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That was an interesting time. The concepts of 3D graphics, VR, AI, web/matrix/cloud/whatever, ubiquitous computing, smart phones/tablets/watches, global mapping
by ctdonath 11y ago
That was an interesting time. The concepts of 3D graphics, VR, AI, web/matrix/cloud/whatever, ubiquitous computing, smart phones/tablets/watches, global mapping (to hallway detail), [near-]real-time satellite imagery, weather prediction practically to foot & minute scale, affordable on-demand travel to anywhere, machine learning, machine vision, etc were becoming understood & popularized decades before they were anywhere close to feasible in hardware.
- noir_lord 11y ago> were becoming understood & popularized decades before they were anywhere close to feasible in hardware. I think there is an interesting feedback in that (not the first person to say it), you see accounts of scientists and engineers who grew up on sci-fi like Star Trek inspired to ask "Why can't we have that?".