Please support our Tech Talk advertiser:
Mar 15th, 2008, 10:54 am
Speaking to the Northern Virginia Technology Council this week, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates made the distinctly predictable prediction that during the next ten years there will be even greater technological advances than during the previous decade. Amongst the advances that Gates suggests are likely to be of most importance were speech recognition, handwriting recognition and touch screen surfaces. I have checked and this is a current news story and not something that fell out of my in-tray five years ago folks, honest.
It gets better, and the predictions retreat further back in the time-warp, as Gates moved on to interactive television telling the enthralled audience that "TV will be based on the Internet; it will be an utterly different thing."
So why am I bothering to recount the tale here? Mainly because the speech came hot on the heels of his testimony to Congress in which he advocated greater maths and science investment along with a relaxing of immigration rules to encourage more people to come to the US, qualify and then work there. Gates argued that current policy forces such students to return home after the educational investment was complete, more often than not.
Am I missing something or is the message come to the US, get educated in matters science, and stay to invent the past?
It gets better, and the predictions retreat further back in the time-warp, as Gates moved on to interactive television telling the enthralled audience that "TV will be based on the Internet; it will be an utterly different thing."
So why am I bothering to recount the tale here? Mainly because the speech came hot on the heels of his testimony to Congress in which he advocated greater maths and science investment along with a relaxing of immigration rules to encourage more people to come to the US, qualify and then work there. Gates argued that current policy forces such students to return home after the educational investment was complete, more often than not.
Am I missing something or is the message come to the US, get educated in matters science, and stay to invent the past?
This blog entry was written by Bill Andad, staff writer aka newsguy. It has received 1,016 views, 1 comment, and 17 linkbacks. 3 voters have rated this entry an average of 3.67 out of 5 stars. It was promoted to featured status Mar 15th, 2008.
•
•
•
•
advertising apple business china crime data development email europe facebook firefox gaming google hacking hardware ibm internet iphone ipod law legal linux malware microsoft mobile mozilla mp3 news office operating privacy research search security social networking software spam stocks survey system technology trojan video virus vista web windows xp yahoo youtube
All Recent Tags Comments (Newest First)
darrenw89 | A digital jedi | Mar 15th, 2008
•
•
•
•
Wow - Perhaps we should re-name Bill 'Mr Current Affairs'? lol
Dazza
Dazza
Post Comment
•
•
•
•
Only community members can start a blog or comment on blog entries. You must register or log in to contribute.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
DaniWeb Tech Talk Marketplace
Related Blog Entries
- How to put in a new motherboard without losing your Operating System (3 Days Ago)
- Implementing a *Real* Internet Highway (6 Days Ago)
- Even prayer cannot help Jesus Phone owners today (8 Days Ago)
- Why bother with an Apple iPhone 3G? (9 Days Ago)
- Steve Ballmer Needs to Grow A Spine (12 Days Ago)
- UK runs out of iPhone 3G handsets four days before launch (12 Days Ago)
- Viacom defends itself over YouTube data log disclosure (14 Days Ago)
- Apple slow to patch iPhone security holes (14 Days Ago)
- Microsoft 'Equipt' to Battle Free Software (14 Days Ago)
- Need an online dictionary? Just ask Ask. (15 Days Ago)
Featured Entry