A classic "80-year predictions" episode. How did we do, humanity?

Here's the article (free with ads): As We May Think

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We're considering changing The Name of the FoC community, podcast, et cetera.
Transatlantic Accent, and all the ships at sea.
This episode's advertisements: Ex-Lax, Mifflin, et cetera.
The New Media Reader is a good read(er).
Blue Prince is surely everyone's 2025 GOTY. You'll find ample discussion of its twisty design in our bonus feed.
Oppenheimer was probably my least favourite David Nolen movie.
ENIAC was, for a time, the computer.
Engelbart
The Polaroid instant camera dates back to the 1940s!
Google Glass and Ray-Ban Meta, sigh
Wikipedia's List of Existing Technologies Predicted in Science Fiction
Apparently microfilm and microfiche are both instances of microform.
Boy Milk, no explanation needed.
Sean M. Carroll, physicist.
Claude Shannon, information theorist ;)
AI Is Not Your Friend appeared in The Atlantic on May 9th, 2025.
Amazon Mechanical Turk is "artificial artificial intelligence".
Awesome GitHub lists
Daring Fireball and Kottke.org are two long-running blogs that helped popularize the "linkblog" form.
The Wirecutter was our previous top pick for product recommendations, but their history of shilling junk and our growing concerns about e-waste have led us to downgrade them in our rankings.
Devine (the other Lu) maintains a pair of wikis, one for hundredrabbits and another for research and projects.
Alexander Obenauer also does a lovely job publishing research notes.
Unison and Dynamicland are two strong visions for the future of computing.

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A classic "80-year predictions" episode. How did we do, humanity?
Here's the article (free with ads): <a href="https://worrydream.com/refs/Bush%20-%20As%20We%20May%20Think%20(Life%20Magazine%209-10-1945).pdf">As We May Think</a>
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<ul>
<li>We're considering changing <a href="https://futureofcoding.org/the-name">The Name</a> of the FoC community, podcast, et cetera.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_American_Speech">Transatlantic Accent</a>, and all the ships at sea.</li>
<li>This episode's advertisements: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senna_glycoside">Ex-Lax</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopropyl_alcohol#Medical">Mifflin</a>, et cetera.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.newmediareader.com/">New Media Reader</a> is a good read(er).</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2hB9PjugK0">Blue Prince</a> is surely everyone's 2025 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Game_of_the_Year_awards">GOTY</a>. You'll find ample <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/exasperated-127597451">discussion</a> of its <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/hour-and-half-of-129954399">twisty design</a> in our bonus feed.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK6ldnjE3Y0">Oppenheimer</a> was probably my least favourite David Nolen movie.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC">ENIAC</a> was, for a time, the computer.</li>
<li><a href="https://futureofcoding.org/episodes/056">Engelbart</a></li>
<li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_camera">Polaroid instant camera</a> dates back to the 1940s!</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass#Criticism">Google Glass</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray-Ban_Meta#Privacy_and_ethical_concerns">Ray-Ban Meta</a>, sigh</li>
<li>Wikipedia's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_existing_technologies_predicted_in_science_fiction">List of Existing Technologies Predicted in Science Fiction</a></li>
<li>Apparently microfilm and microfiche are both instances of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microform">microform</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://earthsown.com/products/organic-almond-unsweetened-original-chilled-carton/">Boy Milk</a>, no explanation needed.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_M._Carroll">Sean M. Carroll</a>, physicist.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Shannon">Claude Shannon</a>, information theorist ;)</li>
<li><a href="https://archive.ph/SfhuK">AI Is Not Your Friend</a> appeared in The Atlantic on May 9th, 2025.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Mechanical_Turk">Amazon Mechanical Turk</a> is "artificial artificial intelligence".</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/topics/awesome">Awesome</a> GitHub lists</li>
<li><a href="https://daringfireball.net/">Daring Fireball</a> and <a href="https://kottke.org/">Kottke.org</a> are two long-running blogs that helped popularize the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linklog">"linkblog"</a> form.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirecutter_(website)">The Wirecutter</a> was our previous top pick for product recommendations, but their history of shilling junk and our growing concerns about e-waste have led us to downgrade them in our rankings.</li>
<li><a href="https://futureofcoding.org/episodes/045">Devine</a> (the other Lu) maintains a pair of wikis, one for <a href="https://100r.co/site/knowledge.html">hundredrabbits</a> and another for <a href="https://wiki.xxiivv.com/">research and projects</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://alexanderobenauer.com/">Alexander Obenauer</a> also does a lovely job publishing research notes.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.unison-lang.org/">Unison</a> and <a href="https://dynamicland.org/">Dynamicland</a> are two strong visions for the future of computing.</li>
</ul>
Music:
<ul>
<li>lemon (tussed/screwed because everyone listens at 2x)</li>
</ul>
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See you in the future!
<a href="https://futureofcoding.org/episodes/077">https://futureofcoding.org/episodes/077</a>

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