Re:Are we living at the 'hinge of history'?
by bpizzi on Sunday September 27, 2020 @05:47AM
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> The 21st? The iPhone? Meh.
Only 20 years in (or is it 'already 20y in'?), and there's already reusable rockets, CRISPR, 3D printing and the combo deep learning + astonishingly both powerful and affordable CPU/GPU/TPU.
I would say this is already an interesting century, invention-wise.
Also, one could argue that the 21's internet is not the same as the 20's, in which case modern, cheap and massively deployed internet can be classified as a 21st great invention.
But we're splitting hairs. Centuries are an artificial construct. Measuring pace of change by such a crude method makes no sens to me.
Only 20 years in (or is it 'already 20y in'?), and there's already reusable rockets, CRISPR, 3D printing and the combo deep learning + astonishingly both powerful and affordable CPU/GPU/TPU.
I would say this is already an interesting century, invention-wise.
Also, one could argue that the 21's internet is not the same as the 20's, in which case modern, cheap and massively deployed internet can be classified as a 21st great invention.
But we're splitting hairs. Centuries are an artificial construct. Measuring pace of change by such a crude method makes no sens to me.