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January 31, 2010
Today I updated a bunch of the link pages. (Yea, I know I'm the only one who's using them). Anyway, links don't age well and a whole bunch of links were removed (some added). I'm not entirely done with the overhaul yet, but I'm getting there. Also, as you can see from the tweets, there was a Gallery update earlier today. It's been a bit slow in that department lately, but be assured, there's plenty more to come. January 1, 2010 Ok then: 2010 is here. Doesn't is sound cool? Very "future" -sounding isn't it? ;-) Have you ever seen the movie "2010" (The 1984 sequel to "2001: A space Odyssey"). When they made that movie, they were guessing what the future will be like in 26 years. If you've seen it you'll know that the future in the movie doesn't match our "real-life" -version very well. (If you haven't seen it, click here for a quick summary) They didn't predict the downfall of the Soviet Union even though that happened only some 7 years later. And they greatly exaggerated the kind of spaceships that would be available to humans in 2010. Also, technology-wise, some things were a little too good (the human-computer(HAL) vocal interaction) to be true and some were just too crude and primitive (remember his "lap-top" etc..?). Ok, so they got things wrong, big deal.. What's my point? Well... My point is, when I first saw that movie as a kid in the mid 80s it all seemed fairly believable. Yet, now here we are. The calendar reads 2010 and now I all I can think of when I see that movie is the stuff they got wrong and how dorky all the tech stuff looks. So, is there really any point in trying to predict the future? Technological advancements come in leaps, it's not a linear development. Moore's law does apply to some things but to other it's just useless. And what are these predictions for? We cant rely on them, the only thing they can do is to tickle our imagination. Considering this, I should refrain from making any predictions for this new decade that has just begun. Sounds logical right? Yes, logical... But then again. It's also very boring to play it safe ;-) To tell you the truth, I love speculating about the future. :-) So here's my 2 and a half cents about the new decade:
It started off with a big bang and as a consequence of the financial crisis that started in 2008, I saw lots of my work colleagues "disappear". Say good bye to co-workers, say hello to outsourcing ;-) There was another "bang" in my personal life involving a separation from my now former GF and moving into a new apartment and then meeting a new GF. The summer vacation was a last-minute spontaneous trip to Greece. After the summer vacation everything just rolled on at the speed of light and now here we are... "What the hell happened?" My ever-evolving computer gear always gets a few lines here, but tbh, I don't think I bought a single piece of computer equipment during 2009. My tech stuff came in other shapes. Granted, I threw out 32-bit Win XP and replaced ith with 64-bit Win7 which did feel like buying a new computer but basically that was it. My camera gear got expanded by some shiny new stuff and in all honesty, there's been quite a lot of pix added to my Photo Gallery (over 250 pix in there at the time of writing). Then in the first days of June I bought a new cell-phone. After deciding I didn't wanna be like everyone else and buy an iPhone I chose an Android device instead. I have to say, while the phone ( a HTC Magic) is by no means perfect, it has really changed the way I use a phone. Before Android & touch screen I rarely used my phone for anything more advanced than MMS and the occasional "mail-checking". With the Android powered HTC Magic I feel like I'm carrying a small computer in my pocket. And that's just the way I like it. All right then, that kind of concludes this yearly rant about unimportant stuff ;-) Well, this years blog (oh shit, there I said it) is a bit longer considering the rare turn of the decade. Remember folks, even though there is no upper limit on how often shit can happen, there is still always room for hope! 2009 Click here for older (2009) updates. 2008 Click here for older (2008) updates. 2007 Click here for older (2007) updates. 2006 Click here for older (2006) updates. 2005 Click here for older (2005) updates. 2004 Click here for older (2004) updates. 2003 Click here for older (2003) updates. 2002 Click here for older (2002) updates. 2001 Click here for older (2001) updates. 2000 Click here for older (2000) updates. 1999 Click here for older (1999) updates. 1998 Click here for older (1998) updates. 1997 Click here for older (1997) updates. 1996 Click here for older (1996) updates. |
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