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LARRYDKING:
who else got this?

I did

picoba:
[size=28pt] Age is seriously worry Davido. You better face your music. [/size]

I swear I didn't notice anything in this guy's post

youngkerry:
and also can anyone tell me how he/she went about the last part in mcgill application form that requires print name,title and name of school I don't get this part 8all..pls explain to me in detail

let's talk about it on what's app bro 08066113229

youngkerry:
Pls I nid info asap any one can help... I want to know if the application form for mcgill can be printed out and handwritten like using pen to fill the form then scanning back..after wich uploading via minerva

sure you can! But legibly

Vicmonzan:
thanks, it was a typographical error

okay...

Vicmonzan:
the deadline for uploading documents on Minerva is December 5th , but i will say the earlier the better

January 5th you mean?...

T

Hello Chrisviral hope signing the application, recommendation forms with my name and that of my school counselor will not make them reject my application

aduragbemisteve:
pls can i get your contact details bro? Preferrably whatsapp

scroll up gee I dropped it for a guy who is yet to contact me.. Pls do that fast I want to take it down. Thanks

timzy2:
pls i wld like 2 ask hw 1 transcript would like like....is all d terms needed or just d average of each session ...

it's d average boss... I would have loved to send you mine.. But i am not around now.. Peace

Op I no even read wetin you write na that background dey my mind

Airforce1:
Congrats to her

It's not easy to find husband this days

I dey tell you brother... Them Aunty Rita and genevieve na living testimony oo... Peepz yarn me say Aunty Linda Mansion sef dey

Gotzil08:
I've not finished yet

watsup man I didn't get the mail..

Gotzil08:
I've not finished yet

okay pls lemme have your contact so we can rub minds

Gotzil08:
Request from the bank...they'll give you

did you apply to uni of Toronto?... If yes gimme your contact

Pls anyone with the knowledge of how I can get the necessary financial documentations and bank account statement for uni of Toronto while still showing I am Economically disadvantaged?... Abeg pls help a brother

UromOta:
pls.....after the submission of the application of U of T. What is next thing expected of me?

Pls bro can I get your contact need to make some enquiries from you?

ekoson95:
Does McGill require that?

No u of T

Hello house who has the idea of how I can get a financial documentation and a bank account statement while still showing that I am economically disadvantaged

chiboy429:
Thanks sire. i was damn confused.

Am chisom by name,how about you?

Have you applied?

yes, I just completed my application to McGill am expecting my minerva login details in a week or two... Which school(s) did you apply to

chiboy429:
Pls all,can anyone tell me what the identification form look like ,when attaching it alongside your order number to mcf as you have applied for mcgill

it looks like this

General2COAS:
what about ALMOST HUMAN ?

The use of futuristic cops as used in the movie is not in existence yet in any country of the world although, some countries might be developing them.. But they are not in use yet. Thanks

The senator representing Bayelsa-East senatorial district,
Ben Murray-Bruce, has asked Nigerians to prevail on the
newly appointed Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr.
Babatunde Fashola, not to use a generator in order to feel
the plight of Nigerians.
The senator also asked the Minister of Transport, Mr.
Rotimi Amaechi, to confirm that he would use public
transport at least once in a month in order to understand
the challenges in the transport sector.
Murray-Bruce said this on his official Twitter handle on
Wednesday.
He said although he respects President Muhammadu
Buhari, the President cannot save money with ministers
without portfolios.
He said whether or not ministers get portfolios, they would
still be paid by the government.
He said, “Congratulations to the new ministers. Let us
challenge Babatunde Fashola to confirm he won’t use a
generator so he could feel what Nigerians are feeling. Let
us challenge the Minister of Science and Technology,
Ogbonnaya Onu, to ensure that the government promotes
and use Nigerian-made technology products. Let us also
ask the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, to confirm
that he will use various public transports for at least once in
a month.
“I respect President Buhari but he can’t save money with
ministers without portfolios because whether or not they get
portfolios, they will still be paid. Let us challenge our new
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, to confirm that he
will use Nigerian hospitals and encourage his colleagues to
do so. Let us challenge our Minister of Agriculture, Chief
Audu Ogbeh, to confirm he will eat and encourage his
colleagues to eat foods grown in Nigeria.”

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Dnacode:
M
Na wetin na?
My Igbo brothers stop disgracing me abeg.

