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      <title>Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen beim Kauf eines Hauses in Dubai</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[glashutte uhr&#xA;&#xA;Der Hauskaufprozess in Dubai ist im Vergleich zu verschiedenen anderen Ländern recht einfach. Doch während der gesamte Prozess in den meisten Fällen unkompliziert ist, etwa wenn Sie von einem Verkäufer kaufen, der kein Darlehen für die Immobilie hat, wird auf dem Sekundärmarkt die relationale Unreife des Rechtssystems von Dubai deutlich. Um die damit verbundenen Risiken zu minimieren, müssen Sie daher die unten aufgeführten 10 Tipps befolgen, wenn Sie sich für ein zum Verkauf stehendes Haus in Dubai entscheiden.&#xA;&#xA;Machen Sie sich mit dem Kaufprozess vertraut. Bei den beiden verschiedenen Arten des Immobilienkaufs in Dubai, dem „Off-Plan“-Kauf durch den Bauträger und dem „Weiterverkauf“ durch den einzelnen Verkäufer, unterscheidet sich der Kaufprozess. Für einen Off-Plan-Kauf müssen Sie Ihren Reisepass, ein Reservierungsformular mit einer Beschreibung des Geschäfts und eine Reservierungsgebühr von 5–15 % sowie das Fertigstellungsdatum für eine „noch im Bau befindliche Immobilie“ und den Entschädigungsbetrag bei nicht rechtzeitiger Lieferung vorlegen . Was die Wiederverkaufsimmobilie anbelangt, wird ein Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), in dem der Deal dargelegt wird, mit einer Anzahlung von 10 % verlängert und sobald die Finanzierung genehmigt ist, kann die Transaktion abgeschlossen werden.&#xA;&#xA;Due Diligence. Machen Sie Ihre eigenen Recherchen, um den Ruf des Entwicklers neuer Villen in Dubai oder der Immobilie zu ermitteln und festzustellen, ob er die Immobilie wie versprochen und pünktlich übergibt oder nicht. Stellen Sie im ersteren Fall sicher, dass sie beim Dubai Land Department registriert sind.&#xA;&#xA;Wenn Sie die Immobilie von Experten begutachten lassen, können Sie sich auf die vielen potenziellen Risiken einer hohen Wartung und Reparatur der zum Verkauf stehenden Luxushäuser aufmerksam machen in Dubai in Zukunft.&#xA;&#xA;Out-Put-Klausel. Wenn Sie eine Immobilie mit Hypothek kaufen möchten, stellen Sie sicher, dass das MoU eine Out-Out-Klausel enthält, um sich vor dem Verlust Ihrer ursprünglichen Anzahlung für die Immobilie zu schützen.&#xA;&#xA;Überprüfen Sie die Verbindlichkeiten. Stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie mit der Immobilie, die Sie kaufen, Anspruch auf den alleinigen Eigentümer haben, abzüglich etwaiger Verbindlichkeiten oder Schulden.&#xA;&#xA;Holen Sie sich vor jedem Immobilienhandel die Genehmigung Ihrer Bank ein, um sicherzustellen, dass Sie über ausreichende Mittel verfügen, um mit dem Kauf fortzufahren, ohne sich selbst zu belasten den Immobilienmakler/-entwickler in den Ärger verwickeln.&#xA;&#xA;Zusätzliche Kosten. Seien Sie vor dem Kauf vorsichtig und berücksichtigen Sie die vielen zusätzlichen Kosten wie Anwalts- oder Entwickler-/Maklergebühren, um die richtige Schätzung der Gesamtkosten zu erhalten.&#xA;&#xA;Lesen Sie den Vertrag sorgfältig durch und verstehen Sie ihn, bevor Sie fortfahren.&#xA;&#xA;Original: Behance.net]]&gt;</description>
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<p>Der Hauskaufprozess in Dubai ist im Vergleich zu verschiedenen anderen Ländern recht einfach. Doch während der gesamte Prozess in den meisten Fällen unkompliziert ist, etwa wenn Sie von einem Verkäufer kaufen, der kein Darlehen für die Immobilie hat, wird auf dem Sekundärmarkt die relationale Unreife des Rechtssystems von Dubai deutlich. Um die damit verbundenen Risiken zu minimieren, müssen Sie daher die unten aufgeführten 10 Tipps befolgen, wenn Sie sich für ein zum Verkauf stehendes Haus in Dubai entscheiden.</p>

