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"I don't think there's anything misleading here, but there's still something irritating about it. These authors spend loads of time and money writing stories ab
by noblethrasher 13y ago
"I don't think there's anything misleading here, but there's still something irritating about it. These authors spend loads of time and money writing stories about the future, and giving each other awards for it. In the meantime, we mere mortal engineers are wallowing in the pits of reality, solving actual problems like the plebs we were born to be. I know it sounds horribly bitter, but I really do sympathise with the negative responses to things like this."
- bjackman 13y agoBut when I read Sci-Fi, I'm consuming: - The author's creativity and intelligence in extrapolating the technology's wider implications - A good story, including character development - Often some incredibly clever prose - Possibly, as a very secondary thing, elements of "Hey, imagine if AI was complex enough to form human relationships!" (for example) Here, I'm being offered the content of "Hey imagine if USB sticks were really cheap and you could just stick them on your computer like a post it!", but with the tone of "I created this thing: look how clever it is, here I am receiving an award for my ingenuity.
- noblethrasher 13y agoI understand where you're coming from; I get similarly annoyed when people that are not UX experts design UI mockups that look cool but have no consideration of usability, feasibility, maintainability, etc. On the other hand, I love concept videos.