I love this vision, and I hope you're right, but wireless transmissions have been foreseen, if you will - didn't Dick Tracy have wrist phones in the 1930s? rs ________________________________________________________________ Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage. - H.L. Mencken ________________________________________ From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Samuel Klein [meta.sj@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 10:17 AM To: Ho Young Yoon Cc: Barry Wellman; Earl Babbie; Joan I. Biddle; aoir list; section asa Subject: Re: [Air-L] [CITASA] the cell-less future As a civilization, we often have a difficult time visualizing the miniaturization and transfer of tools from central places to the individual. One day, we will all be generating power, managing transmissions and communication, creating materials and prints, capturing and processing our own sounds and images, and running supercomputers - without leaving our personal space. Other changes will depend on larger changes in how we conceive of society -- whether we will also all be maintaining our own information policies, enforcing social and legal standards, overseeing built infrastructure and initiating repairs, serving in notary and encryption capacities, serving as independent financial bodies, and providing physical security... all in our personal vicinity. SJ _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/