Registered: Jul 2000
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has the internet peaked?

i was visiting slashdot.com earlier, and came across this article:
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/c...2664671,00.html


excerpt from article:

"For the past four or five years, the Web was regarded as a revolution, the best thing since sliced bread, the savior of humanity (well, maybe not quite); but anyway, something so far out that nobody really knew where it was going. And that was a big part of its attraction: Anything could happen.

But by now we know: There is a good chance that the Web will be the way it is today for a very long time (at least on an Internet time scale).

Don't get me started on broadband and how it is going to change everything: Research from PriceWaterhouseCoopers suggests that because of the growing demand for bandwidth as well as the increasing data load transmitted over the Internet, we will live with bandwidth limitations for at least another 10 to 15 years.

If you've tried DSL or cable, you'll realize that it makes the current Web much more bearable than a dial-up connection -- it does NOT, however, suddenly turn your computer into an interactive TV set. It is not the promised revolution -- it just makes for a pleasant Web experience, period. There's certainly not enough here to spark a new revolution -- yet. "


it's an interesting read, and i suggest you check it out when you have the time. it sparks the question: now that the internet has been explored to the current limits, what else can be done with it? right now it's basically being used for gathering information, goods and services, etc. what kind of new uses do you think will be implemented using the web?

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*glares at his computer*

I just know it's going to steal my children, rape my wife, and eat my dog.. I can feel it... it's EVIL!
Its defunct of ANY religion, and that scares me! AiiIIiIEeEeEEeeEEeeeEE~eeeeEEEeeeEEEe

*hits his knee on the table*

Dammit! Stupid Marilyn Manson and Eminem.. This is all THEIR fault!

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For home use, I see the computer becoming even more of a centralized control for everything that we do. The day of living like the Jetsons is not too far off. Programing appliances, climate, lighting, etc. is something that we can do in addition to the more obvious uses.
It boggles the mind to consider that if we have made the advances that we have in the past few decades, what is to come?

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Intel recently announced that by 2005, they will be manufacturing cheap and stable processors that run at (hold on) 15-20Ghz. This amount of power, in a home computer, is staggering. I agree with Wonderaz, we will move towards a central, controlled environment administrated by the computer. I think home networks will become much more common, as well.

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Interesting perspective.

My perspective is that net will continue to develop in ways we can and can't imagine at this time.

The birth and incredible wild flourishing and universal adoption of the Web as an interface to the net was quite an event to witness.

It seems pretty obvious we've settled
into the Web. Web commerce is flattening and stabilizing, and us happy users are getting quite used to the medium. I think we take it for granted now. That's the way it should be, to me.

I imagine that we will see other revolutionary changes in our lifetimes. Perhaps soon. I have faith that there are some upcoming grad students who have potential to create surprising new tools.

I don't believe we'll see hardware capabilities plateau out either. Researchers are just beginning to explore fields such as molecular, nano-, and bioengineering.

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quote:

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Originally posted by morgana:
Research from PriceWaterhouseCoopers

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quote:

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Originally posted by Spooky:
Scum, scum, scum, scum, scum. Fuck I hate that company. Fucking amateurs pretending to be professionals. grrrrr wankers.

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