'It anticipates my needs,'

Didn't Sirrus Cybernetics already do this with lifts?

Yeah, but intelligence can also determine the external context.

Absolutely. This would make it a Strange Loop indeed.

Intelligent -> working in a patent office.

Unintelligent -> falling into red-hot magma.

Society can therefore even flip a man's intelligence by overruling his personal choice of context.

Albert Einstein in patent office = Law of Photoelectric Effect.

Albert Einstein in red-hot ' 'magma' ' = "Tssssssh."

Thus external context is of equal importance to innate ability within the expression of intelligence.


Also, when the bars start flicking like that, from one side to another, that's how I know when I've had enough to drink.

You could go the other way to solve this problem: make the batts/caps smaller and able to hold *less* charge. :D You'd rely on ubiquitous charging.

Phone needs charge; Phone spends most of it's time in my jacket; Phone receives pwr from jacket pocket.

Jacket needs charge; Jacket spends most of it's time on the coat hook. Wire coat hooks to the mains electricity supply.

Planet needs charge; Planet spends most of it's time orbiting a star; Wire planet directly to sun;

Sun needs charge: Someone else's problem.

"A Computer on every desktop! Microsoft in every computer! We win!! Hey, where did everybody go?"

We're outside in the sunshine with wireless multi-touch internet enabled tablets and a million other places.

The world has outgrown MS's vision. If you want to make money you gotta either predict or create the future.

What does MS say to me these days?

"Other people's UIs are nice."
"You must use our software at work"
"Do you remember how much you liked XP?"
"DRM is good"
"We like your tablet - here's a cabinet sized version."
"We've cut our boot time to 30s!"
"Develop for our platform - that's where all the cool kids hang out!!"
Etc etc.


Get a clue MS!

Find someone who's been hidden away in a cave for the last 20 years and ask them what people will need *tomorrow*.

I bet I'll lose this bet.