Conversation

Biggest failure of imagination in old sci-fi is envisioning of future of information. Foundation has printouts, microfilm, 'info capsules'
6
39
Replying to
Failure even more stark when you realize Asimov had positronic robots and AGI, but his computing lacked basic modern I/O and networking
9
10
Replying to
Another gem. "Let me show you my anti-gravity FTL spaceship", "That's nothing, let me show you my 20cm x 20cm 128 GB thumb drive" πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
Image
13
Replying to
Trying to recall the Heinlein novel where spacefarers read the binary LED lights off the computer & looked up navigation in vast tomes.
1