Future Culture

Futurist Writer Lei Kalina writes her tongue-in-cheek musings and ramblings on the growing worldwide phenomenon of the growth of the Future Culture in the 21st Century

Future Culture In The 21st Century

Future Culture In the 21st Century

Futures Studies, Foresight, or Futurology , according to Wikipedia, is the science, art and practice of postulating possible, probable, and preferable futures and the worldviews and myths that underlie them. Futures studies (colloquially called "Futures" by many of the field's practitioners) seeks to understand what is likely to continue, what is likely to change, and what is novel. Part of the discipline thus seeks a systematic and pattern-based understanding of past and present, and to determine the likelihood of future events and trends. Futures is an interdisciplinary field, studying yesterday's and today's changes, and aggregating and analyzing both lay and professional strategies, and opinions with respect to tomorrow.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Phone Apps Your Mom Will Surely Hate

It's inevitable: even in the 21st century age of technology, worldwide techno-users and enthusiasts still fumble and stumble with communications, going ala butter fingers with miscommunication, and veritable mishap and bloody mayhem via distorted and overused techno-talk. The result: possibly total disasters. Geez.

And with new mobile phone applications -- running the gamut from "400 Pick-Up Lines" for your precocious teenager, to "Easy Bartender" which seemingly eases your child's screeching intoxication to Drunkendom -- more misdirections for youngsters which their moms would surely react with total violence, and shrieking disbelief like a wailing banshee. Picture your mom with curlers, screaming her heart out, tearing her hair, gritting her teeth, sporting discombobulated eyes like Garfield's . Even I won't have my teenager Krishna go near these.

iFart Mobile, Fart Remote, 20th Century Martini on my kid's phone ... Are you serious ??? (*&#)$(*^!)^@!!!!! Unless he would learn these stuff elsewhere... Oh boy.



Forbes.com reports.



Amateur Surgeon

Amateur Surgeon
iPhone


"Here's an example of something your kids probably aren't ready for. This program allows you to operate virtually on anyone in your phone's contact list. It's not for the squeamish. Fortunately, the iPhone's parental controls make it easy to lock out applications that are rated as appropriate for those 17 and older, and this is one of them."




400 Pickup Lines

400 Pickup Lines

iPhone


"This application is all about harmless fun. That said, if you haven't locked down your kid's iPhone yet, avail yourself of the parental controls now. You do not want your pre-teen trying out this application's pickup lines in the schoolyard."


Annoy-A-Teen


Annoy-A-Teen

iPhone

"Teenagers are like dogs. By which we mean there are some sounds only they can hear. This application gives you an opportunity to exact some revenge--via the "Annoy-A-Teen"--on the kiddos. Enjoy."





Illusions Scream


Illusions Scream
iPhone

"The iPhone's powerful graphics make it a great platform for applications that show off trippy visual illusions. This application seems like just another one of those, until it shows you a scary picture and screams at you. Boo!"




Rim shot and Crickets



Rim shot and Crickets
iPhone


"Just what your little smart aleck needs: backup. Ugh. This application puts tools such as the sound of a golf clap, chirping crickets and the classic rim shot at your fingertips. Now you'll know what junior really thinks of all your jokes."



iFart Mobile


iFart Mobile
iPhone


"This application is exactly what it sounds like. Ba-dum-dum."



Shotgun Pro


Shotgun Pro
iPhone

"Lock and load, baby. Jerk the phone back to cock the slide on this virtual shotgun, then blast away. It's perfectly safe, just somewhat annoying. So don't take this thing hunting."



EasyBartender


EasyBartender
BlackBerry

"This is a fine application--for adults. But if you find this handy guide to mixing adult beverages on your kid's BlackBerry, it's time to have a long talk."



Biowallet


Biowallet
Android


"This application isn't ready yet. That's a good thing; it will give you time to prepare. This software can secure an Android phone so that it can only be unlocked via an Iris scan, among other tricks. Clever. The only problem: If your kid is protecting his phone with this much security, you might want to have a look at what he or she is keeping from your prying eyes."



Fart Remote

Fart Remote
iPhone


"Seeing a pattern here? Enough said. "




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