According to a Oxford University study, automation will replace up to 47% of current jobs by 2033. If any of you want job security and plan on staying employed past the next decade, cross these jobs off your list.
1. Data Entry Associate





This job is one that softwares can easily replace. With the increasing development in technology, the mundane and repetitive job of entering data into the computer is one that will be performed by humans for a short while.
2. Typist





With a new age where hard copies of almost any document are rarely needed and CEO’s that are constantly blogging, the need for a typist is dwindling. Voice-recognition software is available now for those who need someone to “take a letter”.
3. Telemarketer





Robocalls are increasingly replacing human telemarketers. Few people, other than telemarketer themselves, will mourn the passing of this job. The robocalls have the advantage of being able to perform 24/7 with no need for a break and can also maintain the perky attitude programmed into it, no matter how many people hang up.
4. Bank Teller





ATMs are already used more than their human counterparts. 85% of possible transactions can be performed at the ATM with little to no need for human assistance. Citibank is experimenting with video-based tellers and ATM-based loan applications that will lead to a decrease in the number of human tellers.
5. Travel Agent





Years ago, if people wanted to travel somewhere and wanted to find the best deal, they went to a travel agent. But with websites like Expedia and Orbitz, the occupation of travel agent has become almost superfluous. People no longer feel the need to visit or call an agent when they can simply get what they want from a website for free.
6. Mail Carrier





The amount of snail mail is greatly decreasing in today’s digital age. This coupled with developing drone delivery systems, means that a job at the postal service will be non-existent in the future.
7. Telephone Operator





People who answer phones for companies and overnight call services are vanishing species. This is not only due to automation which lets computers handle calls but also due to outsourcing where cheaper labor is easily available for multinational corporations.
8. Newspaper Reporter





The average consumer is less dependent on the newspaper due to the internet. With new blogs popping up everyday and services like Google News, the need for a paper media news outlet is on the decline. The profession of newspaper reporter is bound to decline as a result of this changing trend.
9. Receptionist





This is much like the profession of telephone operator, and is also being replaced by softwares like Virtual Receptionist. Other countries, like Japan, are using actual robots to act as a receptionist. One of the main reasons why receptionists have not been replaced completely is because customers dislike lack of human interaction.
10. Cashier



There is already a rise of self-checkout machines and the task of a cashier is one that can simply be automated. But with recent complaints by customers about these machines, companies are cautiously moving into the time of completely automated checkout machines. Cashiers may still have some time left. 

 

 

There are a lot of worse case scenarios involving airplanes. The first that come to mind are crashes and emergency landings. But what if an airplane was attacked by a bear in the middle of nowhere?





Well this is exactly what happened with Luke Miller. The 28-year-old decided to go on a fishing trip into the most remote wilderness of Alaska, a place that can only be reached by air. Upon returning from fishing with the bounty of the day, Miller saw that his plane had been severely damaged. Upon closer inspection, it was revealed that a bear had mauled the small aircraft and left it with huge holes in the side and tail, two flat tires, and scratches everywhere else. What caused the bear to do this is still unclear as Miller says that the icebox inside the plane that contained fish was airtight and could not have attracted the bear.



Most people would have panicked in this situation, but the pilot maintained his calm and radioed a fellow pilot to bring him new tires, cellophane sheets and 3 cases of duct tape. Miller first patched up the small holes by covering them with duct tape, then made a lattice of cellophane and duct tape over the larger holes. This lattice became the base for multiple layers of duct tape used in a cross-hatch pattern which was not only air tight but tough as well.



With a repaired fuselage, Miller was able to fly the plane back to his home in Anchorage. Apparently, he did not face the slightest problem in flying his unconventionally repaired plane. It just goes to show, with a cool head and a little engineering, we can fix almost anything using whatever resources we can find.

We have revolutionized our livings and our standards to a great level through technology and innovation. Things adopted and created by scientists changed our lifestyles. Humans have always been ambitious in creating new things, we daily find hundreds of research work and inventions through out the world. Its the creativity in us gifted by God which doesnt let us sit idle. Looking in present is all what we have, thinking for future is what we humans have always been doing but lets have some time to Peek in past where we existed. Technology is an unstoppable beast which will keep growing and spreading. Faces will change but the inventors will always exist among us. We collected a bunch of technologies or implementation of technology in past. Have a look at the various such creations in past decades:
One Wheel Bike.


Conic Veils.


News fax.


Gun camera.


Stroller radio.

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For the first time, British airforce has opened doors to Unmanned Aircraft ground control station in Afghanistan. RAF Waddington has two Ground Control Stations operating unmanned aircraft systems in Afghanistan, including the RAF’s Reaper aircraft. The unmanned aircraft systems, often referred to as drones, include current and future equipment such as Hermes 450, Black Hornet Nano, Tarantula Hawk, Watchkeeper and Scan Eagle.

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