I've had this blog for years and haven't put up a single post. Like the name implies, I have opinions, lots of opinions. So, why not write them down? Well, who else will care about my opinions? You know what people say about opinions, "opinions are like...". Well, you know the joke.
Anyway, I finally had an idea (as opposed to an opinion). One of the things I do is watch the technology horizon. I spend at least a couple of hours a day paying attention to developments in science, hardware, software, sociology, etc. I like to think about the implications of these developments.
Back in the late 80s, someone asked me what the next big thing would be. Those were the days of the protoweb when finding a starting link was difficult and there wasn't much content to begin with. I replied that "as web content grows, the biggest problem will be finding stuff. Solve that problem and the web will change the world." Archie would be created in 1990 and the rest, as they say, is history. Obvious, right? Back then, the few people that were even aware of "the web" were still trying to figure out what it was good for, much less how to make it easier to use.
Back in the late 80s, someone asked me what the next big thing would be. Those were the days of the protoweb when finding a starting link was difficult and there wasn't much content to begin with. I replied that "as web content grows, the biggest problem will be finding stuff. Solve that problem and the web will change the world." Archie would be created in 1990 and the rest, as they say, is history. Obvious, right? Back then, the few people that were even aware of "the web" were still trying to figure out what it was good for, much less how to make it easier to use.
So, I'm going to use this space to put down my occasional "visions" and maybe someone will take note and care. Not "someday there will be a white iPhone" visions (yawn) but things with a bit more scope. At least if I call something correctly, this time there will be evidence. ;)
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