Nna Emeka must you quote everything.... Na Wa oo

The Lagos State Government has said it does not sponsor
pilgrims but only ensures their safety while on the spiritual
exercise.
The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdul-Hakeem
Abdul-Lateef, said the state government also coordinated
the activities of the pilgrims to keep them from trouble.
He spoke during an orientation seminar and rededication
service held for intending pilgrims at the Chapel of Christ
the Light, a statement said on Thursday.
He said the state had concluded plans to commence the
movement of the first batch of the 2015 intending Christian
pilgrims to Jerusalem and Rome on Friday.
He said, “The government’s role remains coordinating the
activities of pilgrims, ensuring a hitch free exercise and
ensuring that the rights of the travellers are not trampled
upon while in the holy land.
“The government’s participation in pilgrimage does not
mean that the government is the one sponsoring the
pilgrims but rather, government serves as a coordinating
body for the exercise especially in ensuring the overall
safety of the pilgrims.”
Abdul-Lateef added that the government of Israel which
hosts pilgrims from across the world every year does not
relate with any pilgrim as an individual but as a country,
hence the need for the pilgrims to be better organised by the
government.
He also used the occasion to allay fears of unrest in Israel,
adding that Lagos State would not embark on a journey to a
place where the lives of Lagosians would be endangered.
The commissioner said that the present administration in
the state expected that every religious organisation would
be spiritually rejuvenated and act as development partners
with the government.
Exhorting the intending pilgrims, Rt. Rev. Dr. A. Adetubo
emphasised the importance of prayers as the fundamental
reason for the holy journey.
He solicited maximum obedience and cooperation from the
intending pilgrims with all officials of government who had
over the years gathered experiences on the exercise.


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This is just to show that some people do not want progress for this country... Juicy ministries!!!

