There is a interesting article on Backbone Magazine - The Strength of E-Business that talks about 2014 and how life is similar but in some ways different (in a better way). Have a look see...
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Posted by (Display Name not set) at Friday August 20, 2004 at 1:42 PM
© 2008 SF Signal
Thats "/. ogur" for your information...
Posted by Tim on Friday August 20, 2004 at 3:00 PM at 3:00 PM
Since we're talking about RJS, (who I didnt even know who it was until now), here's an old interview where he talked about the c vs. e issue in one of his books. i'll use the initials in case i offend some people who insisted that they were not offended.
Posted by Pete on Friday August 20, 2004 at 8:00 PM at 8:00 PM
incidentally, i didnt read all of it seeing how i have AAADDS, a5ian adu1t.attention deficit disorder syndrome.
this is bogus: i'm being filtered for being a grown-up chinese person! that's borderline racist!
Posted by Pete on Friday August 20, 2004 at 8:04 PM at 8:04 PM
Finally got around to reading this excellent article. See, this is the stuff sf fans love. Extrapolations of current technology applied to our everyday lives.
Posted by John on Sunday August 22, 2004 at 7:30 PM at 7:30 PM
OK wait - this guy isn't thinking right. Things don't change that much in 10 years. Let's see where you were in 1994 as a comparison.
Internet: Did you have broadband - no, but the internet was largely the same (more relevant data now, largely I think.)
TV: same, although HD is more of a reality now and plasma flat-screens are at least in the realm of purchasable
Radio: same, although satellite radio is just taking off
Telephone: same, although there are more cell phones today, with more capabilities (not that they used much of course)
Car: same, in fact, no changes here at all except that remote recognition systems are just about here (Mercedes & Audi.)
House: same, maybe you have WiFi or 100BaseT now, but otherwise it isn't much different
Towels: same! Do I need an electric towel?
Toothbrush: same! Do I want a microchip in my toothbrush?
Yes computers will be faster, and I'd be willing to bet there will be one use for them that we can't even consider today - but it won't be super life changing as he suggests.
His suggestions might take place over 50 years - but not 10!
Posted by Scott on Monday August 23, 2004 at 5:38 PM at 5:38 PM