Thursday, May 14, 2009

Further Reading: Gods Tomorrow

This is the transcript of a keynote speech in which an IT guy gives his prediction of the near future.

He's got handhelds (and, essentially, Hathor) fully functional by 2030, and really doesn't consider that a very significant thing. He also throws some funky glasses into the mix, which might make their way into my novels, but probably not.

I've known all along that people shouldn't have to look at their handhelds to get visual data, but there's no way to describe everybody walking around with visors that sounds cool to people who live in a world without them. In other words, I set aside the reality of the situation for the sake of the movie adaptation.

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