Comments on: Silicon valley = detroit (2/2) http://www.laurenthaug.com/blog/2010/04/09/silicon-valley-detroit-22/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silicon-valley-detroit-22 Thoughts on a changing society Thu, 24 May 2012 23:21:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tumble Dryers · http://www.laurenthaug.com/blog/2010/04/09/silicon-valley-detroit-22/#comment-1922 Tumble Dryers · Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:16:07 +0000 http://laurenthaug.com/blog/2010/04/09/silicon-valley-detroit-22/#comment-1922 silicon valley is great because it houses some of the world's best electronics firm : silicon valley is great because it houses some of the world’s best electronics firm :

]]> By: Jerry Jaz http://www.laurenthaug.com/blog/2010/04/09/silicon-valley-detroit-22/#comment-1921 Jerry Jaz Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:14:24 +0000 http://laurenthaug.com/blog/2010/04/09/silicon-valley-detroit-22/#comment-1921 And remember, it is all running on Internet time. The great accelerator. What is five years or ten years of the Internet when translated into earth time? The Interstate Highway System was predicated on an endless supply of something and originally designed to move military bulk. Perhaps the analogy of Detroit/Silicon Valley is more of an allusion to intellect than actual real estate in terms of stagnancy and decline. And remember, it is all running on Internet time. The great accelerator. What is five years or ten years of the Internet when translated into earth time?

The Interstate Highway System was predicated on an endless supply of something and originally designed to move military bulk. Perhaps the analogy of Detroit/Silicon Valley is more of an allusion to intellect than actual real estate in terms of stagnancy and decline.

]]> By: clay ball http://www.laurenthaug.com/blog/2010/04/09/silicon-valley-detroit-22/#comment-1920 clay ball Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:10:55 +0000 http://laurenthaug.com/blog/2010/04/09/silicon-valley-detroit-22/#comment-1920 I believe that we live within the parameters set by the Earth & its resources...the biggest & best challenge for the future of technology is to develop technologies that help people to better live within those parameters (instead of pretending we don't need to listen to the very source of our life!)...the basics like water, sustainable energy, food, restoring the parts of the Earth that are degraded, are really where the security of our future lies (in my tiny opinion)... Now, if these genius types could invent the first biodegradable laptop, a compostable i-phone...that would be a really HUGE breakthrough for the 2010's! :) I believe that we live within the parameters set by the Earth & its resources…the biggest & best challenge for the future of technology is to develop technologies that help people to better live within those parameters (instead of pretending we don’t need to listen to the very source of our life!)…the basics like water, sustainable energy, food, restoring the parts of the Earth that are degraded, are really where the security of our future lies (in my tiny opinion)…

Now, if these genius types could invent the first biodegradable laptop, a compostable i-phone…that would be a really HUGE breakthrough for the 2010′s! :)

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