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replicators
May. 13th, 2007 12:21 pmI've mentioned replicators before. Usually I've said that they are coming, that they aren't far away, and that they will change everything. I'm sure most people rolled their eyes and thought Miriam is dreaming again, and basically ignored what I said.
Well, I have to say I was wrong. They are not coming -- they have been here for years! I just listened to one of the most exciting, yet worrying talks I've heard.
http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail782.html
Exciting because the talker detailed how he has for years been bringing replicators (he calls them "Fab Labs") to people around the world -- mostly schools and low-tech societies, but worrying because the talk was given in late 2005 and I'd have thought such technology would have taken hold by now.
This is one of the most revolutionary things ever developed. Why is it that most people still haven't heard of this? Why is it that someone like me who is enthusiastic about it didn't know these things have been around for many years now?
Why is it that I still don't have my own replicator?
Well, I have to say I was wrong. They are not coming -- they have been here for years! I just listened to one of the most exciting, yet worrying talks I've heard.
http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail782.html
Exciting because the talker detailed how he has for years been bringing replicators (he calls them "Fab Labs") to people around the world -- mostly schools and low-tech societies, but worrying because the talk was given in late 2005 and I'd have thought such technology would have taken hold by now.
This is one of the most revolutionary things ever developed. Why is it that most people still haven't heard of this? Why is it that someone like me who is enthusiastic about it didn't know these things have been around for many years now?
Why is it that I still don't have my own replicator?