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"I believe the successor to the desktop is the room, that instead of thinking that the computer is just something on the desk that you go and sit in front of, [
by sandee 15y ago
"I believe the successor to the desktop is the room, that instead of thinking that the computer is just something on the desk that you go and sit in front of, [in the] future basically the whole room is the computer and you go in it."
Think he meant bathroom
- danssig 15y agoThey're still obsessed with this "whole house is a computer" idea it seems. This isn't what people want. People like different devices to do different things. This thing is for calling people, this (tablet) is for reading the web, this thing is for music, this is for building software. It's what we're used to. I've never seen a hammer that was also a screw driver that was also a level. The fact that I've never seen one I would have to assume that if anyone did try to make such a thing no one bought it.
- cullend 15y agoOr machining and design tools weren't good enough to make an interesting one. Once physics figures out how to let me change the density/ mass of an object at the press of a button, I'll have your screwdriver hammer level for you.