@thismyusername I think he meant a “jack” rather than a plug.
You know, the thing you plugged those ubiquitous white earbuds into, until Apple recently eliminated it, much to consumers’ chagrin.
I don’t understand how you think that makes him “waaay off”, and with a bunch of stars, to boot…
Am I missing sarcasm or something?
The guy was pretty much spot-on, especially with that last sentence.
I love the fact that Science Fiction authors have a better track record of predicting the future than every religious prophet in human history, combined.
Most of us that were users of the early internet were smart enough to know that privacy was a thing of the past. It was those who came later that didn’t get it, and then their children went off the deep end on not caring about privacy at all.
All with a 200-400 baud modem, isn’t progress grand.
what is a plug for a headset or headphone? this guy was waaay off
@thismyusername Dongles.
@thismyusername I think he meant a “jack” rather than a plug.
You know, the thing you plugged those ubiquitous white earbuds into, until Apple recently eliminated it, much to consumers’ chagrin.
I don’t understand how you think that makes him “waaay off”, and with a bunch of stars, to boot…
Am I missing sarcasm or something?
The guy was pretty much spot-on, especially with that last sentence.
@thismyusername Ah, up through iPhone 6 it was the future. Now we are in the post-apocalyptic dystopic plugaphobic era.
@DennisG2014 @thismyusername I took it for sarcasm with a dig at Apple…
Shit man, that guy called it.
Fake news.
He also wrote the Star Trek episode about Tribbles.
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/12/29/trouble-tribbles-50-david-gerrold-reflects/
He’s also the guest of honor at Westercon in Denver July 4th weekend if you’d like to meet him (and me
).
http://westercon71.org
I love the fact that Science Fiction authors have a better track record of predicting the future than every religious prophet in human history, combined.
I’m writing this on my pita-phone.
/image pita phone
He’s also a funny drunk, assuming he still drinks
The Apple Newton came out in 1993, the PalmPilot in 1997… if you were a person observing trends, consolidation was pretty obviously coming.
Good call about privacy, though. I don’t think people were thinking along those lines as much.
Most of us that were users of the early internet were smart enough to know that privacy was a thing of the past. It was those who came later that didn’t get it, and then their children went off the deep end on not caring about privacy at all.
All with a 200-400 baud modem, isn’t progress grand.
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