12.27.2005

The future is here - and it works

There's a thought-provoking editorial in today's Financial Times that addresses the impact technology has on multiple facets of our lives. In particular, it highlights the common human mistake to underestimate the power of the exponential advancement of technology.

"We tend to project the past on to the future. Yet accelerating rates of change are bringing the future racing towards us...Had it been around as recently as 1998, the latest Xbox games console, available for $399, would have ranked as the world's fastest supercomputer."

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