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Eh. Technology Marches On; in 1984 or whenever, just predicting discussion boards at all was prescient. To demand a prediction of a decentralised internet as well, in which there are no authoritative national discussion fora, is just lacking in any sense of history.
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I already thought that this was the best XKCD strip in awhile, but the squirrel reference was actually pretty subtle and removed any doubt in my mind .
quote:Originally posted by King of Men: Eh. Technology Marches On; in 1984 or whenever, just predicting discussion boards at all was prescient. To demand a prediction of a decentralised internet as well, in which there are no authoritative national discussion fora, is just lacking in any sense of history.
Agreed.
Slightly off topic, I recall reading an essay by Isaac Asimov in which he outlined his belief that in the not-too-distant future, every home would be equipped with "teaching machine" capable of two-way communication (as opposed to one-way communication afforded by televisions). These teaching machines would form an interconnected network that would usher in an era of unprecedented information sharing, etc.
I don't really have a point in sharing this, except that I find it interesting. I wish I could remember where I read that essay...
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