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Jamais Cascio Quotes

I understand that most iPhone users want a phone that can do other nifty things, not a general purpose computer that happens to make phone calls. Strict control over apps minimizes the chances that someone will find their phone hacked or virus-laden Picture Quote #1

The biggest potential and actual crises of the 21st century all have a strong, long, slow aspect with a significant lag between cause and effect. We have to train ourselves to be thinking in terms of longer-term results Picture Quote #1

Human civilization has been changing the Earths environment for millennia, often to our detriment. Dams, deforestation and urbanization can alter water cycles and wind patterns, occasionally triggering droughts or even creating deserts Picture Quote #1

Everything we think about regarding sustainability - from energy to agriculture to manufacturing to population - has a water footprint. Almost all of the water on Earth is salt water, and the remaining freshwater supplies are split between agricultural use and human use - as well as maintaining the existing natural environment Picture Quote #1

Crackdowns on Internet content make clear the need for an anonymized Web. Now, someone just needs to implement it Picture Quote #1

We’ve already seen digital picture frames pre-loaded with viruses; I’m not eager to have my refrigerator hacked or my alarm clock turned against me Picture Quote #1

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Human beings are social animals; we devote a significant portion of our brain just to dealing with interactions with other humans Picture Quote #1

Carbon dioxide isn’t the only greenhouse gas out there. Other substances, such as water vapor and nitrous oxide, also trap heat to varying degrees Picture Quote #1

Geoengineering involves humans making intentional, large-scale modifications to the Earths geophysical systems in order to change the environment Picture Quote #1

The cloud computing model may be a wonderful system when it works, but it’s a nightmare when it fails. And the more people who come to depend upon it, the bigger the nightmare Picture Quote #1

Much as Cold War nuclear strategists could argue about winning a nuclear war by having more survivors, advocates of a Global Warming War might see the United States, Western Europe, or Russia as better able to ride out climate disruption and manipulation than, say, China or the countries of the Middle East Picture Quote #1

Sustainability is a seemingly laudable goal - it tells us we need to live within our means, whether economic, ecological, or political - but it’s insufficient for uncertain times. How can we live within our means when those very means can change, swiftly and unexpectedly, beneath us? Picture Quote #1

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Neodymium is one of 17 ‘rare-earth metals,’ and these elements have turned out to be critical to the rapidly-growing green technology industries Picture Quote #1

The notion of the Internet as a force of political and social revolution is not a new one. As far back as the early 1990s, in the early days of the World Wide Web, there were technologists and writers arguing forcefully that the Internet was destined to become the most important tool for cultural change in human history Picture Quote #1

With increasing fervor since the 1980s, sustainability has been the watchword of scientists, environmental activists, and indeed all those concerned about the complex, fragile systems on the sphere we inhabit. It has shaped debates about business, design, and our lifestyles Picture Quote #1

In the U.S., we are free to speak our minds and to spend money without being forced to reveal our identities - except when using the Web. Browsing the Web leaves digital tracks everywhere in the form of log files, and anyone who hosts a Web site can be easily traced Picture Quote #1

Futures thinking is hard work. Fortunately, you do get better at it with practice. It’s worth the effort Picture Quote #1

I do think that fashion may end up being the ‘killer app’ for wearable augmented reality systems. This is in part because it’s not simply task-oriented - like finding a restaurant or where your friend is currently lounging about - but experience-oriented. It becomes part of your life Picture Quote #1

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Trying to do what your competitors are doing but basically a little bit better is probably not going to be the winning strategy. The problem is finding what your competitors wouldn’t even consider doing Picture Quote #1

In entertainment, zombies are so played out. I have a gut sense that people are getting tired of apocalyptic scenarios Picture Quote #1

Even if we were to stop putting out greenhouse gases right now, we’d still face decades of warming Picture Quote #1

Many of the cognitive enhancement drugs serve to increase focus and concentration. But ‘letting your mind wander’ is very often an important part of the creative process Picture Quote #1

As our various electronic devices gain more and more sensory awareness, we open up the potential for entirely new forms of interaction. Not just new interfaces - tapping and shaking and whatnot - but a shift in presence Picture Quote #1

Nature stopped being natural decades ago Picture Quote #1

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As useful as websites and journals are, there’s real value in books, too Picture Quote #1

Nearly every communication method we invent eventually conveys unwanted commercial messages Picture Quote #1

By ignoring tomorrow, we undermine today Picture Quote #1

Foresight turns out to be a critical adaptive strategy for times of great stress Picture Quote #1