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related
Offences Commission has traced N292m to the account of
one of the permanent secretaries that were retired on
Tuesday, The PUNCH has learnt.
It was gathered on Thursday that the ICPC made the
discovery during the discreet investigations into the five
months the permanent secretaries presided over ministries
in the absence of ministers.
Anti-graft investigators were said to have commenced
probe into the permanent secretaries’ reign shortly after
President Muhammadu Buhari submitted the ministerial list
to the Senate.
It was learnt that the investigators became curious upon
discovery that the account of one of the permanent
secretaries swelled up to N292m in the last five months.
Our correspondents learnt that three more permanent
secretaries might also face trial for alleged corruption.
There had been a report on Thursday that five former
permanent secretaries would face trial for alleged
corruption.
It was learnt that the ICPC’s investigations were not limited
to permanent secretaries that were compulsorily retired on
Tuesday but also those who served in the past five months
and still in service.
Findings showed that the ICPC might invite some of the
permanent secretaries for interrogation upon the
completion of its investigation next week.
A source in the ICPC, who confided in one of our
correspondents, said, “It is true that the ICPC is probing the
activities of the permanent secretaries. About N292m was
traced to the account of one of the recently retired
permanent secretaries.
“The commission has concluded investigating some of the
permanent secretaries while others are still being
investigated. For those that we have concluded
investigations on them, we have sent their files to relevant
places for action.
“It is not exactly true that those who were not sacked by
the President in the recent exercise are innocent. They are
also being investigated.”
It was also learnt the ICPC had been investigating some
directors and that the Federal Government had directed anti-
graft agencies to place emphasis on recovery of funds from
corrupt former public officers.
A Presidency source stated, “I can tell you that the focus of
the government is changing. The President is more
interested in recouping the stolen money.
“The President and his advisers are not unmindful of the
fact that prosecution could take a long time. The President
is more interested in recouping the money.
“What is happening is that the anti-graft agencies go for the
facts, very strong facts that cannot be denied, confront the
people with the evidence and ask them to return the funds
if they don’t want to go to jail.
“And many of them are cooperating. I can tell you for sure
that people are returning money.”
Our correspondent could not get the Resident Consultant,
Media and Event, of the ICPC, Mr. Folu Olamiti, to react as
his telephone indicated that it was switched off or in an area
outside network coverage.
Buhari however on Thursday warned civil servants at all
levels that his administration would not condone any act of
indiscipline and corrupt practices.
He also justified his administration’s decision to drop the
previous practice of administering written and oral
examinations on civil servants for ascension to the rank of
permanent secretaries.
Buhari spoke at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, shortly after
administering oaths of office on 16 out of the 18 new
permanent secretaries whose appointments were approved
on Tuesday, after retiring 17.
The remaining two new permanent secretaries were said to
be out of the country as of the time their appointments were
announced and that they would take their oaths at a later
date.
The President said the responsibilities bestowed on the
permanent secretaries were enormous and that the
success or otherwise of the government would depend on
their competence, ability and capacity to discharge their
duties effectively and efficiently.
He said, “I must, however, sound a note of warning. It is
within public domain that ministers as chief executives of
their ministries as well as other government officials
involved in policy formulation and implementation often
complain of the intolerable levels of incompetence,
indifference or even suspected sabotage by some of the top
echelons of the civil service.
“Even where permanent secretaries, in some instances, are
exempted from these accusations, they are still responsible
and liable for failing to provide the required leadership,
control and direction.
“This administration will not condone any excesses,
indifference, incompetence and corrupt practices in any
form.
“Permanent Secretaries are therefore advised to note these
words of caution and disseminate them to all civil servants
accordingly.
“I am sure the permanent secretaries and all other civil
servants appreciate the fact that I have always considered
the civil service as an indispensable reservoir of experience,
expertise and loyalty. I, therefore, consider the service as a
dependable ally in my quest to change this country for the
better.”
Buhari said if Nigeria would realise its full potential for
greatness, its civil service must first understand and accept
the “change mantra” of the present administration and lead
its spread through all the institutions of governance and the
economy.
He said his administration would give all the necessary
support, protection and encouragement to the civil service
to do its work, adding that he had faith in the ability and
quality of the Nigerian civil service to provide stability and
the desired change.
Meanwhile, the President of the Nigerian Voters’ Assembly,
Mashood Erubami, has backed efforts of the Buhari
administration to sanitise the civil service.
Erubami, in an interview with one of our correspondents,
supported the merging of ministries by the President.
He said, “The adoption of alignment and merger of
ministries towards sanitising the civil service and improving
the efficient service delivery in the public service also fit
with the portfolios,” he said.
Erubami added that Buhari had met the expectations of the
people by putting round pegs in round holes.
He said, “The posting of Prof (Isaac) Adewole to man the
Ministry of Health is an indeed a round peg in a round hole
just as Abubakar Malami in the Ministry of Justice. Other
ministers who might not have been posted to ministries of
their professional callings are also in good stead because of
their accrued knowledge, experiences and exposure in
general administration.
“We had looked for ministers that have the genuine interest
of the country in their hearts and love the country. We had
expected ministers who would think beyond the box, come
together to discuss and set standards for their own
programmes and policies that will stand them out as the
best crops of ministers that Nigeria will ever have.
“However for these ministers to be valuable to the people
and the nation, they will be expected to rise up immediately
after the allotment of portfolios and show daily commitment
to actions, which will meet the genuine expectation of the
people. This should be so because the immediate past
government had inflicted lots of damage in the lives of
people as a result of years of clueless and directionless
governance.”

