And shouldn't the car be flying?
Remembering back a few decades, the main difference between then and now is that "modern" people play with their phones a lot. I see no reason to think the future will change any faster.
And shouldn't the car be flying? Remembering back a few decades, the main difference between then and now is that "modern" people play with their phones a lot. I see no reason to think the future will change any faster.
"Modern" people have a cheap, compact, completely connected computer in their pocket at all times. Did we see that coming 15 years ago? Before you say "sure, things constantly get smaller" the real thing that surprised the world wasnt that they exist, but the fact that just about everyone (that can afford it) has decided they "need" one.
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Wednesday October 10, 2012 @12:11PM (#41608645)
"but the fact that just about everyone (that can afford it) has decided they "need" one."
I be one of those holdouts. CanI afford it? Yes. Do I want to pay to allow the world to track my whereabouts as I travel the planet on a day to day basis? No, thanks. There are still pay phones when I really need one, and free internet terminals here and there as well.
Thanks, but I prefer not to be tethered to a smart phone/cellphone/tablet, or anything else.
Just too far out (Score:5, Funny)
No way this is ever going to happen. The US convert to metric? Come on.
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And shouldn't the car be flying?
Remembering back a few decades, the main difference between then and now is that "modern" people play with their phones a lot. I see no reason to think the future will change any faster.
"Modern" people have a cheap, compact, completely connected computer in their pocket at all times. Did we see that coming 15 years ago? Before you say "sure, things constantly get smaller" the real thing that surprised the world wasnt that they exist, but the fact that just about everyone (that can afford it) has decided they "need" one.
Re:Just too far out (Score:1)
"but the fact that just about everyone (that can afford it) has decided they "need" one."
I be one of those holdouts. CanI afford it? Yes. Do I want to pay to allow the world to track my whereabouts as I travel the planet on a day to day basis? No, thanks. There are still pay phones when I really need one, and free internet terminals here and there as well.
Thanks, but I prefer not to be tethered to a smart phone/cellphone/tablet, or anything else.
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