat inside this giant computer or something? I'm dying to take it apart, but I'm scared it might explode. Anyway, I'll read through the records now.

>>186 [Civilization] Computers control everything. Implanting chips in the body is common. Everyone in my family has one. The medical industry has made unbelievable progress compared to now. All diseases can be cured. Collective intelligence on the internet is regarded as dangerous. There are lots of crackers. Information leaks are frequent. Slander and defamation are as harmless as a fetus. Murder is an everyday occurrence. New weapons exist. They can easily blow up an entire Earth. The Japanese created a certain energy (more precisely, discovered it and kept securing more and more), and America built it based on that energy.

>>186 There is no contact with extraterrestrial higher-dimensional intelligent beings. We have managed to catch countless signals, though. As for major discoveries about space, so far we have confirmed that life-forms exist. There is no such thing as "dentistry." I won't explain time paradoxes. Robots. For example, every car produced in Japan is a robot. The crustacean life-forms: unimaginable appearance and speed of movement. They were discovered when I was a student, and I broke into a sweat all over and trembled.

Totally unrelated, but I'm impressed by how retro the design of these earphones is. I think you should get rid of the cord as soon as possible. Does that exist yet?

[Civilization] • Do training institutions for developing psychic powers exist? No. But anyone can understand what the person they're talking with is thinking. • Have fortune-telling and magic gained acceptance? No. • Tell us a bit more about the crustacean life-forms About 2 meters long, "normally" a smooth egg shape mottled black and lime green. • Can your future self meet your present self through time travel? Possible, but not allowed. • Can the resources of other planets be used? They can. • Have new theories about events and space-time been discovered? I don't know if the current theories are new. • Have there been robot rebellions? No. • Has the Anywhere Door (a teleportation device connecting any two spaces) been completed? That has to do with "resources" and "theory." Possible. • What are the treatments for "developmental disorders" such as AS (Asperger syndrome), ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and LD (learning disabilities)? If I remember correctly, treatments were established in the 2040s. Blood determines everything.

• How has ophthalmology developed? Are glasses and contact lenses still around? Cyber eyes? Glasses and contact lenses don't exist. • Has dementia been overcome? I learned that a British manufacturer developed it, I believe. It has been overcome. • Has a treatment for baldness been developed? I learned that an American manufacturer famous for innovation developed it after years of research. There is a drug. • Is medicine for controlling body shape advanced? I think it's advanced compared to now, but not much different. • Are human clones being made? How far has life science progressed? Clones exist. • Have humanoid robots like "Doraemon" been put into practical use? They're expensive, but on sale. • Has technology to control sleep been invented? There is a drug. Most people take it. • Has a device that lets individuals fly through the sky been developed? It exists, but the flight direction is fixed, and flying in any direction you like isn't possible yet. • What are the limits of time machine performance? How many years can they fly? Better to throw away the concept of "flying." The limit is related to lifespan.

• Did Shinjiro Koizumi become prime minister? I learned about Koizumi as one of the successive prime ministers. • What is the legal speed limit for cars? 180 on the autoline. • Is the currency still the yen? Are bills higher than 10,000 yen issued? Yen. 100,000-yen bills. • Even in 2062, are people taught that the Empire of Japan was evil? I don't remember being taught that it was evil. • Are the Self-Defense Forces deployed in newly acquired territory? The Japanese military is stationed there. • Are the Self-Defense Forces based on conscription or volunteers? The Self-Defense Forces don't exist. • What happened to new religions (Soka Gakkai, Happy Science)? They exist. • Are Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka connected by maglev as planned? The whole country is maglev. • How will the Japanese staple food change from 2010 to 2062? Or will it stay the same? Rice. • Is there no famine in Japan, with rice, vegetables and fruit secured? Mostly imported.

[Other] • Can future people disappear like ghosts and move around? You mean the mirror suit? When you wear it, you're hard to see, but if you look closely you can tell. • Can you make a person of this era lose consciousness and take them to the future? + Can you erase their memory afterward? No. It is possible to erase the memory of a person from 2062 and send them to 2010. • Are future people allowed to correspond with us? Possible, within what's allowed. • Can you deliberately control people, stop their breathing, As I wrote a bit above, I can understand what the other person is thinking. Within 50 meters I can hear every conversation. • Are there people who came from the future and have settled in 2010? It's possible within a set period, but living here long would make you suffer. So only for a short time.

• What is the purpose of erasing the memory of a person from 2062 and sending them to 2010? I only answered because I was asked whether it was possible; it has never actually been done. • Do you still have the ability to read thoughts within 50 meters in 2010? Is this ability a psychic power? Or some technology? I'm not allowed to have it now. Technology. • Are there international disputes over securing energy, food or water? No. • Will pensions be paid properly? What is the standard of living? Is it a level where you can't live without working in old age? I don't know if I should say it plainly, but you'd better avoid relying on them. • Is long-term care insurance functioning? It is. • How many hundred million people is India's total population in 2062? 5.5 billion. • After oil stopped being the main source of energy, what happened to the Middle Eastern countries? Miserable. • Like the prophecies of Nostradamus or the Maya, are there new prophecies getting attention? There are. • Is Tokyo's cityscape more beautiful than now? Tokyo is the most complex city in the world. A ground city. A sky city. An underground city. Each of them thriving.

• Please tell us in detail about the underground cities. (Under which cities? Since when? etc.) High-rise buildings line the streets and maglev trains run there. It's no different from a ground city. It has 8 million residents. • What is the popular occupation "speaker"? Wait for time to pass. • What happened to sumo? SUMOU is a hugely popular battle sport worldwide. • What sports are popular? SUMOU. There's a World Cup too. • Are there space colonies (artificial self-sufficient residential structures built in space)? They can't be self-sufficient, but they exist. • Is there something you think "Japan in 2062 would be better without this"? No.