With today's technology, I cannot believe they haven't.....

[Darcy7]

40 years ago we put man on the moon.  It was accomplished with such primitive computing power that todays electronic calculators have more capability.  In the years that followed, we were promised the technology would progress so far that we would be taking holidays in space by the year 2000 yet, here we are in 2014 and we haven't even returned to the moon, let alone Mars.  The Space Shuttle program seemed to usher in a new age but it has quietly been relegated to the history pages, never to be seen again in our lifetime.

While technology has moved leaps and bounds, some things seemingly have not changed much at all and in fact have regressed to some degree.  Many of the problems in the world today are simple things but they cause millions of people frustration on a daily basis.  Some effect the world in profound and life changing ways. 

I thought I'd start a thread for forumites to express their frustration at the things that, with todays technology, we would think we should have been able to solve or do by now.

A couple of things that come to my mind:

I cannot believe we haven't been able to effectively synchronise traffic lights.  You should be able to drive along a major road and not get a red light at every intersection.

I cannot believe we haven't found a cure for the common cold.

I cannot believe Bruno Mars can run out of words for his songs yet they are still hits

And finally

I cannot believe that ABC News Radio is transmitting on the AM band in Victoria where the tram network in Melbourne causes so much interference, you can't hear it...!   

Over to you people....

[WilSurf]

They can't even find a missing plane.
With all the satellites everywhere, they haven't seen it going somewhere.

[oldmate]

I cannot believe that people think we put man on the moon 40yrs ago with such primitive technology 

[Bird]

cant believe we don't have hoverbikes...
oh wait
http://www.iflscience.com/technology/3d-printed-robot-takes-hoverbike-out-spin

[UIZ733]

How-about something very simple like internet and mobile phone (to 21st century standards) coverage that could be considered acceptable, particularly by those living in rural and remote locations in this country.

[oldmate]

How-about something very simple like internet and mobile phone (to 21st century standards) coverage that could be considered acceptable, particularly by those living in rural and remote locations in this country.

Touché

[noel_w]

How-about something very simple like internet and mobile phone (to 21st century standards) coverage that could be considered acceptable, particularly by those living in rural and remote locations in this country.

Your dreaming aren't ya 

[UIZ733]

Your dreaming aren't ya 

I don't think I should be.
Our ancestors built roads and other vital infrastructure to these locations with little more than determination, hard work and a great sense of duty. We (21st century) Australians with our immense wealth and resources should easily be able to do it.
There appears to be an instant solution to the communications problem. Build a mine there, and guess what world class communications is assured.
If it can be done for multi-national mining companies, why not for our own people?

[noel_w]

I don't think I should be.
Our ancestors built roads and other vital infrastructure to these locations with little more than determination, hard work and a great sense of duty. We (21st century) Australians with our immense wealth and resources should easily be able to do it.
There appears to be an instant solution to the communications problem. Build a mine there, and guess what world class communications is assured.
If it can be done for multi-national mining companies, why not for our own people?

The answer to that is politics, pure & simple. The LNP are intent on changing whatever LP have instigated for the NBN. There was so much time, money & opportunity wasted to change to a FTTN solution when the FTTP was already planned and being rolled out. Change horses mid stream and end up down the river. Now the issue is that they have to use the existing Telstra copper from the node to your house and because the NBN was coming, Telstra have let the copper deteriorate so it is a dead duck.

[edz]

They havent  replaced bar staff that cant pour a beer with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmnp3aVGyGc  yet .

[#jonesy]

Bigger plane seats


TV remotes that work on different tv's and have the same layout.

[Bunyip]

If it can be done for multi-national mining companies, why not for our own people?

I think you will find the mines pay for a lot of that, I know the mine I am working at did. That and we pay for the upkeep on the main road leading from town to the site. I am not saying that we shouldn't pay, we are the primary user of the facilities, but it does also assist the local community.

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[Bunyip]

I think you will find the mines pay for a lot of that, I know the mine I am working at did. That and we pay for the upkeep on the main road leading from town to the site.

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Just a clarification here, the road passes by the site, it is not specifically for the mine.

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[champin]

I can't believe we can't goback in time and give Billy Ray Cyress a condom.

[oldmate]

I can't believe we can't goback in time and give Billy Ray Cyress a condom.

Or his father

[achjimmy]

I can't belive people still think we need to spend billions laying cable when in bum**** Victoria (puckapunyal ) when everybody on base is using 4g and you can still get 35mb download speeds.

[achjimmy]

They havent  replaced bar staff that cant pour a beer with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmnp3aVGyGc  yet .

Are saying a machine can't pour a beer?   They do in Japan.

[JD-120]

hoverboards.

They have had since 1985 to develop a hoverboard. come on people, how hard can it be

I guess we only have 1 more year to wait though as according to Wikipedia, Marty traveled to the year 2015 and this i where the hoverboards were.

[oldmate]

hoverboards.

They have had since 1985 to develop a hoverboard. come on people, how hard can it be

I guess we only have 1 more year to wait though as according to Wikipedia, Marty traveled to the year 2015 and this i where the hoverboards were.

Yeah, I want to do a hover conversion on my patrol, and trailer, and my DeLorean

[JD-120]

Yeah, I want to do a hover conversion on my patrol, and trailer, and my DeLorean

no good for going to the cape oldmate, remember, the hover does not work over water....that is unless...........

[knoath]

They still can't put a man on Martina Navratilova…

[scarps]

Put a bigger diesel motor back into a new Patrol

[edz]

They havnt got these types of personal flying machines  into production at a decent price yet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwxaZ9KCdcE
On the beer thingy Achjimmy, Im saying its a wonder that bar staff havent been replaced by this beer dispencer yet ... Guessing the day will come here in Oz..

[JCOJ]

40 years ago we put man on the moon.

We didn't - biggest con job of the century.  They filmed two men in a studio just to say they beat the Russians. Why didn't the Russians ever do it - because they couldn't.

[UIZ733]

We didn't - biggest con job of the century.  They filmed two men in a studio just to say they beat the Russians. Why didn't the Russians ever do it - because they couldn't.

Them's fighting words.