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Opinion leaders and socio-political associations in the
South- East believe that Igbo were deliberately denied ‘juicy’
ministries by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Leaders of the foremost Igbo socio-political body,
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and Njiko Igbo, another prominent pan-
Igbo association, described the portfolios assigned to Igbo
ministers as ‘disappointing.’
Speaking with one of our correspondents on the telephone,
President of Ohanaeze Youth Wing, Mazi Okechukwu
Isiguzoro, who spoke on behalf of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, said
Ogbonnaya Onu and Chris Ngige deserved ‘more influential’
ministries than Science and Technology, and Labour and
Productivity, respectively.
Isiguzoro said, “We are disappointed that somebody of the
calibre of Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu was assigned to Science and
Technology ministry, even Dr. Chris Ngige should have been
appointed as the Health Minister instead of Labour and
Productivity.
“Okechukwu Enalama should have been appointed Minister
of Finance.
“Igbo ministers did not get juicy portfolios, except perhaps
Ibe Kachikwu and Rotimi Amaechi, who are our brothers
from the South-South.
“We are not happy that we did not get the juicy portfolios,
although we are happy that our brothers from the Niger
Delta got.
“Nevertheless, the era of impunity has gone and we expect
all the Igbo ministers to perform excellently.
“We expect them to close ranks and work towards
developing Igboland.”
Also, President of Njiko Igbo, Reverend Okechukwu Obioha,
said Buhari relegated Igbo ministers to the background in
his cabinet.
But he admitted that the association was not surprised.
He said, “They are adding more salt to the injury, we
expected that. We can see that we (Igbo) are not wanted in
this country. At the moment, the sharing of the national
cake is between the North and the South-West.
“What will Ngige be doing as Labour and Productivity
minister when the Federal Government is not employing
anyone, or creating jobs?
“Even the Foreign Affairs portfolio that was given to an
Igboman (Geoffrey Onyeama) is of no consequence
because already Buhari has travelled to most of the
countries and he will continue to do so.
“He has travelled in six months more than the immediate
past president travelled in six years.
“So the Foreign Affairs minister will just be a rubber stamp.
“Buhari has taken the Ministry of Petroleum Resources for
himself, making an Igboman the Minister of State.
“So, he (Buhari) has virtually given the Igbo nothing.
“But the problem is this will lead to more agitation for
Biafra,” Obioha said.
Too early to assess ministers – Nwabueze group
However, the Igbo Leaders of Thought, an association of
prominent Igbo personalities, led by foremost constitutional
lawyer, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, said it was too early to praise,
or condemn the new cabinet.
The Secretary General of the ILT, Evang. Eliot Uko, said it
was a welcome relief that a cabinet had been put in place
after several months.
Speaking with one of our correspondents on the telephone,
he said, “It would be wrong to praise the cabinet, or to
condemn it, hurriedly. We are happy that the cabinet has
taken off but it is necessary for the cabinet to realise that
expectations are very high.
“They should also understand the implications of crashing
this high expectation.”
Asked to state the views of the ILT concerning the
ministries assigned to Igbo ministers, Uko said, “The Igbo
Leaders of Thought are not that petty-minded to judge
which ministries are juicy, and the ones that are not.
“Juicy or non-juicy portfolios, we want a cabinet that can
take Nigeria to a higher level, bearing in mind that there is
need to restructure this country.”
CHRD faults education minister appointment
But the Coalition of Human Rights Defenders faulted
President Muhammadu Buhari appointment of Adamu
Adamu appointment as Education minister and a professor
as Minister of State for Education.
The convener of the body in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Inibehe
Effiong, said in Uyo on Thursday that a reverse of the
appointment would be adequate.
According to him, Buhari with the appointment of ministers
and the portfolios that had been assigned to them was on
the right track.
“Buhari seems to be on the right track with the appointment
of ministers and the portfolios that have been assigned to
them. It is encouraging because it shows a departure from
the past.
“Though I have reservation on some of the portfolios
especially that of Education ministry, where Adamu Adamu
is the minister, while the professor is made a Minister of
State. I felt the reverse should have been the case,” he said.
On the corruption charges levelled against some of the
ministers, Effiong stated that there was nothing so serious
as some of the allegations emanated from those who had
political grudges with some of the ministers.
He stated that the development was the carry-over of
acrimony and hatred by the Peoples Democratic Party
senators against some of the ministers.
Cabinet composition fair – Ijaw youth
The Ijaw Youth Council commended the President for a fair
and even distribution of ministries in the assignment of
portfolios.
The IYC President, Mr. Udengs Eradiri, said on Thursday
that the development would help in forging national
integration that is badly needed in the country.
Eradiri said, “The new cabinet composition will help in
national integration that is strongly needed at these trying
times of our nation.
“We urge the ministers from the Niger Delta to live up to
expectations and use their offices to address the challenges
of youth unemployment that is the catalyst for the high rate
of crimes, kidnappings, pipeline vandalism and oil-related
theft prevalent in the region.”
Also, a foremost Ijaw activist, Mr. Alagoa Morris, urged
President Buhari to ensure that the ministers do not fail the
nation by giving them necessary tools to carry out their
functions.
He challenged the President to ensure that critical areas of
corruption, power supply, mass housing, justice and human
rights, security, etc were tackled, saying tha addressing
them would be the beginning of getting the nation out of its
present predicament.
Morris state, “The appointment of ministers and assignment
of portfolios was long awaited and, thank God, it finally
came like a much desired rain in the arid land.
“However, while it is hoped that round pegs are not placed
in the square holes, it is important to say that much is being
expected from Buhari and his cabinet and the Nigeria
project must not fail, especially with the sailing mantra of
change.
“Again, it is instructive to urge Mr. President to ensure that
the round pegs in round holes meet their expected ends. To
be effective in the task ahead, the necessary tools of the
office should not be denied them because if you appoint
and starve the ministers free mind to execute their duties,
that is ‘disempowerment’.”
He reminded the President that Nigerians had been in the
wilderness of needs for too long and that it was time the
government made the positive moves to get Nigerians out
of the woods.
He also urged Nigerians to give genuine support to the
Federal Government so that the populace, could as a nation,
advance collectively towards the ideal – the promised land.
He advocated the necessity for Buhari and Nigerians to
exercise the important roles of supervising, monitoring and
observing the ministers and offer criticism where necessary
constructively so that they would not veer from the task
given to them.
Also, a the public affairs analyst and the Chancellor of the
International Society for Social Justice and Human Rights,
Dr. Jackson Omenazu, said Nigerians would be satisfied
with the crop of ministers put together as federal cabinet by
President Buhari.