<p>Machen Sie sich mit dem Kaufprozess vertraut. Bei den beiden verschiedenen Arten des Immobilienkaufs in Dubai, dem „Off-Plan“-Kauf durch den Bauträger und dem „Weiterverkauf“ durch den einzelnen Verkäufer, unterscheidet sich der Kaufprozess. Für einen Off-Plan-Kauf müssen Sie Ihren Reisepass, ein Reservierungsformular mit einer Beschreibung des Geschäfts und eine Reservierungsgebühr von 5–15 % sowie das Fertigstellungsdatum für eine „noch im Bau befindliche Immobilie“ und den Entschädigungsbetrag bei nicht rechtzeitiger Lieferung vorlegen . Was die Wiederverkaufsimmobilie anbelangt, wird ein Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), in dem der Deal dargelegt wird, mit einer Anzahlung von 10 % verlängert und sobald die Finanzierung genehmigt ist, kann die Transaktion abgeschlossen werden.</p>

<p>Due Diligence. Machen Sie Ihre eigenen Recherchen, um den Ruf des Entwicklers neuer Villen in Dubai oder der Immobilie zu ermitteln und festzustellen, ob er die Immobilie wie versprochen und pünktlich übergibt oder nicht. Stellen Sie im ersteren Fall sicher, dass sie beim Dubai Land Department registriert sind.</p>

<p>Wenn Sie die Immobilie von Experten begutachten lassen, können Sie sich auf die vielen potenziellen Risiken einer hohen Wartung und Reparatur der zum Verkauf stehenden Luxushäuser aufmerksam machen in Dubai in Zukunft.</p>

<p>Out-Put-Klausel. Wenn Sie eine Immobilie mit Hypothek kaufen möchten, stellen Sie sicher, dass das MoU eine Out-Out-Klausel enthält, um sich vor dem Verlust Ihrer ursprünglichen Anzahlung für die Immobilie zu schützen.</p>

<p>Überprüfen Sie die Verbindlichkeiten. Stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie mit der Immobilie, die Sie kaufen, Anspruch auf den alleinigen Eigentümer haben, abzüglich etwaiger Verbindlichkeiten oder Schulden.</p>

<p>Holen Sie sich vor jedem Immobilienhandel die Genehmigung Ihrer Bank ein, um sicherzustellen, dass Sie über ausreichende Mittel verfügen, um mit dem Kauf fortzufahren, ohne sich selbst zu belasten den Immobilienmakler/-entwickler in den Ärger verwickeln.</p>

<p>Zusätzliche Kosten. Seien Sie vor dem Kauf vorsichtig und berücksichtigen Sie die vielen zusätzlichen Kosten wie Anwalts- oder Entwickler-/Maklergebühren, um die richtige Schätzung der Gesamtkosten zu erhalten.</p>

<p>Lesen Sie den Vertrag sorgfältig durch und verstehen Sie ihn, bevor Sie fortfahren.</p>

<p>Original: Behance.net</p>
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      <title>MSI B760 Motherboard and Intel 14th Gen Duo Unveiled!</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[https://uhren.one&#xA;&#xA;Read more on Govindhtech.com&#xA;&#xA;MSI B760 Motherboard and Intel Core CPU&#xA;&#xA;With the release of its most recent line of Intel Core 14th generation CPUs, MSI assumes a prominent position in the field of cutting edge technology. These CPUs, which prioritize efficiency, are available in 65W and 35W versions and promise a significant improvement in performance. Thanks to a clever mix of P- and E-cores, these models notably have a lower TDP than their “K” Series counterparts without sacrificing power.&#xA;&#xA;Extending the Horizon: The Addition of 18 New Models&#xA;&#xA;There will be eighteen more models added to the Intel Core 14th generation CPU family. With the inclusion of the Intel Core i9, Core i7, Core i5, Core i3, and the 300(T) Series, this broad range guarantees that there is an ideal processor for each user’s processing requirements.&#xA;&#xA;Revealing the Powerhouse: The Features of the MSI B760 MotherboardIntegration of MPG, MAG, and PRO Series&#xA;&#xA;The B760 platform from MSI offers a plethora of amazing features that work in perfect harmony with the MPG, MAG, and PRO Series. Among them is the All-Aluminum and Extended Heatsink, a remarkable device that effectively drains heat and guarantees peak performance even under taxing conditions.&#xA;&#xA;M.2 Shield Frozr: Increasing SSD Capability&#xA;&#xA;The new M.2 Shield Frozr is included into the B760 motherboards to significantly improve the thermal solution on SSDs. This function guarantees outstanding speed and protects your SSD while providing a smooth computing experience.&#xA;&#xA;Next-Generation Connectivity: 2.5G LAN with Wi-Fi 6E&#xA;&#xA;Redefining connection, MSI B760 motherboards have a 2.5G LAN and the newest Intel Wi-Fi 6E solution. These developments guarantee a fast networking experience, enabling users to engage in uninterrupted, lag-free online activities.&#xA;&#xA;Simplified Building Process: IO Shield and EZ M.2 Clips placed in advance&#xA;&#xA;MSI B760 motherboards put the needs of its users first by integrating EZ M.2 clips and an integrated IO shield. Both novices and enthusiasts will find the PC construction process easier and more seamless thanks to its well-thought-out design.&#xA;&#xA;Future-Ready: Intel Core 14th Generation Processor BIOS Compatibility&#xA;&#xA;MSI makes every 600 &amp; 700 Series motherboard BIOS available for download at launch to prepare for Intel Core 14th gen CPUs. By ensuring a smooth transition to the newest technology, this progressive approach allows users to fully use their equipment.&#xA;&#xA;Explore the newest Z790 MAX Series motherboards from MSI by clicking here, and get ready for an unmatched computing experience. With MSI’s dedication to excellence and innovation, embrace the future.]]&gt;</description>
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<p>Read more on Govindhtech.com</p>

