http://www.cio.com/archive/092203/kurzweil.html
Some form of constructive engagement with the future, I strongly believe, is an indispensable tool in any IT professional's armoury, especially those engaged in teaching people who have a very good chance of living to the 22nd century.
This article by the ever-provocative Ray Kurzweil is an absorbing defence of the proper attitude towards future risks, and is thus worth reading in itself, but the fact that it is part of an article set: "Technology's Impact On Everything" with a diverse range of author links, each article with subscriber comment, makes it a resource worth highlighting.
A somewhat different take on the near future of IT in the 21st century is given here by Bill Joy, whom Kurzweil mentions in his article:
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/technology/articles/0,15114,490598,00.html
Posted by jho at October 23, 2003 11:10 AM