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While I think her comparison of the hobbyist nature of early computing to the current state of energy technologies ignores the massive amounts of research and m
by troyastorino 15y ago
While I think her comparison of the hobbyist nature of early computing to the current state of energy technologies ignores the massive amounts of research and money poured into energy, her assertion that personal computing is "solved" is interesting, to say the least. My inclination is to think that this is a short sighted and foolish perspective, given the youth of the computing industry, the plethora of nascent technologies, and the fact that personal computing has never remained settled for an extended period of time. That being said, there are decent points in there about the emerging dominance of intuitive design, embodied in the success of products that value simplicity over versatility.
What do you think?
- gwintrob 15y agoThere seems to be a big distinction between the technology behind the personal computing revolution and current energy technology that could fuel a green revolution. The basic framework of a silicon processor and magnetic harddrive was rapidly scalable--very different from the current state of solar panels and batteries.