23 Occupations That Will Never Recover From The Great Recession. 1st SVW Devalues. Posted by Tom Foremski - June 20, 2009 [Here are some ideas I've been thinking about over the past few years, I welcome your feedback and contributions.] Ever since I first heard about the Internet and then saw its incredible development and application across industries, I've been on the look out for the economic effects of this powerful platform technology.
The specific economic influence I've been looking for is a strong deflationary trend. That's when we will know when the Internet has truly begun to reach its potential. Let me explain why. The Internet is a communications technology that also carries its own computer processing technology. We can deliver computing power to any connected computer platform, pocket or desktop based or otherwise, wired or wireless. Distributed computing power that is communicated in a two-way medium across the Internet. Internet based applications represent a class of very powerful technologies. Here are a few examples: - Graphics and design work. Sheer number of things. Posted by Tom Foremski - November 14, 2009 I've occasionally been writing about an effect that the Internet causes, an effect of devaluation.
The Internet devalues everything it touches, if it can be made digital. Happy Birthday Dear Internet . . . The Internet Devalues Everything It Touches A Saturday Post: The Internet Devalues Everything It Touches, Anything That Can Be Digitized In those articles I use the word "devalue" in its monetary sense but it can also be used in its broader definition, in reference to the cultural and societal sense of "values. " It's a controversial position because it seems as if I am critiquing the Internet and ignoring the tremendous amount of value that the Internet has enabled. It's good to see others noticing this effect too. Mr McCarthy is not very interested in self-publicity and rarely gives interviews. Cormac McCarthy on The Road - WSJ.com In the interview Mr McCarthy talks about technology and the future. "The appalling volume of artifacts... " Cormac McCarthy on The Road.
San Antonio Novelist Cormac McCarthy shuns interviews, but he relishes conversation. Last week, the author sat down on the leafy patio of the Menger Hotel, built about 20 years after the siege of the Alamo, the remains of which are next door. The afternoon conversation, which also included film director John Hillcoat of "The Road," went on 'til dark, then moved to a nearby restaurant for dinner. Dressed in crisp jeans and dimpled brown cowboy boots, Mr.
The 76-year-old author first broke through with his 1985 novel "Blood Meridian," a tale of American mercenaries hunting Indians in the Mexican borderland. The writer himself, however, has proved more elusive. In recent years, his circle has inched further into Hollywood. Now, set for release Nov. 25 is a screen adaptation of "The Road," a novel that marked another major stage of Mr.
The backstory of Mr. Mr. Messrs. Mr. In a soft voice, chuckling frequently and gazing intently with gray-green eyes, Mr. Mr. CM: A lot of people ask me. Turning Predictions into Opportunities. Happy Birthday Internet. Posted by Tom Foremski - October 28, 2009 Forty years ago today, October 29, 1969 marks the birth of the Internet. The first command typed in was "lo" which crashed the entire Internet - all two machines. Internet Reaches 40th Birthday Milestone Undergraduate Charley Kline was given the simple job of logging on remotely from UCLA to the SRI machine; his one command was "login".
The first attempt, however, proved too much for the "interface message processor" or IMP for short - the system crashed as young Charley reached the letter "g". ... 12 years on, only 213 computers being linked up to the network. The Guardian is collecting stories for its "A people's history of the internet. " To mark the 40th anniversary of the first stirrings of the internet we asked you to tell us your experiences of life online. Foremski's Take: The Internet is the most significant collection of communications technologies ever created. It helps if you are government regulated. These are interesting times. How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online? | Information Is Beautifu.