22/ > just the commercialization or optimization of things that we figured out at a technical level decades ago. *** JUST *** Lasers were invented in 1959. And yet we didn't get digital music on CDs until 1982. We invented gunpowder in 808 ...https://twitter.com/mattparlmer/status/1345103367169781761 …
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34/ I ENTIRELY disagree. There is effectively no distinction between consumer goods and capital goods. A "big TV" is the same as a big monitor that lets a CAD guy works 4x as effectively as he could 20 years ago.https://twitter.com/marcus_drusus/status/1345107654700621829 …
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35/ A "mere phone" is a pocket supercomputer that replaces the user interface panel on any sort of robot or machine, allowing mechanics to diagnose cards, read tech manuals, etc. in the field.
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36/ A 3-d printer for printing custom minis for your Pathfinder game is exactly the same thing as a rapid prototyping tool that lets mechanical engineers design and deploy a new product in 5 months, not 24.
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37/ New metal fusion technology that lets you get a luxury $200 Shun chef's knife with stainless cladding a high carbon center that sharpens better than stainless is the same as high wear resistance bearing technology.
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i get the impression the *theoretical & exploratory* sciences have stalled. opinion?
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Cars... I remember the old rusty car my parents replaced in 1980. But, the used car I bought this year, which feels almost new, is nearly three times as old as that was then.
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was anxiously awaiting the helical cutterhead with four sided easily replaceable blades call out
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