“within five to ten years it should be possible to make accurate 10- to 14-day weather forecasts.. [the main obstacle is] to set up a global data-collection system and to perfect our physical understanding of the atmosphere"
Wow! Pretty exciting stuff! But what about operating systems? What do Microsoft have to say?
"Hi, I'm Crystal. Not long ago I had a thought - right in the back of a taxi. Using a PC should be simpler.. so I told Microsoft - and look at this! Windows 7 with this new taskbar! Now I can see everything that's open. Its just miles simpler. I told them what to do and they did it! I could really get used to this.. Onwards driver! I'm a PC and windows 7 was my idea"
I'm a little underwhelmed by this. Shouldn't these Microsoft Gods be working in the office, not in taxis? And it leaves several questions unanswered.. How will these computers forecast the weather? And how could they be used to set up a Global data-collection system?
As for the cryptic ending.. I'm a PC?! Is this some advance in AI? Or cybernetics perhaps? Sometimes what's most interesting is what isn't said.
It seems like half the people who comment on your blog have names that reflect their personalities.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Apple? For this omission, Sir, my MP can expect an angry letter
ReplyDeleteyou are owned by the man!? advertising bill gates so-called-software is like eating nestle chocolate off a dieing dehydrated somalian baby!? or denying climate change!? get with the program!?
ReplyDeleteI assure you I am not beholden to 'the man'.
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