Comments on: No more geeks in fifty years? http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/03/31/no-more-geeks-in-fifty-years/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:46:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Chip http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/03/31/no-more-geeks-in-fifty-years/#comment-146350 Chip Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:35:27 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=11687#comment-146350 In 50 years, you might not even need to wear <em>anything</em> to communicate by thought. In 50 years, you might not even need to wear anything to communicate by thought.

]]> By: Chip http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/03/31/no-more-geeks-in-fifty-years/#comment-146349 Chip Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:34:15 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=11687#comment-146349 I don't see that happening. Back in the early sixties, futurists were predicting that the advances in technology would give us all more leisure time. What we do? We invented more things to use up our time. If anything, I think the trend is towards more 24/7 connectedness -- always pushed, no quiet spaces in our experience. I don’t see that happening. Back in the early sixties, futurists were predicting that the advances in technology would give us all more leisure time. What we do? We invented more things to use up our time. If anything, I think the trend is towards more 24/7 connectedness — always pushed, no quiet spaces in our experience.

]]> By: Chip http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/03/31/no-more-geeks-in-fifty-years/#comment-146348 Chip Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:32:17 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=11687#comment-146348 Yes, and I don't think the advance of technology helps people to think more precisely. Quite the opposite, in fact -- they get sloppier. Yes, and I don’t think the advance of technology helps people to think more precisely. Quite the opposite, in fact — they get sloppier.

]]> By: Chip http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/03/31/no-more-geeks-in-fifty-years/#comment-146347 Chip Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:31:24 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=11687#comment-146347 Yes, but how easily could you <em>write</em> the next Ruby on Rails? Granted, it would be easier now than it was when DHH did it -- but that's only because some geek invented the new tools. There will always be a need for new tools that are beyond the ken of most people. Yes, but how easily could you write the next Ruby on Rails? Granted, it would be easier now than it was when DHH did it — but that’s only because some geek invented the new tools. There will always be a need for new tools that are beyond the ken of most people.

]]> By: Angus http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/03/31/no-more-geeks-in-fifty-years/#comment-146304 Angus Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:14:48 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=11687#comment-146304 Assuming humans remain in approximately their current biological form, there will always be geeks (or, more precisely, there will always be non-geeks) because being a geek seems to require a certain type of thought process which not all humans seem to be capable of. Assuming humans remain in approximately their current biological form, there will always be geeks (or, more precisely, there will always be non-geeks) because being a geek seems to require a certain type of thought process which not all humans seem to be capable of.

]]> By: craig burnett http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/03/31/no-more-geeks-in-fifty-years/#comment-146254 craig burnett Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:18:39 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=11687#comment-146254 I dunno. Yes, there will always be people who know more than average about tech but I think the divide will probably narrow to near negligible in future. Look at the rise of frameworks. Want to write a wiki? Just fire up Ruby on Rails, make a few design decisions, run a script and it's done and listening on a port for its first connection. You never even see a while loop or a subroutine. Now how long would that take you in C? Weeks at least. It still takes some technical know-how and it isn't something my mom could do. But how long until users can do it themselves with the help of very powerful WYSIWYG programming tools? There will always be a need for geeks but the gap between user and developer is closing. I dunno. Yes, there will always be people who know more than average about tech but I think the divide will probably narrow to near negligible in future. Look at the rise of frameworks. Want to write a wiki? Just fire up Ruby on Rails, make a few design decisions, run a script and it’s done and listening on a port for its first connection. You never even see a while loop or a subroutine. Now how long would that take you in C? Weeks at least.

It still takes some technical know-how and it isn’t something my mom could do. But how long until users can do it themselves with the help of very powerful WYSIWYG programming tools? There will always be a need for geeks but the gap between user and developer is closing.

]]> By: Philippe-A. http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/03/31/no-more-geeks-in-fifty-years/#comment-146235 Philippe-A. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:49:37 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=11687#comment-146235 It's like that one about speech recognition! I mean, DUDE! We can already command a computer using a very light and unintrusive helmet that reads brain waves. It's so freakin mainstream it was featured in the last Dr Houses's episode! It took the patient in the episode a few hours to move the cursor, but from the live demo I saw, it actually takes a few second to register a new command. Who wants to speak alone to their computer like some crazy people when you can actually wear something that's probably more confortable and seemingless than Ibuds earphones (I can't stand those suckers) and just transmit THAUGHT to your computer. And people think I type fast? I see this keyboard mouse thing as an incredible drag! It’s like that one about speech recognition!

I mean, DUDE! We can already command a computer using a very light and unintrusive helmet that reads brain waves. It’s so freakin mainstream it was featured in the last Dr Houses’s episode! It took the patient in the episode a few hours to move the cursor, but from the live demo I saw, it actually takes a few second to register a new command.

Who wants to speak alone to their computer like some crazy people when you can actually wear something that’s probably more confortable and seemingless than Ibuds earphones (I can’t stand those suckers) and just transmit THAUGHT to your computer.

And people think I type fast? I see this keyboard mouse thing as an incredible drag!

]]> By: Rsn http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/03/31/no-more-geeks-in-fifty-years/#comment-146216 Rsn Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:19:04 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=11687#comment-146216 I think what they mean by that prediction is that the jobs you think of today such as politics, accounting, finance, psychology, will disappear. Art and music will flourish like never before but only because they are hobbies and people have leisure time. The technical, engineering, and maintenance fields will be the last intellectual frontier; everyone else takes their allotment of leisure time and is basically recognized as we might consider couch potatoes today. I think what they mean by that prediction is that the jobs you think of today such as politics, accounting, finance, psychology, will disappear. Art and music will flourish like never before but only because they are hobbies and people have leisure time. The technical, engineering, and maintenance fields will be the last intellectual frontier; everyone else takes their allotment of leisure time and is basically recognized as we might consider couch potatoes today.

]]> By: Atzeplus http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/03/31/no-more-geeks-in-fifty-years/#comment-145838 Atzeplus Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:17:07 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=11687#comment-145838 I agree with you, geeks will always be ! Their point is non-logical, it is just as if people said in the early last century : "everyone will be able to read so there won't be literature experts any more". We can see nowadays that yes everyone can read, but those able to study and understand every moves of a text are few... g33k5 4 3v3r ^^ I agree with you, geeks will always be !

Their point is non-logical, it is just as if people said in the early last century : “everyone will be able to read so there won’t be literature experts any more”. We can see nowadays that yes everyone can read, but those able to study and understand every moves of a text are few…

g33k5 4 3v3r ^^

]]> By: Fabio http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/03/31/no-more-geeks-in-fifty-years/#comment-145826 Fabio Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:30:31 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=11687#comment-145826 There will always be geeks. People who know more about tech than the average populace. Everyone will know how to use technology. Geeks will understand how it works and how to use it in unexpected ways. There will always be geeks. People who know more about tech than the average populace. Everyone will know how to use technology. Geeks will understand how it works and how to use it in unexpected ways.

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