The public is embracing ebooks and the future may relegate books to the category of objets d’art, like urns in living rooms. The publishing industry, in defense of its own importance, would have us believe that the democratization of the printing press is bad for authors and bad for the reading public. But disruptive technologies [...]
A universe is a mask fitted on the face of the unknown Universe. Where there is a society of human beings, however primitive, there we find a universe; and where there is a universe, of whatever kind, there we find a society. Both go together, the one does not exist without the other. A universe [...]
When people think of a future period, they intuitively assume that it will reflect the current rate of progress. Careful consideration of the historical pace of technological change shows that the rate of progress is continuously accelerating. It is human nature to adapt to the changing pace, so the intuitive view is that the pace [...]
Not so long ago when someone wanted to send a message, they hired a messenger. The messenger got on a horse and delivered the message personally. The message was on paper, parchment, a clay tablet, or whatever physical medium was prevalent at the time. This whole process seems wasteful now, but that’s because you and [...]
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