Bad ideas, waiting

TXT in today from Master Yu...

In the not too far future, historians will look back and come to the conclusion that “free and open internet” was the most naive decision in the history of man. Because anyone who is not interested in making money off of their creations just lets someone else with lesser morals do it. 

Volcanic bubbles show coral reef futures

https://newatlas.com/biology/mysterious-volcanic-bubbles/ 

Quote of the moment

If no one believes in the future, then nobody's going to build it. 

--Jason Crawford

The next 25 years

The fundamental idea here is that the "big things" happen every 25 years. 

The argument is that we're at one of those spots now...

https://youtu.be/w5k72A30kUc?si=LzZhsBe2Ld9i0qGQ

Quote

Very little of the future is inevitable. 

--Margaret Atwood

NYTimes: A Letter to the Future

A fundamentally great idea...

 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/briefing/a-letter-to-the-future.html 

"The Apartment Of The Future! (As Predicted In 1922)"

https://youtu.be/z44QImBlSZc?si=_WH0zgKpbNiu6_EN 

"Is Civilization on the Brink of Collapse?"

https://youtu.be/W93XyXHI8Nw 

Partial quote of the moment

The future belongs to those who prepare for it...

--Dennis Overbye, NYT

AI-powered "robot" lawyer to represent defendant in court - CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-robot-lawyer-artificial-intelligence-do-not-pay/ 

"The Last Human – A Glimpse Into The Far Future"

https://youtu.be/LEENEFaVUzU 

Unexpected headline of the future

You wouldn't have guessed this one would show up 20 years later when the 20th century ended...

Computer Science Students Face a Shrinking Big Tech Job Market

--NYT

"3 tools for predicting 2122 | Peter Schwartz"

https://youtu.be/EAPXM50wy_U 

Long Path

https://youtu.be/teNE748O-vw 

Earth black box

It's kind of an inverse Future Vitrine.

 https://www.cnet.com/news/earth-is-getting-a-black-box-to-record-events-that-lead-to-the-downfall-of-civilization/

AP looks at the future

California state lawmakers are grappling with a particularly 21st-century problem: What to do with the growing number of shopping malls and big box retail stores left empty by consumers shifting their purchases to the web.

Artificial Superintelligence & Humanity

https://gizmodo.com/how-an-artificial-superintelligence-might-actually-dest-1846968207 

Or maybe the future is a...

BAD attitude

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/all-fossil-fuel-exploration-needs-to-end-this-year-iea-says/ 

"Audi - Future is an Attitude"

https://youtu.be/pWaHZ2oRE7s 

Direct Fusion Drive

https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a36037178/direct-fusion-drive-space-travel-neptune/