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13-05-08, 02:30 PM
That is cool looking and could be fun to play with for a while but I don't know if I would call it going anywhere.
It is like society has the problem of figuring out what to do with all of this processing power but we don't want to apply it in ways that fundamentally alter society. The computers and the internet are just a new form of entertainment and distraction.
Suppose every family had a database of 90% of all human knowledge in their homes. Of course some will say why have it in your home with the internet? With 500 gig drives how much do you need the internet for knowledge that does not change. How many people need to know what has changed in physics in the last 10 years? Some people are paying 50 to $100 per month for cable plus internet. Maybe they would only need to pay $20 per month for low speed if they had that database and no one could track what they were researching. Standard "all knowing" mother computers in homes that could be independent educational machines for kids could alter the way society works.
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