On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 1:11 PM Brian J. Murrell <brian@interlinx.bc.ca> wrote:
On Mon, 2019-12-30 at 09:50 -0500, Shane Ronan wrote:
Also, keep in mind that 10 years ago, you didn't know you would want or need 25mbits to your phone,
Who needs 25mbits to their phone?
Nobody. But I do need 25mbs and more to the hotspot which also happens to be part of the electronic multi-tool hanging off my belt. Ken Olsen was right: nobody wanted a DEC mainframe in their home. His failure to grasp the nature of what computers would become, what folks -would- want in their home, was complete. The day is coming when your "phone" records and streams 360 degree panoramic high-resolution video to the cloud all the time unless you intentionally turn it off. An so does everyone else's around you. It probably isn't as far away as you think. And that's just one of the more obvious things. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William Herrin bill@herrin.us https://bill.herrin.us/