Discussions - alt.history.future

	FACTS & HISTORY - A MUST READ!
	Please pass this webpage to everyone that you know, and please tell them to do the same! Many thank's! [link] By Dave12781 @webtv.net - 3:23pm - 1 new of 1 message

	You know you're in the future when
	"If Esperanto was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me!" "The Amish are still using visible computers." Aliens land, and it's not important news. By Dan Goodman - Oct 3 - 8 new of 8 messages

	Charles Stross Says You Can No Longer Write Near-Future Science Fiction
	...[link]... ...Which doesn't work all that well if society undergoes enough change before the story is published. And which issues are considered important changes (though almost always lagging behind figuring out what issues _are_ important.)... more » By Dan Goodman - Sep 30 - 5 new of 5 messages

	When will a middle range laptop with 1 TB of memory get released?
	When will we see a middle range priced laptop with 1 TB or more of hard drive memory that retails for anywhere from $500 to $900? By Straha - Sep 26 - 4 new of 4 messages

	Odd Polities of the Future
	...[link] ...Not to mention the two US states, and several territories, which are not contiguous with most of the US. ...Can't offhand think of one. ...I can see a Community of the Americas which includes most of Latin... more » By Dan Goodman - Sep 20 - 33 new of 33 messages

	Life in 2019
	...Futurologists have been something similar since at least the 1960s. I've bookmarked it. You might be interested in [link] One problem I can see with gaming out scenarios is that what works well in the game and what works well in the real world are unlikely to be anywhere near the same.... more » By Dan Goodman - Sep 9 - 1 new of 1 message

Politics in 2108 -- basics

Note: I'm discussing US politics because that's what I know best. If you're in another country, go ahead and discuss that country's political future. Or discuss another country's political future, but be aware that your knowledge is almost certainly extremely limited. (If you're a citizen and resident of another country and are certain... more »

By Dan Goodman - Aug 28 - 10 new of 10 messages

Mathematics has no Future?

PHPBABY3 posted speculation on the future of mathematics. I explained to him that math is not powerful enough to solve difficult problems. Below it the start of a New Scientist article which says that the systems we are building are becoming so complex that there is no way to do any analysis of why the work or how to solve their problems. Instead we have to develop... more »

By Jack May - Aug 11 - 5 new of 5 messages

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The Mathematics of the Future

How do we determine the future? We observe, model, and simulate the passing of time. If we observe the development of mathematics since the beginning of time, we see that man is constantly generalizing the existing mathematics. How? By introducing mathematical objects that take on a required value when none is avaiulable. For example, there... more »

By PHPBABY3 - Aug 6 - 7 new of 7 messages