I propose a "Goin Fishin" Test for tech diffusion. Can menfolks taken this tech a'fishin'?! @zeynep
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@tressiemcphd At this rate, will there be fish stocks left for anyone to go fishing may be more relevant than which smartphone they'll use. - Show replies
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First one I saw around 1983 had a whopping 4 MB memory: RT
@zeynep@Canuckflack NYT in 1985 on why laptops doomed to be a niche market -
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@RobinMacNab try the TRS-80 Model 100 http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Model_100 …
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@zeynep As@harrymccracken noted in 2009, Erik Sandberg-Diment also got Windows & GUIs wrong:http://www.technologizer.com/2009/11/23/windows-laptops-theyll-never-catch-on/ … -
@digiphile@zeynep@harrymccracken Funny thing is, many people now use iPads with a no-windowing UI instead of Windows or OS X laptops. - Show replies
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Reminds me of my favorite Krugman meme panning the internet.
@zeynep@instapunditThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@zeynep@kylebrussell That prediction was probably right for a decade after that, though. Which is pretty good going really. -
@PenLlawen@kylebrussell True, and relevant to machine-intelligence predictions of today. True now, short-term different than long term. - Show replies
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@zeynep@instapundit This is the same paper that had to print a correction about the viability of rocketry in vacuum after the moon landing.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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