7th November 2016, 2 min read Framed in the past 3 thoughts on “Framed in the past” Dominic Amann says: November 7, 2016 at 6:58 pm For me it (the smartphone) has always been primarily a portable life-organizer – that has a secondary (and often irritating) function as an always available communicator. Daniel Lemire says: November 7, 2016 at 7:32 pm To be fair, one can disable the “always available communicator” part. Tomasz Jamroszczak says: November 8, 2016 at 3:13 pm Regarding futurologists, by far the greatest of them was StanisÅ‚aw Lem, especially in his Summa Technologiae. Regarding software – a lot has changed in a way we treat memory leaks 🙂
For me it (the smartphone) has always been primarily a portable life-organizer – that has a secondary (and often irritating) function as an always available communicator.
To be fair, one can disable the “always available communicator” part.
Regarding futurologists, by far the greatest of them was Stanisław Lem, especially in his Summa Technologiae.
Regarding software – a lot has changed in a way we treat memory leaks 🙂