Google in 20 years !

Google in 20 years…

The designer of the above photo is Jason. He created that picture under the screen
name "modified_dangler" for a Fark.com photoshop contest
with the Theme "Google (or Google searches), 15 years in
the future":

He won that contest with a a large margin, back in 2004.

[ Thanx saufnase for the info ! ]

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toddsherman says:

Clever, should'a showed them on top of the fridge. Saw it on reddit.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

brtw2 says:

I can only hope google isn't so mean int he future =(
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Brat Photography says:

I think it'll be cool to still have the web and newsgroups around but just in a small way with us mostly having moved on to something better
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

antrod says:

funny as hell. Don't we all wish!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Matt McGee says:

20 years?? I say 5 at most.... :-)

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

BLANKartist says:

That's close, but I think you're using the IE8 browser, not Firefox.

*Zing!*
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Squidgee Moot says:

This is great. And probably true.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

MC-Leprosy says:

hahaha
i can only hope this comes true
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Barack Obama is my homeboy says:

with that kinda language, it sounds like they would be turning a little bit........ evil.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

akshav2003 says:

hilarious, always good to see true genius
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Chaddles says:

lol :-)
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Brajeshwar says:

Perhaps try it on a map with triangulated lines with the wireframe of the house in background but the fridge highlighted!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

gags_d_rebel says:

shit.. i was expectin.. it soon.. 20yrs long time.. how wil i find my cell then ?? :(
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

jdhorelick says:

Sorry, but this is VERY old news and that photo is from EASILY a year or two ago.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

adamteale says:

haha! that is brilliant! i'd say give them 10 years max
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Juju | Sydney says:

OMG. Brilliant!

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

danzitting says:

Brilliant... get on it Google.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Juju | Sydney says:

Wow to the comment above.

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

teambhouse says:

Big Brother is watching you...
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrionni Ribo :-) says:

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Paul Stamatiou says:

I've been beta testing this for 3 years now. It's called Google LifeSearch (beta). Although it can always find one of my socks, it tells me the other is in the dryer.. which it's not.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Steven Vo says:

so funny!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Pioner says:

Source: Theme: Google (or Google searches), 15 years in the future. This is the winner entry (missing in the thread) by the very awesome modified_dangler.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Dr Snafu says:

And today's daily dose of internet insanity is provided by Daniel R Luke...
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Aaron Ramshaw [deleted] says:

I'm sure we'll all be using Windows XP in 20 years...
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

eric2033 says:

"I can only hope google isn't so mean int he future =("

"with that kinda language, it sounds like they would be turning a little bit........ evil."

Well, if the user is angry, Google will put him in his place! So not evil...
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

jose.armenteros says:

hahahaha!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

gags_d_rebel says:

@danielrluke

Mind blowing.. i will read it after 20 yrs.. :D
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

teotwawki says:

The pic might be old but the danielrluke comment is a classic... crazy

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

gaganghimire says:

it has help alot......
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

mosesfrancis says:

Has been posted at www.flickrville.com
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

|| Nerius || eNyu || says:

Ha! Keys to a Mercedes..:)
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Matteo de Mayda says:

ah ah ah
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

radziu says:

Lol :D

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Vilhelm Sjostrom says:

hahahaha :-D

Since you have the betaa already I'm sure there's a lot of men who'd like to know where their wives have forgotten their headache pills ;-)
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

NeutralAngel says:

Funny picture. REALLY funny comment. Man, do another line...
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

dyn0r says:

haha great =)
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Neon1024 [deleted] says:

Those aren't my keys.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Enserotonination & Friends & The Oveja says:

Very funny!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Mustafa Maluka says:

:D
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

rcjss says:

funny pic.

@ danielrluke. Google is a business. A bloody good one. They make lots of money for their shareholders by selling advertising on search results. It clearly works for them. Yes, the advertising is less "flairy" but at least it is easier to ignore!!!

If Google can tell me where my fckng keys are, I'd happily click on a few ads to support them.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

gunivs says:

yes,RFID!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

herkamer says:

I can't wait for Google to do this!

