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Compare the internet of 2000 to the internet of today, while realizing that the rate of change is compounding. Ten years is a very long way off to be predicting

Compare the internet of 2000 to the internet of today, while realizing that the rate of change is compounding. Ten years is a very long way off to be predicting things in technology.

jff 17y ago
If I compare to the internet of 2000 and extrapolate, I guess by 2020 we'll all be using 1 site where we all post a constant stream of "lol"; the rest of the Internet will consist of billions of useless HyperRails apps to interface with FaceTwitSpace.
- smallblacksun 17y ago
  Don't forget about the porn!
  - jff 17y ago
    Believe me, sir, I will never forget about the porn.
  - PostOnce 17y ago
    And piracy. public ftps > kazaa > bittorrent... where is piracy headed next? Usenet seems to exist in a separate dimension outside the stream of time.