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When Was the Last Time Tech Blew Your Mind? (kevquirk.com)
4 points by ingve on Nov 19, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/Mosaic/Docs/whats-new....

Edit: ok, ChatGPT for entertainment, but not for utility; the early WWW had both


I remember one of my firsts.

My first smartphone was a cheap Android I got for school work, back in 2012. The first app I installed was Twitter. I went to Google Play on my laptop, hit "Install", and a few seconds later, a download was triggered on the phone.

No wires!

The experience then was uncanny. I was finally in the future.


The Oculus space walk. I stood in my kitchen and my wife made a video of me as I wanted around reaching out for things, nearly falling over. It was really amazing. Maybe I am not easily impressed but that was something incredible for me.




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