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

webherramientas says:

Just great!!
Gus
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

MastaBaba says:

Made something similar a while ago:

Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

pvmultimedia says:

Hehe, very funny!
PVMultimedia seo contest
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

charlesxcharles says:

woa the person who wrote the white paper up above....get a life, dude. seriously who has the time to read about 2000 words of gibberish on flickr? We want to see purty pictures!!!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

IN.Time [deleted] says:

棒极了
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve the Alien says:

saw it on digg, really funny and creative :D
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

demerson says:

So awesome!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Marco Raaphorst says:

lol!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Maccise says:

Haha, nice!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

iknowitdotcom says:

Amazing... if only they could do this... can't wait google!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

rshewade says:

That's possible, but why would I even type the things, I think i would have a chip in my body that can search and show me where the keys are after finding them on google.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Mindze. says:

Haha :D
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

luv.fruit says:

nice mock up
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

pod6isblowedup says:

Hahah, love that plug for Fark!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

donita1 says:

NO NO NO GUYS!
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That was a misunderstanding.
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THIS IS GOOGLE IN 20 YEARS
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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

juliewhite42 says:

Did anyone actually read that ENTIRE long post?
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Elitist Czar says:

I checked the fridge, they are not there... should I search in Yahoo?
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

~XooX~ says:

Hope it doesnt ask me back, "Did you mean 'Where is my dick?'
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

semimortal79 says:

lmaooo excellent
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

peppergrover says:

This will come in handy. I can never find my keys. I need Google in my life today. I can't wait 20 years!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

.dub says:

ya. now thats fricken funny.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

-=BeaRenz=- says:

In 20 years your Benz from mid 90s will be a classic..
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

alinmn says:

20 years later,keys may disappear.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

tchola says:

lol
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Love For Punk says:

Hello from Digg! Awesome picture :)
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

gohappy says:

lol lol
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

modified_dangler says:

Wow, I'm glad (and a bit surprised) to see that this image is still circulating. :oD
As mentioned previously, I did this for a fark contest in 2004.
Thanks for all the kind words, everyone.
Also thanks to my good buddies pioner & saufnase for the credit.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

danielrluke says:

Ah, everyone talks about Google being so powerful and great, but it isn't. It is, in fact, deeply flawed. Maybe they'll change, maybe they'll get better, but I wouldn't count on it. IBM missed the personal computer (Microsoft), and Microsoft missed the internet. Stop for two seconds and think about this. Apparently the phenomenology of missing important ideas is part of the human condition. Most people do not know how to process new ideas because a truly new and innovative idea is like some weird thing dropped from outer space. It's like going in to a bar by yourself in an unfamliar town. You'll be lucky if you get noticed at all. Without a history, it lacks familiar contex and is largely unconnected to anything. History records a mostly negative response to any new innovation which has later become very useful and popular. The telephone, the telegraph, refrigeration, and countless more besides are all examples. Though we deride the generations who have come before us for being so blind, we are no better.

So, to those of you who are unable or unwilling to see the gross deficiencies of search as it now exists, I don't know what to tell you. It should be about as obvious as the nose on your face. The idea upon which Google was built was better than what existed fifteen years ago, but that's not saying much. IT people think computers are the answer to everything. They aren't. Humans are still the best arbiters of human affairs. Search modeled on this maxim would be truly useful. Algorithms cooked up by magicians and wizzards working in secret will one day be upended.

To the rest of you who ridicule a post of more than three words, there is not much to say. I wonder if everything in your life is so devoid of meaning.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

hewhowalksalot says:

wow danielrluke hit that one right on the nose. twice, sad to say some
people still lack a good desire for knowledge. i will admit it took a min for me to grasp your point but once i did i was blown away!! your idea about a search engine is right on. wow is about all i can say! it is much more pragmatic and useful.

i will say this i do agree with you on your point about human affairs, yet technology is highly necessary in human advancement in becoming a more evolved society. it gives us the power of information, along with the power of the word itself. something i think many people take for granted.

my email is the same as my username @sbcglobal.net email me sometime i enjoy sharing interesting or important things found on the internet
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

basselt000 says:

It reminds me a good article on how google is storing private information on everyone:
How Could Google Store Everyone’s Life
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

SKelem says:

The original is an animated gif and is funnier. The final frame shown here implies that Google inserted "fucking". The original shows that the searcher did, but Google responds with "dipshit", presumably in keeping with the tone of the query.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

fotovat1 says:

funny
شادمانی بی سبب من و رضا
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

tangi_bertin says:

nice idea ! Big google watching you :-)
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

KarlGeeZ says:

is it google or the Feds? www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/be-afraid-be-very -afraid-fbi-...
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Bhavesh.Shah says:

very cool
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

danperry.com says:

Haven't laughed this hard at the computer screen in a long time. Great!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

doctor health says:

very very cool
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Plomari Lesvos Hotels says:

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Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Dig the Dupe says:

Amazing piece of art, I say :)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

incurable_hippie says:

Genius! Have linked to you on my blog :) incurable-hippie.blogspot.com/2008/05/things- you-really-n...

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Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Sujatha Nagarajan says:

where is our privacy ?
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

davizzito says:

I hate google
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Bogota Colombia says:

i love google!!

two
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

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