{"id":1719,"date":"2014-10-10T10:55:15","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T18:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/?p=1719"},"modified":"2024-11-13T18:29:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T02:29:44","slug":"life-fast-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/life-fast-lane\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in the Fast Lane&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"TweetButton_button\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  data-url=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/life-fast-lane\/\" data-text=\"Life in the Fast Lane&#038;%238230;.\" data-lang=\"en\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;surely make you lose your mind.<\/p>\n<p>In this instance I use the term &#8220;fast lane&#8221; to refer to an advanced high speed internet connection &#8211; a connection fifty to one hundred times faster than today&#8217;s fastest connections. \u00a0We are told that not only are ultra-fast broadband connections looming on the horizon, but once they do arrive, they will transform the way we live by making possible new kinds of communication like telepresence and virtual reality. \u00a0At least in the opinion of &#8220;experts&#8221; in the field who responded to a poll conducted by Pew Research and Elon University.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently speeds in this range are possible and are already in limited use by tech companies, though here has been some questioning as to how useful these connections really are. \u00a0But that will change when the connections become more widespread and common, because a &#8220;killer app&#8221; will emerge to take advantage of the bandwidth. \u00a0To wit:<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1412963427258_1762\"><em><strong>&#8220;As gigabit bandwidth becomes widespread later this decade, applications will emerge which exploit the combination of big data, GPS location, weather, personal-health monitoring devices, industrial production, and much more,&#8221; said William Schrader, co-founder of PSINet Inc.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1412963427258_1764\"><em><strong>&#8220;Gigabit bandwidth is one of the few real &#8216;build it and they will come&#8217; moments for new killer apps. The fact that no one had imagined the other killer apps prior to seeing them grow rapidly implies that no one can imagine these new ones &#8212; including me.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This makes some sense in light of how technology evolved that we take for granted today. \u00a0No one imagined smartphone apps before smartphones (really I-phones) were invented. \u00a0Furthermore:<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1412963427258_1766\"><em><strong>David Weinberger, a researcher at Harvard&#8217;s Berkman Center for Internet &amp; Society, said that with these connections, &#8220;There will be full, always-on, 360-degree environmental awareness, a semantic overlay on the real world, and full-presence massive open online courses. Plus Skype won&#8217;t break up nearly as much.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Waitwaitwaitwait&#8230;did he say full, always-on 360-degree environmental awareness? \u00a0OK, now it&#8217;s getting scary. \u00a0Not to mention:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Marti Hearst, a professor at the University of California-Berkeley, said the new connections means people will &#8220;play sports and music virtually, distributed, across the globe&#8221; and that some can have &#8220;virtual Thanksgiving dinner with the other side of the family.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Well at least Skype won&#8217;t break up as much. \u00a0And virtual Thanksgiving dinners are way less likely to devolve into a foodfight\/wrestling match in the front yard. \u00a0Unless teleportation is somehow involved&#8230;lemme scan this article again&#8230;no, they said &#8220;telepresence&#8221;. \u00a0No mention of teleportation. \u00a0Though the &#8220;always-on&#8221; part has me a little concerned.<\/p>\n<p>When I hear experts talk about these things, I alway here them say how the technology will help bring people together. \u00a0I think it does just the opposite. \u00a0It enables people to avoid coming together and instead talk to a screen, or apparently in the future a hologram of some kind. \u00a0Certainly there would be some advantages to business, by eliminating the cost of people traveling for meetings. \u00a0I get that. \u00a0I also understand the benefit for families that can&#8217;t afford to travel being able to spend holidays together at least in some way. \u00a0But when we approach the always-on 360 degree virtual reality stage, I think we&#8217;re getting into &#8220;no need to get out of your chair for anything&#8221; territory. \u00a0Talk about your &#8220;killer app&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Surely make <em>me<\/em> lose my mind. \u00a0What about you? \u00a0You with me so far?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet &#8230;surely make you lose your mind. 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