Catching Up With Yesterday's Future

Jan 27, 2010 15:59

I had to take a break from the project I'm working on, and quickly have a look at the latest hoopla over Apple's new tablet computer / giant iPod announced today ( Read more... )

tech, sf, weird

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oldvolvo January 31 2010, 18:31:39 UTC
It's amazing how much tech has been inspired or guided by fiction.
You see a bit of tech in a movie or book and it eventually turns up in the real world- maybe because people really want it.

With the exception of flying cars and good text i/o.

Even the robots are starting to turn up .

I have a theory that it derives from Openheimer's "physicists have known sin" speech- that those who create must have a moral or ethic center and think about how to create good things- not just cool or interesting or efficient, but "good"- useful, usable things that will be used for good purposes....

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phoenixfire12 February 1 2010, 23:38:32 UTC
Hubby and I were talking about it the other day when we saw it reported on the 4:30am Weather Channel. I'm hoping we'll get Transporter Technology before I die. At the rate tech is going... it COULD happen!

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