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do you know of any technologies that are lousy now and might untar sometime later?
by fnord77 2y ago
do you know of any technologies that are lousy now and might untar sometime later?
- kens 2y agoSome thoughts: VR, fusion, non-refrigerant cooling technologies, personal genomics, silicon-on-sapphire ICs, every drug and treatment that is just around the corner, quantum computing, CO₂ capture, failed Google projects such as Google Glass, Google Wave, Google contact lens glucose sensor.
- fnord77 2y agooptical computing, custom printed medication(s) pills
- marcosdumay 2y agoI think optical computing is in the exact opposite of the situation the OP describes. We have known how to do it for a while now. There are just not too many applications where its strengths are more important than its drawbacks.
- HPsquared 2y agoNuclear energy (new OR existing technologies)
- worldsayshi 2y agoSocial media that aligns with human needs, permaculture farming, digital voting systems, smart contracts.
- ImHereToVote 2y agoChoose your own adventure games.