So whenever there’s a new tech innovation, there are two instances of it.

The first is the actual tech innovation, that often finds a specific use in a few industries, then just becomes part of how things are.

The second is the venture capitalist innovation. It has nothing to do with the technical stuff (as long as the tech is complex enough to impress the average 5th grader). It’s more a concept or an idea, and a lot of big promises of unending potential. And as soon as the potential is there, stock prices go up. And that’s the only point.

The second one blows up big, then deflates quietly when the next thing takes everyone’s attention away. The actual tech innovation usually just finds its niche and quietly chugs away.

Any time anybody talks about a “tech revolution” or some similar word vomit, they’re presenting the second thing. Currently we’re on “AI” (i.e. LLMs), which will become a niche novelty when the next big thing comes along (I give it a few more years).

I just realized that this is why the wealthy love AI and think so highly of it. Because it’s just like the people they surround themselves with. Elon probably thinks Grok is more human than his gardener.

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It’s a somewhat popular opinion in the US as well.

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To be fair, we skinbags do ruin everything.

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“Maybe it needs more fertilizer?”

“I’m only one man, Marge.”

“I thought it was disgusting?”

“But it’s also smooth and mild.”

What is this, the Spanish Inquisition? Can’t a guy engage in some casual taxidermy without getting the third degree?

I have lots of things. Don’t worry about it.

Oh dang, I wasn’t aware of that. That sounds at least as scummy as Rogers/Bell. Good to know.

Right… they’re using Rogers infrastructure. I guess MVNO usually refers to cell providers, I was using the term to refer to a wholesaler. In any case, it’s been great for me.

Yeah, the Manchester Baby was the first stored-program computer. As others have noticed, you can go down the rabbit hole a long way, depending on what you define as a computer. Fascinating stuff.

Yeah, the whole history is fascinating. I also like to remind my college students that computer science/engineering is one of the rare branches of science/engineering that was founded at least in equal part by women, if not more (again, an arguable point, but undeniable that there is a larger influence from women compared to other scientific disciplines).