<p>MSI B760 Motherboard and Intel Core CPU</p>

<p>With the release of its most recent line of Intel Core 14th generation CPUs, MSI assumes a prominent position in the field of cutting edge technology. These CPUs, which prioritize efficiency, are available in 65W and 35W versions and promise a significant improvement in performance. Thanks to a clever mix of P- and E-cores, these models notably have a lower TDP than their “K” Series counterparts without sacrificing power.</p>

<p>Extending the Horizon: The Addition of 18 New Models</p>

<p>There will be eighteen more models added to the Intel Core 14th generation CPU family. With the inclusion of the Intel Core i9, Core i7, Core i5, Core i3, and the 300(T) Series, this broad range guarantees that there is an ideal processor for each user’s processing requirements.</p>

<p>Revealing the Powerhouse: The Features of the MSI B760 MotherboardIntegration of MPG, MAG, and PRO Series</p>

<p>The B760 platform from MSI offers a plethora of amazing features that work in perfect harmony with the MPG, MAG, and PRO Series. Among them is the All-Aluminum and Extended Heatsink, a remarkable device that effectively drains heat and guarantees peak performance even under taxing conditions.</p>

<p>M.2 Shield Frozr: Increasing SSD Capability</p>

<p>The new M.2 Shield Frozr is included into the B760 motherboards to significantly improve the thermal solution on SSDs. This function guarantees outstanding speed and protects your SSD while providing a smooth computing experience.</p>

<p>Next-Generation Connectivity: 2.5G LAN with Wi-Fi 6E</p>

<p>Redefining connection, MSI B760 motherboards have a 2.5G LAN and the newest Intel Wi-Fi 6E solution. These developments guarantee a fast networking experience, enabling users to engage in uninterrupted, lag-free online activities.</p>

<p>Simplified Building Process: IO Shield and EZ M.2 Clips placed in advance</p>

<p>MSI B760 motherboards put the needs of its users first by integrating EZ M.2 clips and an integrated IO shield. Both novices and enthusiasts will find the PC construction process easier and more seamless thanks to its well-thought-out design.</p>

<p>Future-Ready: Intel Core 14th Generation Processor BIOS Compatibility</p>

<p>MSI makes every 600 &amp; 700 Series motherboard BIOS available for download at launch to prepare for Intel Core 14th gen CPUs. By ensuring a smooth transition to the newest technology, this progressive approach allows users to fully use their equipment.</p>

