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    Inside the Mind of Microsoft's Chief Futurist

    Realtime Mobile Video Stitching Is So Crazy It Just Might Work

    Berlekamp's Switch Game May Be Nerdiest Boardgame Ever

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    Image of GreshamKnukka GreshamKnukka
    02/27/09

    In reply to Inside the Mind of Microsoft's Chief Futurist
    The thing with Quantum computing that scares me is that if Microsoft forgets about this:

    http://www.crimcheck.com/background-check-news/the-10-laws-of-computer-security

    we will have a much bigger problem on our hands. I wonder what criminals and hackers could do with quantum computers :)

    Then
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    02/27/09

    @GreshamKnukka: Oh, I'm sure they won't "forget" about it.
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    Image of Spencer James Spencer James
    02/27/09

    In reply to Inside the Mind of Microsoft's Chief Futurist
    Not certain if this has been covered before, so sorry for the double.


    How does one land a job as a Futurist?

    What education and training is involved?

    And why are all the Futurists old folks?


    Any reply is awesome, though sort of a direct question to Gizmodo.


    Thanks!

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    Image of N@tedog N@tedog
    02/27/09

    @Spencer James:


    If it helps, in comparison, Simon Cowell is considered a futurist in the Music industry. Both he and Mundie have the uncanny ability to predict future popular trends in their respective fields. It's one part natural talent and two parts Rolodex.

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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    02/27/09

    In reply to Inside the Mind of Microsoft's Chief Futurist
    Palpatine is the mind in charge of Microsoft's inventions?
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    Image of Curves Curves
    02/27/09

    In reply to Inside the Mind of Microsoft's Chief Futurist
    Guys with vision like this are rare, so he is obviously in the right job. No one can predict the future, but sometimes you can throw the odds in your favor. I am glad there are people like this; they dream it up, and people like myself help make their ideas come to life. Thanks for the future work Craig. Keep dreaming up this crazy stuff.
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    Image of JDickson87 JDickson87
    02/27/09

    @Curves: I have to wonder, how the hell do you get a job like this in the first place? Seems obscure. He is obviously doing the right thing, but how does one get there?
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    Image of Curves Curves
    02/27/09

    @jdickson87: You get Bill Gates, drunk and tell him he needs that position, and then you give him your resume and tell him youre the person for the job.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/27/09

    @Curves: You're discounting the possibility that Bill Gates is a supernerd, impervious to the effects of alcohol. Even as he staggers, he can probably still code a string of commands so make Ballmer's CD tray pop remotely for no reason just to drive him crazy.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/27/09

    In reply to Inside the Mind of Microsoft's Chief Futurist
    If it isn't "Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers", than I don't care. :)
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    Image of drewdrawshashtags drewdrawshashtags
    02/27/09

    In reply to Inside the Mind of Microsoft's Chief Futurist
    Very interesting.


    He must have just forgotten to write down "web 2.0, search and browser standards", huh?

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    Image of J. Nadeau J. Nadeau
    02/27/09

    In reply to Inside the Mind of Microsoft's Chief Futurist
    If I had to take a wild guess, I'd say this guy is pretty wise.


    Excellent read, thank you Gizmodo.

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    Image of j05hu4 j05hu4
    02/27/09

    @J. Nadeau: About suspension of disbelief he says: "We aren't yet trying to get people to think they're someplace else." while I have been computer gaming for 30 years. So that is where I stopped reading.
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    02/27/09

    @j05hu4: Yeah, I'm gonna say you maybe should have kept reading. But thanks for sharing your ignorance with us.
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    Image of kahri kahri
    02/27/09

    In reply to Inside the Mind of Microsoft's Chief Futurist
    Just me or do those pics depict an old guy talking about his 'manhood'?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/27/09

    @kahri: Photobucket
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    Image of shauncl shauncl
    02/27/09

    In reply to Inside the Mind of Microsoft's Chief Futurist
    ^^^
    Both above comments are so un-original and played out that I wonder why Gizmodo doesn't just delete them?


    Very interesting article and I'm glad people are looking into future projects/ideas instead of dated jokes.

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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    02/27/09

    @shauncl: Answer: We don't delete dumb comments. We just wait for smarter commenters to come along and make fun of them. (So, thanks!)
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    Image of EVEs_Mako EVEs_Mako
    02/27/09

    In reply to Inside the Mind of Microsoft's Chief Futurist
    And on top of all of that, Microsoft can still fuck up a pasta dish while having it's ass handed to it by Apple.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/27/09

    @EVEs_Mako: To be fair, Apple works on a very simplified platform. They don't have to code for a large number of units, and they write their own drivers, and still manage to blow it on occasion.


    Microsoft's main problem is that they've spoiled us rotten with years of bloat in the form of legacy code, so that we can keep our old junk and use software that's almost a decade old. If Microsoft were to just say "fuck it" and start shaving the fat on a regular basis, we'd all bitch, but eventually we'd see a lighter, nimbler OS, even if it means that we'd have to eventually upgrade software more frequently. Don't suppose that will be happening anytime soon, since the folks out in the Enterprise are hard-nosed cheapskates, but it's something to consider.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/27/09

    In reply to Inside the Mind of Microsoft's Chief Futurist
    Evil Larry David has spoken.
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    Image of Awax Awax
    02/25/09

    In reply to Realtime Mobile Video Stitching Is So Crazy It Just Might Work
    Two things :


    1 - Doesn't this remind you of Batman DarkKnight cellphone trick ?


    2 - For timecode, just use the GPS (provided your cellphone has a GPS).

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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    02/25/09

    @Awax: Yes, and that's a great idea. I shoulda asked about that. Maybe I'll email Kaheel.
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    Image of Jeremy Rowland Jeremy Rowland
    02/25/09

    In reply to Realtime Mobile Video Stitching Is So Crazy It Just Might Work
    Ah, that's what we need...more ways and reasons to bury our heads in our little devices to record something we can experience later...instead of experiencing it NOW, live.
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    02/25/09

    @Jeremy Rowland: Well, technically, this is about sharing something "NOW, live." And you must have a seriously chunky cellphone if you can bury your head in it.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    02/24/09

    In reply to Berlekamp's Switch Game May Be Nerdiest Boardgame Ever
    is it really accurate to call this a 'board game'?
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/24/09

    @nutbastard: If you have a short attention span then it will be a bored game...
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    02/24/09

    @nutbastard: Was Operation a board game? If so, then yes. I do see your point, but hey, it's made of boards!
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/24/09

    In reply to Berlekamp's Switch Game May Be Nerdiest Boardgame Ever
    I want the Clapper version of this game..
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