Jun 232011
 

Today I’m launching a a recurring snippet feature here at anthrobotic,
The Terminal Anachronism.  Presentation shall be:
Terminal Anachronism:  Identified Product/Process/Issue (applied verdict)
For all Terminal Anachronism posts, click here.
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Terminal Anachronism #1

Relics of the good ol' days that never existed.

“Frankly, I don’t read magazines or newspapers, and if every last one of you were all erased from the planet tomorrow I would not notice and I would not care.”
Fake Steve Jobs

A thought for Thursday, June 23, 2011:  I was trying to remember the last time I used a newspaper or magazine for anything other than wrapping paper – it’s definitely been close to two years…  Halt the arboreal genocide, and along with printed phonebooks, force these two to either evolve or embrace the extinction-level asteroid impact that is digital media.

[QUOTE VIA WIRED ARTICLE ON TABLETS]

THIS STUFF IS RELATED:
Rat On, Rat Off: First Implantable Memory Enhances Cheese Search
IBM’s 100 Years of Transformative Technology
The Internets in 2015 – an Infographic
THE BEGINNING IS NEAR: HUMAN+ Self-Augmentation Realities and Concepts
The Robot Page at IEEE Spectrum – Anthrobotic Recommends (HIGHLY)