<p>Explore the newest Z790 MAX Series motherboards from MSI by clicking here, and get ready for an unmatched computing experience. With MSI’s dedication to excellence and innovation, embrace the future.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Demolition Man</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[uhren herren A great piece of futurology, remarkably prescient for this year&#xA;&#xA;The other night we re-watched the highly entertaining Demolition Man, starring Sylvester Stallone, Sandra Bullock and Wesley Snipes (and let’s not forget Sir Nigel Hawthorne, who famously did it mainly to build enough of a Hollywood profile that they’d allow him to play the lead in The Madness of King George).&#xA;&#xA;For a 27 year old film it stands up well: a sparkling, hilarious script based (very loosely) on Brave New World, strong if tongue in cheek performances by the leads, great action scenes. A few of the effects are a bit crude, but that’s not a major criticism. You do wonder if they toyed with the idea of doing it straight, but it works as an action comedy, while Huxley’s key themes about human nature and the dangers of excessive control still come through just as strongly.&#xA;&#xA;However what made me want to write about it is how remarkably it stands up as a piece of futurology. This is a 1993 film set mainly in 2032. That date was deliberately a “long way in the future” but is now much closer to us than the film’s origin. In addition we’re currently undergoing an event, with the coronavirus, which is redefining many of our norms, and it’s fascinating how well some changes were predicted. In many ways, we’ve reached a point not far from what is portrayed.&#xA;&#xA;Inevitably perhaps, the computers actually look a bit crude. I’ve always said that 25 years is the time it takes for the computers in any given Star Trek to look outdated: we’ve passed that age for this film, and it’s creators weren’t trying to predict the far future. They did get the level of voice control about right for where we are now, and, writing when we were slowly adopting Windows 3 and the web had a handful of sites, they correctly predicted the connected information world we take for granted. They missed out on the concept of mobile devices, and thankfully we don’t have devices handing out fines for profanity whenever we swear, although it might be fun and fairly straightforward to program Alexa to do so.&#xA;&#xA;The film correctly predicts the demise of cash in favour of computerised money and contactless payments, and the ability to track the movements of individuals, but without portable/wearable computers these capabilities are provided by small embedded chips. We haven’t quite reached that level of integration, but mainly for moral rather than technical reasons: we have all the components. In a world where our phones will now continually log and trace our physical contacts to fight Covid-19, we’re scarily close.&#xA;&#xA;Two other regular activities are contactless in the film: personal greetings and sex. The former is now rapidly becoming so in real life, again accelerated by the coronavirus, and the Demolition Man circular wave is a good option. The latter is not yet, but the artificial insemination process described for procreation is a pretty accurate reality for special cases.&#xA;&#xA;The governor’s council meets by teleconference, albeit with large physical avatars in place of chairs in the council room. With the British government currently operating largely via Zoom, that’s spot on.&#xA;&#xA;With one delightful exception the cars are all electric and self-driving but with a manual option. That’s well on the way, predicted for the middle of this decade. The cop cars have the ability to re-inflate tyres after taking a bullet, but instead we have an equivalent run flat capability and the ability to fill a punctured tyre with foam instead of changing a wheel. Tick. However the “secure foam” which fills the whole car after a major accident looks a bit final, and not an obvious improvement on airbags.&#xA;&#xA;We see a small vehicle, possibly autonomous, being prepared to make a delivery from the restaurant. Online shopping and home delivery for both groceries and cooked food were already a major feature of many societies, but they have become the backbone of many lockdowns, with suppliers desperately seeking efficiencies. In Britain we now have drone deliveries of medical supplies and autonomous home deliveries will surely arrive.&#xA;&#xA;Even some things meant as a joke are closer than the writers imagined. Radio stations or restaurant pianists dedicated to old commercial jingles are laughable, but we live in a world where Ridley Scott’s advert for Hovis (a type of bread in 1970s Britain) has nearly 1M views on YouTube, has a Wikipedia page and is still regularly satirised nearly 50 years on. Other British favourites like the Tetley Tea Folk, the PG Tips chimps and the Smash robots also get regular replays, and I’m sure non-British readers can find their own equivalents.&#xA;&#xA;Another joke more nearly came true than the writers could ever have expected. Stallone makes great fun of a mention of the Schwarzenegger Presidential Library, but we know that Arnie did serve eight fairly successful years as Governor of California, and there was an (unsuccessful) attempt to change the rules to allow him a presidential run.&#xA;&#xA;One thing which has changed less than predicted is language. A lot of fun is made of Bullock persistently misusing 90s expressions such as “shove it” and “blow him away”, but they still work for me, and I suspect most will survive the remaining 12 years.&#xA;&#xA;Several years after seeing the film I attended a seminar on electronic document management, at which one lecturer used the memorable phrase “a paperless office is as likely as a paperless toilet”. He was wrong. Many offices were already on the way to being largely paperless even before the pandemic, and the increase in home working has only accelerated that. While we haven’t yet adopted the paperless toilet in the West, I have used one designed for Asian visitors which offered functions not unlike the three seashells of the film, with an even scarier control panel. The only paper we see in the film is the annoying receipts for the profanity fines. Like with our paper receipts for contactless payments these are largely just a nuisance, until Stallone finds a use for them to resolve his confusion with the toilet.&#xA;&#xA;Why are the predictions so accurate? One driver is the timescale: trying to portray a period a few decades in the future means you can assume a lot of technical advance, but not enough to make the technology look like magic (i.e. not invoking Clarke’s Third Law). The writers obviously thought about feasible projections from 1990s technology, and avoided anything which would breach known physical capabilities — there are no hoverboards, because we don’t yet have the physics to create them, but it was a reasonable bet that computers should get complex enough to drive a car, with human backup. In his book The Road Ahead, written in 1996, Bill Gates states that we consistently overestimate what we can develop in 2 years, and consistently underestimate what we can achieve in 10, largely because we just aren’t very good at understanding compound or exponential change. Demolition Man benefits from this: it probably underestimates the reality of 39 years on from its release, but at the 27 year mark the technology looks like a good mixture of the established and the feasible.&#xA;&#xA;However there are also warnings, particularly relevant at the current time. Perhaps Demolition Man’s greatest prediction, albeit not yet realised, regards the state of society.&#xA;&#xA;As in Huxley’s original book, in Demolition Man humanity has survived a disaster and built a safer, more ordered society, but at the cost of many of the personal freedoms which make us truly human and drive our advance. Anything enjoyable but even vaguely bad for you, from alcohol to red meat, is banned. Those unwilling to accept the restraints live in poverty, invisible in the margins.There is no violent crime and no firearms apart from a few in a museum. Life is tranquil, but eviscerated, and completely unprepared for individuals, good and bad, who operate outside accepted norms.&#xA;&#xA;While that doesn’t yet describe the society of 2020, there is a risk that in response to the pandemic we trade away hard-won freedoms, and true democracy, already under threat from anti-democratic forces, is eroded past a point of no easy return.&#xA;&#xA;It’s a good time to watch this film. Laugh at the jokes. Enjoy the action. Marvel at the technical predictions. But take away a salutary reminder that we need to protect freedom and democracy not only from stupid populists, but also from those who quietly say “it’s safer, and for your own good”.]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://uhren.one">uhren herren</a> A great piece of futurology, remarkably prescient for this year</p>

