Cool future tech graph for nerds - and a philosophical question

[Martinus]

Some guy created a 2012-2040 timeline for "future techs" which looks quite cool (even if I don't quite understand half of the names ).

It can be found here:

envisioningtech.com

It got me thinking - do you think in 2040 those of us who will still be alive will watch the new techs "from outside", with the same sense of bewilderment and apprehension as people in their 60s and 70s do now - or are we a generation of "early adopters" that will be much more at ease with this new stuff (in the same way, our generations, raised on computer games, play them well into adulthoods, whereas our parents are largely viewing them as not entertaining or worth their time).

[fhdz]

The rate of advance is so much more rapid that people now have less and less time to become accustomed to any one way of doing things. Every advancement in technology *increases* that rate, too, so it's a self-perpetuating system. I think we are better equipped than the previous generation to adjust to new technology, yes. And I think our children will be even better at it.

[Ideologue]

Technological advance has already outrun human capability to adapt to it.  I think psychologically we can deal with the changes, but practically, no.

...Wait, space elevator?  This guy's so full of shit.

[Viking]

unlinked, didn't cut and paste - udcap

[Ideologue]

unlinked, didn't cut and paste - udcap

Yeah, I guess Mart was bewildered and apprehended by the Internet.

[fhdz]

Technological advance has already outrun human capability to adapt to it.  I think psychologically we can deal with the changes, but practically, no.

...Wait, space elevator?  This guy's so full of shit.

Would you say his space elevator doesn't go all the way to the top floor?

[jimmy olsen]

What could you possibly need a 200TB hard drive and 750GB of RAM aside from Virtual Reality or AI? Most people will never need a computer that powerful.

[HVC]

What could you possibly need a 200TB hard drive and 750GB of RAM aside from Virtual Reality or AI? Most people will never need a computer that powerful.

super HD porn.

[PJL]

What could you possibly need a 200TB hard drive and 750GB of RAM aside from Virtual Reality or AI? Most people will never need a computer that powerful.

Yeah, 640kb is more than enough for anybody.....

[Martinus]

What could you possibly need a 200TB hard drive and 750GB of RAM aside from Virtual Reality or AI? Most people will never need a computer that powerful.

I don't know if you are being ironic, but that's exactly what was said about our computers 20 years ago.

[Martinus]

What could you possibly need a 200TB hard drive and 750GB of RAM aside from Virtual Reality or AI? Most people will never need a computer that powerful.

Yeah, 640kb is more than enough for anybody.....

[Ideologue]

What could you possibly need a 200TB hard drive and 750GB of RAM aside from Virtual Reality or AI?

Did you answer your own question there?

In any event, HD video is pretty storage intensive.

[Slargos]

What could you possibly need a 200TB hard drive and 750GB of RAM aside from Virtual Reality or AI? Most people will never need a computer that powerful.

Yeah, 640kb is more than enough for anybody.....

He's claimed that's a misquote. He never actually said it.

[fhdz]

He's claimed that's a misquote. He never actually said it.

I'd claim I never said it either.

[Viking]

What could you possibly need a 200TB hard drive and 750GB of RAM aside from Virtual Reality or AI? Most people will never need a computer that powerful.

VR Pron for our touch sensitive Pron bodysuits.