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Technology was advancing more rapidly so there were actually new and exciting things to show you. We seem to be hitting diminishing returns and most of the low
by izzydata 4y ago
Technology was advancing more rapidly so there were actually new and exciting things to show you. We seem to be hitting diminishing returns and most of the low hanging fruit and almost all the high hanging fruit problems that we have in our day to day lives have been solved that can be solved with a computer.
Now since they have run out of problems to solve they are inventing problems so they can solve them.
- akomtu 4y agoRobotics is the obvious high hanging fruit: autonomous lawn movers and such. But nothing is going to happen when the best minds work on reshuffling some UI that's better be left alone.
- reaperducer 4y agomost of the low hanging fruit and almost all the high hanging fruit problems that we have in our day to day lives have been solved that can be solved with a computer. I don't watch the Google presentations, but I'm an avid consumer of Apple's. That said, even I'm disappointed with the state of technology today. There's still plenty of fruit to be harvested at all levels. But all I ever see from Apple and Google is variations on "How do I get together with a bunch of people I already know for Thai food in an area that I can walk to?" Or "How do I get through my morning, which is completely predictable and never varies in even the slightest way from one day to the next?" Here's a softball for both of them: Using their maps app, allow me to choose a starting point, a destination, and a departure time. Then show me all of the coffee shops within x distance of that route that will still be open for one hour when I pass that location.
- fumar 4y agoShould we look to biotech and robotics? I would love to live a life where my genetics don’t hinder everyday living or outsource labor like laundry to machines.