HOW FICTIONAL TECH BECAME EVERYDAY GADGETRY Beam Us Up, Sci-Fi
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In the vast galaxy of science fiction, where flying cars, time travel, and alien encounters reign supreme, some of yesterday's wildest dreams have become today's marvels. It turns out that sci-fi authors weren’t just spinning cosmic yarns — they were predicting the future with interstellar foresight. Buckle up as we take a warp-speed tour through the sci-fi predictions that have boldly gone where no fiction has gone before, transforming from far-fetched fantasies into everyday realities. The Internet The internet has become a part of our daily lives, and it’s hard to imagine a world without it. But long before dial-up, a well-known author predicted this critical technology. Though most people know Mark Twain for his literary classics, the wordsmith occasionally dabbled in science fiction. In his 1898 story, “From the London Times in 1904,” Twain described a
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device connected to phone lines that would make the “daily doings of the globe” visible to everyone worldwide. Twain’s main protagonist spent much of his time on the “Telectroscope,” similar to how people are glued to the internet today. Cellphones Motorola engineer Martin Cooper designed the world’s first mobile phone in 1973, but his inspiration came from one of the most popular sci-fi shows ever. The first imagining of the modern cellphone was the communicator used in the 1964 debut episode of “Star Trek.” This forerunner to smartphones allowed the ship to communicate with Captain Kirk and his crew when they were on other planets. Moon Landing Author Jules Verne wrote about humans landing on the moon in his 1865 book “From the Earth to the Moon: A Direct route in 97 Hours, 20 Minutes.” Though he didn’t predict every detail of the Apollo 11 moon landing 104 years later, much of what he described matched this moment in space history. Verne’s three-man crew and NASA’s three astronauts both launched from Florida. NASA’s command module was named Columbia, similar to Verne’s spacecraft, Columbiad. After astronaut Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for humankind, he even referenced Verne’s book. Who knew that Mark Twain was the original tech guru or that Captain Kirk was out there giving us a sneak peek at cellphones?
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Year-to-date median prices show modest gains as third-quarter mortgage rates see a gradual decline. In September, the Oahu housing market experienced a slight dip in year-over-year sales for both single-family homes and condos. Single-family home sales declined 6.5% compared to September 2023, dropping from 232 to 217 sales, while condo sales experienced a modest 2.7% decrease, with 366 sales compared to 376 a year ago. Year-to-date, single-family home sales are up 5.8%, while condo sales are down 5.6% from last year.
Our September Monthly Statistics Report shows:
· The single-family home median sales price rose 6% year-over-year to $1,112,722, while the condo median price fell 2.8% to $517,500. · Mortgage rates gradually declined throughout the third quarter. Although September ended with the average 30-year fixed rate hovering above 6%, this was over a full percentage point lower than a year ago. · Single-family homes maintained median days on the market under one month at 19 days compared to 20 days in September 2023, while condos recorded a median of 31 days, up from 21 days a year ago.
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