Tag: futurism
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Predictions in a Hat
Two decades ago this month my friend Matt posted five predictions about the future of the world. I've revisited these predictions twice since: ten years later and twenty years later, and "scored" his predictions both times.
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[Bloganuary] Nostalgia vs Futurism
Do I spend longer thinking about the future or the past? Honestly, I think it's about equal...
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Future Challenges for Remote Working
As more and more companies (especially tech companies) talk about retaining a remote-work culture after the coronavirus crisis, Dan considers some of the future challenges they might face.
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Sandwichware: Machines Talking to Machines About Humans
How are we better, Dan wonders, at making conversational interfaces than interoperable standards? Why are we inventing sandwichware?
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Ideal City Proposal by King C. Gillette
GILLETTE, IDEAL CITY PROPOSAL (urbanplanning.library.cornell.edu) ...
Here we have a city every building of which is a perfect work of art, and whose setting is nature's loveliest handiwork, made perfect by the intelligence of man.
How can we believe for a moment that we are now securing the best results of our highest intelligence, when we have … -
Quantum Computing and Cryptography
Quantum computing is a new way of computing -- one that could allow humankind to perform computations that are simply impossible using today's computing technologies. It allows for very fast searching, something that would break some of the encryption algorithms we use today. And it allows us to easily factor large numbers, something that would…
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Intermediary Protocols and Google Duplex
As Google show off their digital assistant's upcoming new feature of being able to make phone calls on your behalf, Dan asks what this means for the way we communicate in the future.
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Slaughterbots
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The Web began dying in 2014, here's how
Before the year 2014, there were many people using Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Today, there are still many people using services from those three tech giants (respectively, GOOG, FB, AMZN). Not much has changed, and quite literally the user interface and features on those sites has remained mostly untouched. However, the underlying dynamics of power …
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Living In The Future
Google+ Hangouts makes multi-user video conferencing so easy that even Dan's mother can do it. It's like living in the future.
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On This Day in 2040
On this day in 2040, Dan built the Internet Time Portal, and - connecting backwards in time through the Internet - made this one-of-a-kind blog post. Wait, what?
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The Back Button
After reading about Torsion Pendulum Clocks on Wikipedia, Dan asks the immortal question of any Wikipedia-surfer: "how did I get here?" It's time... for the Back Button!
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New Look, New Protocols
This website's been updated with a shiny new theme and an exciting (well, if you're a geek) new IPv6 address. Read more about the changes here and let Dan know what you think by leaving a comment.
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Working From Home
The phone rings. It's clear to me by the sound it makes and by the image on it's display that this is a business call.
"Good morning, SmartData; Dan speaking," I say.
The caller identifies themselves, and asks to speak to Alex, another SmartData employee. I look to my right to see if Alex is available (presumably … -
Digital Sounds For Quiet Cars - I Totally Predicted This
The Economist has a story about a bill going through US Congress about the noise (or lack thereof) made by electric and some hybrid cars. For years, I've pretty much predicted this development. Only I meant it in a tongue-in-cheek way.
"Cars are getting quieter and quieter," I've been heard to say, "And electric and hybrid …