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    • DashrenderD
      Dashrender @RojoLoco
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      @RojoLoco said:

      I think you are looking for this .....

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_races_and_species_in_The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Babel_fish

      LOL you beat me to posting about the babble fish 🙂

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      • RojoLocoR
        RojoLoco @Dashrender
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        @Dashrender the post reads like a description of a digital one...

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender @scottalanmiller
          last edited by Dashrender

          @scottalanmiller said:

          More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

          I think Skype is doing this is real, or very near real time right now.

          It's for conversations, not movies, but it should be able to make the transition pretty easy.

          http://www.skype.com/en/translator-preview/

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          • travisdh1T
            travisdh1 @Dashrender
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            @Dashrender said:

            @scottalanmiller said:

            More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

            I think Skype is doing this is real, or very near real time right now.

            Microsoft and Google are known to be working on it and have real-time translation in testing. I'd be very surprised if Apple is not also working on it. Making it available in headphones rather than large server clusters? No.

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            • stacksofplatesS
              stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said:

              More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

              Can we create a replicator also?

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              • travisdh1T
                travisdh1 @stacksofplates
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                @johnhooks said:

                @scottalanmiller said:

                More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

                Can we create a replicator also?

                I want a transporter before a replicator. We're getting closer to replicators with 3d printers, but they're still a ways off.

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                • nadnerBN
                  nadnerB @stacksofplates
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                  @johnhooks said:

                  Can we create a replicator also?

                  No. The replicators were the scourge of at least TWO galaxies. Please, don't create any more.
                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicator_(Stargate)
                  http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Replicator

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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                    @johnhooks said:

                    @scottalanmiller said:

                    More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

                    Can we create a replicator also?

                    We did. They are called 3D printers.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @nadnerB
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                      @nadnerB said:

                      @johnhooks said:

                      Can we create a replicator also?

                      No. The replicators were the scourge of at least TWO galaxies. Please, don't create any more.
                      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicator_(Stargate)
                      http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Replicator

                      And there is that whole moral issue.... does it "transport" you or does it kill the original you and just make a copy at the other end? Who wants to test that first? And who would the copy know if the original died or not?

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        @nadnerB said:

                        @johnhooks said:

                        Can we create a replicator also?

                        No. The replicators were the scourge of at least TWO galaxies. Please, don't create any more.
                        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicator_(Stargate)
                        http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Replicator

                        And there is that whole moral issue.... does it "transport" you or does it kill the original you and just make a copy at the other end? Who wants to test that first? And who would the copy know if the original died or not?

                        What was the movie about a magician who found one of Telsa's inventions, and the invention cloned himself?

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                        • Minion QueenM
                          Minion Queen
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                          The Prestige. Love that movie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZc3EsElqeA)

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                          • DashrenderD
                            Dashrender @Minion Queen
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                            @Minion-Queen said:

                            The Prestige. Love that movie

                            Ding - we have winner!

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                            • brianlittlejohnB
                              brianlittlejohn
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                              Prestige is one of my top 3 favorite movies!

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                              • coliverC
                                coliver
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                                That movie has been on my watch list for far too long. I need to find it and watch it one of these nights.

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                                • Minion QueenM
                                  Minion Queen
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                                  It is worth your time. It was a great movie.

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                                  • stacksofplatesS
                                    stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    @johnhooks said:

                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

                                    Can we create a replicator also?

                                    We did. They are called 3D printers.

                                    They aren't anywhere near as fast or can print organic/non organic material at the same time. Or materialize it.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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                                      @johnhooks said:

                                      @scottalanmiller said:

                                      @johnhooks said:

                                      @scottalanmiller said:

                                      More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

                                      Can we create a replicator also?

                                      We did. They are called 3D printers.

                                      They aren't anywhere near as fast or can print organic/non organic material at the same time. Or materialize it.

                                      No, but they are getting there. They are getting faster and more capable quickly. They are printing all kinds of things. They aren't at the Star Trek level yet, but the technology is there. Heck, they've been printing HOUSES for years now!

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                                      • stacksofplatesS
                                        stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
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                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        @johnhooks said:

                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        @johnhooks said:

                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        More or less you are asking for headphones that are like the universal translator of Star Trek. It's a neat idea and, in theory, Google can do this. However the processing power needed to do this in real time is immense and could not be put into headphones yet. As a concept, yes it can be done. In a practical sense, it cannot be done yet.

                                        Can we create a replicator also?

                                        We did. They are called 3D printers.

                                        They aren't anywhere near as fast or can print organic/non organic material at the same time. Or materialize it.

                                        No, but they are getting there. They are getting faster and more capable quickly. They are printing all kinds of things. They aren't at the Star Trek level yet, but the technology is there. Heck, they've been printing HOUSES for years now!

                                        I've seen the house ones, that's pretty crazy. I just meant it would be nice to be able to print a sandwich, with the bread already baked and the meat already cooked and a full piece of lettuce.

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                                        • s.hacklemanS
                                          s.hackleman
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                                          Just saw this and for some reason I remembered this thread.

                                          http://www.waverlylabs.com/

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                                          • J
                                            Jason Banned
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                                            Why that may not be possible you can however embed multiple audio streams in moves and have different people be able to say plug in to a headset port in the movie theater seat and listen in a selected language. Not realistic or likely to happen either though, and the words would be off from the actors so it's still not going to be a great experience.

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