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pyyxxaro:
Old papa youngie


Wish him Goodluck and Patience Jonathan

you wan crack joke abi?.... Try again cos you no funny.

All them wailing ministers I leave you all with this

It should come as no surprise that science fiction writers have often provided prescient glimpses of future technologies. From the advanced submarine imagined by Jules Verne in his 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea to the spacecraft described by H.G. Wells in his 1897 novel The War of the Worlds, there are countless examples of science fiction works that have foreshadowed, or even inspired, the development of real technologies.

Since there are so many films that depict fictional technologies that were later invented, this list is far from comprehensive. However, we tried to include films that featured the earliest depiction of a particular technology. We also highlighted several films that accurately predicted multiple future technologies. On the other hand, some of the movies included on this list were chosen according to our personal preferences and our subjective opinion of what constitutes an accurate prediction of a future technology. Keeping those caveats in mind, here are eight science fiction movies that provided amazingly accurate glimpses of future technologies. Movies are listed in the order of their release dates, from oldest to newest.

8. Movie: Metropolis (1927) Technology: Android
No, director Fritz Lang’s seminal science fiction film does not depict Google’s open source operating system. However, it does feature one of the earliest movie portrayals of a robot that is made to look like a human. In the film, a mad scientist named Rotwang transforms a robot into a doppelgänger of another character named Maria, in order to crush a workers revolt.

While today’s androids may not approach the same level of human likeness as Rotwang’s creation, there are plenty of fairly realistic humanoid robots that will take you deep into the uncanny valley. Perhaps the secret to more realistic androids lies in Rotwang’s use of a Tesla coil and an inverted pentagram. As an added bonus for science fiction fans, it should be pointed out that the original robot in Metropolis looks a lot like a cross between Star Wars’ C-3PO and Spaceballs’ Dot Matrix.

7. Movie: Woman in the Moon (1929) Technology: Space travel
While French director Georges Méliès’s famous A Trip to the Moon film preceded Woman in the Moon by over twenty years, the depiction of space travel in Fritz Lang’s film is considered much more realistic. While the characters in A Trip to the Moon utilize a giant cannon to launch their spacecraft into the eye of an anthropomorphic moon, Woman in the Moon includes a fairly accurate depiction of a multistage rocket launch.

On the other hand, the film’s depiction of some aspects of rocket travel and the moon were pretty far off base, such as the rocket’s launch from water and the existence of a lunar atmosphere. Still, Woman in the Moon offers an amazingly prescient depiction of later rocket launches into space, especially considering that the movie was made twenty-eight years before the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1 launch.

6. Movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Technology: Tablet computer
Among all the wondrous technical gadgetry depicted in Stanley Kubrick’s groundbreaking science fiction film is a device that many of us likely own today: the tablet computer. Besides depicting devices that bear an unmistakable resemblance to the tablets we use today, Kubrick’s film also fairly accurately predicted the time period when these devices would appear. Apple’s iPad made its debut in 2010, only nine years after the setting of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

As reported by FOSS Patents, the movie props’ resemblance to Apple’s iPad became enshrined in U.S. federal court records when Samsung cited 2001: A Space Odyssey as prior art against Apple’s iPad design patent claim. Fortunately — as far as we know — no one has yet tried to replicate Kubrick’s depiction of a killer artificial intelligence.

