This article was actually quite satirical, as you probably detected. In reality, I've always doubted we'll get anywhere near to the specs that the "future author" referred to, because I agree with your assessment. The point I was making was basically that, no matter how fast we make computers, we'll probably always waste that speed and capacity by default.
In a way, the future I painted here is rather dystopic; it represents that pile of rubble that you mentioned in the Alan Kay reference. I actually speak in depth about this topic in my talk, The Cake Is A Lie (and I use that Kay quote in there, btw).
I certainly didn't miss the satirical nature. Good satire, as well as dystopian or utopian texts, provides a great opportunity to use it for reflection.
I've skimmed the first of the four articles you wrote, on which you base your Cake talk. I liked it also and'll look into it a bit deeper the next days!
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This article was actually quite satirical, as you probably detected. In reality, I've always doubted we'll get anywhere near to the specs that the "future author" referred to, because I agree with your assessment. The point I was making was basically that, no matter how fast we make computers, we'll probably always waste that speed and capacity by default.
In a way, the future I painted here is rather dystopic; it represents that pile of rubble that you mentioned in the Alan Kay reference. I actually speak in depth about this topic in my talk, The Cake Is A Lie (and I use that Kay quote in there, btw).
I certainly didn't miss the satirical nature. Good satire, as well as dystopian or utopian texts, provides a great opportunity to use it for reflection.
I've skimmed the first of the four articles you wrote, on which you base your Cake talk. I liked it also and'll look into it a bit deeper the next days!