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A comment on What Will Life Be Like in the Year 2008? (Nov, 1968).

Re:What Will Life Be Like in the Year 2008? (Nov, 1968) by socratees on Monday March 24, 2008 @10:43PM (#145353)
People overestimate things on a shorter term, and underestimate on a longer term.
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Re:What Will Life Be Like in the Year 2008? (Nov, 1968) by michaelneale on Monday March 24, 2008 @11:15PM (#145390)
That quote (or variation) if often attributed to Bill Gates? is it? or is it older wisdom of some sort.
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Re:What Will Life Be Like in the Year 2008? (Nov, 1968) by socratees on Tuesday March 25, 2008 @02:10PM (#145914)
Yes its a quote from gates' book "The Road Ahead". He uses it in may of his interviews. :)
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Re:What Will Life Be Like in the Year 2008? (Nov, 1968) by johnyzee on Tuesday March 25, 2008 @05:19AM (#145562)
Hell yes. That article reads like what I think my product will do in four years...
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