tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668205114513391831.post5572055167842847701..comments2024-02-12T10:55:56.164-08:00Comments on Shift to the Future: Welcome to your life in 2020Brian Kuhnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12565982072371979984noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668205114513391831.post-40871676679804506922010-05-31T19:53:39.390-07:002010-05-31T19:53:39.390-07:00Ruth - I read a book a number of years ago titled ...Ruth - I read a book a number of years ago titled "The End of Work" http://www.foet.org/ by Jeremy Rifkin. He writes about this from a historical perspective and forecasts alternate economies. It's worth a read if you're interested. Theoretically, the utopian state is possible, practically, I'm not so sure. Humankind is known to be rather greedy and self-serving, unfortunately, so... time will tell.Brian Kuhnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565982072371979984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668205114513391831.post-25118178296709381092010-05-31T04:33:54.317-07:002010-05-31T04:33:54.317-07:00What will we actually be doing if robots are the w...What will we actually be doing if robots are the workers? The rest of us will have to use alternate currencies, grow our food communally and hang out and play???Ruth Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214522132883137617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668205114513391831.post-56925672497381611052010-05-26T21:19:58.841-07:002010-05-26T21:19:58.841-07:00James: I am quite concerned about the personal pri...James: I am quite concerned about the personal privacy issue. Mainly from the perspective of how little value increasing numbers of people put on this. They don't get the slippery slope aspect. Little by little, too much is known by too many people and conclusions and decisions can be made about us that aren't favorable. I'm not paranoid just a historian... it happens. It can happen much faster now if we're not careful. Sorry, you sparked a hot spot for me :-) I will write more about this in the future for sure.Brian Kuhnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565982072371979984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668205114513391831.post-37761982450678961222010-05-25T21:42:42.679-07:002010-05-25T21:42:42.679-07:00Great idea on the 2020 lifestyle. Wondering what ...Great idea on the 2020 lifestyle. Wondering what you think of the personal/privacy debate? If we want technology to remind us when to by milk and what to get the wife for her birthday then it will sure have to know a lot about us in the data cloud.James McConvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525273178980214252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668205114513391831.post-85616614968524347492010-05-25T15:19:18.180-07:002010-05-25T15:19:18.180-07:00Dave: I like the Clarke's 3rd law - nice.
J P...Dave: I like the Clarke's 3rd law - nice.<br /><br />J Preshaw: I don't think the research is conclusive on mobiles and health - most people (young people) don't talk on the phone as much as they text, IM, search, etc. and the likelihood of health issues are probably low - I'm not an expert on that though.<br /><br />Education is a slow pace of change kind-a place but as more young educators enter the system, things seem to be speeding up. I think the cost of education is also causing some disruption as are/will the demands from families and learners.<br /><br />Environment... another topic I'm interested in - education is the place to start to change thinking about resources, scarcity, impact, and the behaviors and attitudes needed to correct course - our current trajectory isn't looking very promising... education is a powerful tool to change the world.Brian Kuhnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565982072371979984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668205114513391831.post-6160918737750856772010-05-23T00:06:50.325-07:002010-05-23T00:06:50.325-07:00A very interesting blog. I agree with what you wro...A very interesting blog. I agree with what you wrote about small mobile devices. People will soon have everything they need (internet, phone, music)in a single mobile device. Recently, I have been reading articles about a link between heavy use of these devices and an increased risk of certain forms of brain cancer. Small mobile devices are becoming increasingly more powerful and teenagers are using them more frequently. I wonder, in the future, if these individuals will develop health problems from long term exposure to small mobile devices? <br /><br />The partnership between Sony and Google to create Internet TV is something I'm looking forward to seeing in the near future. As I understand it, these TV's will be available in Canada in the Fall of 2010.<br /><br />What a great quote about foresight. It is true that many people who lack foresight often find themselves unemployed. People who are very successful in the business world often have tremendous foresight (i.e. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs).<br /><br />I'm not sure about technological advances in education. People in education seem really reluctant to change, there are an increasing number of rules and regulations and school districts don't have the money to invest in expensive forms of technology.<br /><br />One thing you didn't mention, which I think is going to be a huge issue in the future, is the environment. I would encourage anyone to read the books written by David Suzuki, Wade Davis and Al Gore.J Preshawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668205114513391831.post-10344825235279000182010-05-20T22:24:53.926-07:002010-05-20T22:24:53.926-07:00Beam me up Brian 'Scottie' Kuhn,
I want t...Beam me up Brian 'Scottie' Kuhn, <br />I want to join you for the ride! <br /><br />The creative juices aren't flowing enough for me to add something new here, but I'll leave you with a great quote (favourited on Twitter here http://twitter.com/Ask_Kim/statuses/13173741806 )<br /><br /><i>Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.</i><br /><br />Like you, I see a lot of magic lined up for our retirement years!<br />~Dave.David Trusshttp://pairadimes.davidtruss.com/noreply@blogger.com