<p>The other night we re-watched the highly entertaining Demolition Man, starring Sylvester Stallone, Sandra Bullock and Wesley Snipes (and let’s not forget Sir Nigel Hawthorne, who famously did it mainly to build enough of a Hollywood profile that they’d allow him to play the lead in The Madness of King George).</p>

<p>For a 27 year old film it stands up well: a sparkling, hilarious script based (very loosely) on Brave New World, strong if tongue in cheek performances by the leads, great action scenes. A few of the effects are a bit crude, but that’s not a major criticism. You do wonder if they toyed with the idea of doing it straight, but it works as an action comedy, while Huxley’s key themes about human nature and the dangers of excessive control still come through just as strongly.</p>

<p>However what made me want to write about it is how remarkably it stands up as a piece of futurology. This is a 1993 film set mainly in 2032. That date was deliberately a “long way in the future” but is now much closer to us than the film’s origin. In addition we’re currently undergoing an event, with the coronavirus, which is redefining many of our norms, and it’s fascinating how well some changes were predicted. In many ways, we’ve reached a point not far from what is portrayed.</p>

<p>Inevitably perhaps, the computers actually look a bit crude. I’ve always said that 25 years is the time it takes for the computers in any given Star Trek to look outdated: we’ve passed that age for this film, and it’s creators weren’t trying to predict the far future. They did get the level of voice control about right for where we are now, and, writing when we were slowly adopting Windows 3 and the web had a handful of sites, they correctly predicted the connected information world we take for granted. They missed out on the concept of mobile devices, and thankfully we don’t have devices handing out fines for profanity whenever we swear, although it might be fun and fairly straightforward to program Alexa to do so.</p>

<p>The film correctly predicts the demise of cash in favour of computerised money and contactless payments, and the ability to track the movements of individuals, but without portable/wearable computers these capabilities are provided by small embedded chips. We haven’t quite reached that level of integration, but mainly for moral rather than technical reasons: we have all the components. In a world where our phones will now continually log and trace our physical contacts to fight Covid-19, we’re scarily close.</p>

<p>Two other regular activities are contactless in the film: personal greetings and sex. The former is now rapidly becoming so in real life, again accelerated by the coronavirus, and the Demolition Man circular wave is a good option. The latter is not yet, but the artificial insemination process described for procreation is a pretty accurate reality for special cases.</p>