5. Movie: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) Technology: Mobile phone
When it comes to predicting future technologies, it can be argued that the Star Trek franchise tops all other science fiction movies combined. Some of the currently existing technologies that the Star Trek franchise predicted include videophone communications, 3-D printers (replicators), and computer speech recognition. However, perhaps the most iconic Star Trek technology that later became a reality is the handheld communicator.

Interestingly, the first two Star Trek theatrical releases — Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan — depicted the films’ characters using wrist-worn communicators instead of the classic handheld devices used on the original television series. So perhaps the smartwatch should also be added to the list of technologies predicted by Star Trek. However, the classic handheld communicators returned in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

Martin Cooper, the inventor of the first cell phone, cited the handheld communicators depicted in the Star Trek universe as an inspiration for his invention, according to TIME. While Cooper’s first cell phone was a “brick” that bore little resemblance to the handheld communicator seen in the clip above, the “flip phone” design that was later used by various mobile phone makers appears to be directly inspired by Star Trek’s iconic devices.

4. Movie: Short Circuit (1986) Technology: Military robot
While this film’s story about a robot that becomes self-aware after being struck by lightning may not be based on solid science, its depiction of the military’s interest in robots was spot on. In the film, “Number 5,” or “Johnny Five,” is an experimental prototype robot that the government has developed for military applications.

Today, the use of robots by the military for reconnaissance and attack purposes is well established. The best known military robots may be the unmanned aerial vehicles that are used by the U.S. and various other militaries around the world. However, there are also military robots that use a continuous track-based design that looks a lot like Johnny Five’s. Hopefully this MAARS robot developed by defense contractor QinetiQ will never gain self-awareness.

3. Movie: Back to the Future Part II (1989) Technology: Wearable tech
Not surprisingly for a film that revolves around time travel, Back to the Future Part II depicts multiple futuristic technologies. While we’re still waiting for functional hoverboards, Nike has apparently promised self-lacing shoes for 2015, according to The Verge.

Another real technology predicted by Back to the Future Part II is the smart eyewear that Marty McFly’s children are using in the film. Is it a head-mounted virtual reality device like the Oculus Rift, or is it more like Google Glass? We’re not sure, but as seen in the clip above, the device apparently handles phone call notifications.

2. Movie: Total Recall (1990) Technology: Driverless car
Loosely based on a short story by science fiction author Philip K. Dick, this blockbuster film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger is packed with all sorts of futuristic technologies that have yet to be invented, including machines that can implant false memories and animatronic disguises that sort of work. However, amid all the Martian mayhem, there is also a scene that depicts a technology that is currently being developed by Google: driverless cars.

To be fair, Google’s self-driving car project does not include a creepy robot driver that looks like the offspring of Andy Griffith and Howdy Doody. The sleek self-driving vehicles depicted in 2004’s I, Robot are probably closer to what Google has in mind. However, we give props to Total Recall for giving a fairly early portrayal of what may one day become a widely used technology.

1. Movie: Minority Report (2002) Technology: Gesture-based user interface
Once again, a Philip K. Dick short story was the source material for a film that portrayed multiple fictional technologies that have since become reality, including facial recognition software, personalized advertising, and psychics who predict future crimes. Okay, maybe not that last one … yet. However, the film did accurately predict gesture-based user interfaces long before touchscreens and motion-sensing inputs became common.

In the scene, Captain John Anderton — played by Tom Cruise — manipulates images on a computer with dramatic gestures. While most people today don’t operate their smartphones and tablets with exaggerated two-handed gestures, the swipe and pinch-to-zoom motions used by Anderton are essentially the same gestures used to operate touchscreens today. The user interface seen in Minority Report also foreshadowed motion sensing input devices like Microsoft’s Kinect system.

It should be noted that Minority Report’s amazingly prescient predictions weren’t just random guesses about what the future may look like. Director Steven Spielberg told Roger Ebert that like Stanley Kubrick did for 2001: A Space Odyssey, he “consulted with industrial designers, futurists, advertising people, to try to visualize what the future world would look like.”

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