Intelligence augmentation decreases the need for specialization and increases participatory complexity Picture Quote #1

It’s remarkably easy to dig up enormous amounts of information about individuals, without their consent Picture Quote #1

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I understand that most iPhone users want a phone that can do other nifty things, not a general purpose computer that happens to make phone calls. Strict control over apps minimizes the chances that someone will find their phone hacked or virus-laden. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) The biggest potential and actual crises of the 21st century all have a strong, long, slow aspect with a significant lag between cause and effect. We have to train ourselves to be thinking in terms of longer-term results (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Human civilization has been changing the Earths environment for millennia, often to our detriment. Dams, deforestation and urbanization can alter water cycles and wind patterns, occasionally triggering droughts or even creating deserts (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Everything we think about regarding sustainability - from energy to agriculture to manufacturing to population - has a water footprint. Almost all of the water on Earth is salt water, and the remaining freshwater supplies are split between agricultural use and human use - as well as maintaining the existing natural environment (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Crackdowns on Internet content make clear the need for an anonymized Web. Now, someone just needs to implement it (Jamais Cascio Quotes) We’ve already seen digital picture frames pre-loaded with viruses; I’m not eager to have my refrigerator hacked or my alarm clock turned against me. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Human beings are social animals; we devote a significant portion of our brain just to dealing with interactions with other humans. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Carbon dioxide isn’t the only greenhouse gas out there. Other substances, such as water vapor and nitrous oxide, also trap heat to varying degrees. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Geoengineering involves humans making intentional, large-scale modifications to the Earths geophysical systems in order to change the environment. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) The cloud computing model may be a wonderful system when it works, but it’s a nightmare when it fails. And the more people who come to depend upon it, the bigger the nightmare. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Much as Cold War nuclear strategists could argue about winning a nuclear war by having more survivors, advocates of a Global Warming War might see the United States, Western Europe, or Russia as better able to ride out climate disruption and manipulation than, say, China or the countries of the Middle East. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Sustainability is a seemingly laudable goal - it tells us we need to live within our means, whether economic, ecological, or political - but it’s insufficient for uncertain times. How can we live within our means when those very means can change, swiftly and unexpectedly, beneath us? (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Neodymium is one of 17 ‘rare-earth metals,’ and these elements have turned out to be critical to the rapidly-growing green technology industries. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) The notion of the Internet as a force of political and social revolution is not a new one. As far back as the early 1990s, in the early days of the World Wide Web, there were technologists and writers arguing forcefully that the Internet was destined to become the most important tool for cultural change in human history. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) With increasing fervor since the 1980s, sustainability has been the watchword of scientists, environmental activists, and indeed all those concerned about the complex, fragile systems on the sphere we inhabit. It has shaped debates about business, design, and our lifestyles. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) In the U.S., we are free to speak our minds and to spend money without being forced to reveal our identities - except when using the Web. Browsing the Web leaves digital tracks everywhere in the form of log files, and anyone who hosts a Web site can be easily traced. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Futures thinking is hard work. Fortunately, you do get better at it with practice. It’s worth the effort. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) I do think that fashion may end up being the ‘killer app’ for wearable augmented reality systems. This is in part because it’s not simply task-oriented - like finding a restaurant or where your friend is currently lounging about - but experience-oriented. It becomes part of your life. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Trying to do what your competitors are doing but basically a little bit better is probably not going to be the winning strategy. The problem is finding what your competitors wouldn’t even consider doing. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) In entertainment, zombies are so played out. I have a gut sense that people are getting tired of apocalyptic scenarios. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Even if we were to stop putting out greenhouse gases right now, we’d still face decades of warming. (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Many of the cognitive enhancement drugs serve to increase focus and concentration. But ‘letting your mind wander’ is very often an important part of the creative process (Jamais Cascio Quotes) As our various electronic devices gain more and more sensory awareness, we open up the potential for entirely new forms of interaction. Not just new interfaces - tapping and shaking and whatnot - but a shift in presence (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Nature stopped being natural decades ago (Jamais Cascio Quotes) As useful as websites and journals are, there’s real value in books, too (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Nearly every communication method we invent eventually conveys unwanted commercial messages (Jamais Cascio Quotes) By ignoring tomorrow, we undermine today (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Foresight turns out to be a critical adaptive strategy for times of great stress (Jamais Cascio Quotes) Intelligence augmentation decreases the need for specialization and increases participatory complexity (Jamais Cascio Quotes) It’s remarkably easy to dig up enormous amounts of information about individuals, without their consent (Jamais Cascio Quotes)

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