<p>The governor’s council meets by teleconference, albeit with large physical avatars in place of chairs in the council room. With the British government currently operating largely via Zoom, that’s spot on.</p>

<p>With one delightful exception the cars are all electric and self-driving but with a manual option. That’s well on the way, predicted for the middle of this decade. The cop cars have the ability to re-inflate tyres after taking a bullet, but instead we have an equivalent run flat capability and the ability to fill a punctured tyre with foam instead of changing a wheel. Tick. However the “secure foam” which fills the whole car after a major accident looks a bit final, and not an obvious improvement on airbags.</p>

<p>We see a small vehicle, possibly autonomous, being prepared to make a delivery from the restaurant. Online shopping and home delivery for both groceries and cooked food were already a major feature of many societies, but they have become the backbone of many lockdowns, with suppliers desperately seeking efficiencies. In Britain we now have drone deliveries of medical supplies and autonomous home deliveries will surely arrive.</p>

<p>Even some things meant as a joke are closer than the writers imagined. Radio stations or restaurant pianists dedicated to old commercial jingles are laughable, but we live in a world where Ridley Scott’s advert for Hovis (a type of bread in 1970s Britain) has nearly 1M views on YouTube, has a Wikipedia page and is still regularly satirised nearly 50 years on. Other British favourites like the Tetley Tea Folk, the PG Tips chimps and the Smash robots also get regular replays, and I’m sure non-British readers can find their own equivalents.</p>

<p>Another joke more nearly came true than the writers could ever have expected. Stallone makes great fun of a mention of the Schwarzenegger Presidential Library, but we know that Arnie did serve eight fairly successful years as Governor of California, and there was an (unsuccessful) attempt to change the rules to allow him a presidential run.</p>

<p>One thing which has changed less than predicted is language. A lot of fun is made of Bullock persistently misusing 90s expressions such as “shove it” and “blow him away”, but they still work for me, and I suspect most will survive the remaining 12 years.</p>

<p>Several years after seeing the film I attended a seminar on electronic document management, at which one lecturer used the memorable phrase “a paperless office is as likely as a paperless toilet”. He was wrong. Many offices were already on the way to being largely paperless even before the pandemic, and the increase in home working has only accelerated that. While we haven’t yet adopted the paperless toilet in the West, I have used one designed for Asian visitors which offered functions not unlike the three seashells of the film, with an even scarier control panel. The only paper we see in the film is the annoying receipts for the profanity fines. Like with our paper receipts for contactless payments these are largely just a nuisance, until Stallone finds a use for them to resolve his confusion with the toilet.</p>

<p>Why are the predictions so accurate? One driver is the timescale: trying to portray a period a few decades in the future means you can assume a lot of technical advance, but not enough to make the technology look like magic (i.e. not invoking Clarke’s Third Law). The writers obviously thought about feasible projections from 1990s technology, and avoided anything which would breach known physical capabilities — there are no hoverboards, because we don’t yet have the physics to create them, but it was a reasonable bet that computers should get complex enough to drive a car, with human backup. In his book The Road Ahead, written in 1996, Bill Gates states that we consistently overestimate what we can develop in 2 years, and consistently underestimate what we can achieve in 10, largely because we just aren’t very good at understanding compound or exponential change. Demolition Man benefits from this: it probably underestimates the reality of 39 years on from its release, but at the 27 year mark the technology looks like a good mixture of the established and the feasible.</p>

<p>However there are also warnings, particularly relevant at the current time. Perhaps Demolition Man’s greatest prediction, albeit not yet realised, regards the state of society.</p>

<p>As in Huxley’s original book, in Demolition Man humanity has survived a disaster and built a safer, more ordered society, but at the cost of many of the personal freedoms which make us truly human and drive our advance. Anything enjoyable but even vaguely bad for you, from alcohol to red meat, is banned. Those unwilling to accept the restraints live in poverty, invisible in the margins.There is no violent crime and no firearms apart from a few in a museum. Life is tranquil, but eviscerated, and completely unprepared for individuals, good and bad, who operate outside accepted norms.</p>

<p>While that doesn’t yet describe the society of 2020, there is a risk that in response to the pandemic we trade away hard-won freedoms, and true democracy, already under threat from anti-democratic forces, is eroded past a point of no easy return.</p>

<p>It’s a good time to watch this film. Laugh at the jokes. Enjoy the action. Marvel at the technical predictions. But take away a salutary reminder that we need to protect freedom and democracy not only from stupid populists, but also from those who quietly say “it’s safer, and for your own good”.</p>
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