The term “planned obsolescence” originated in 1924 when General Motors head Alfred P. Sloan Jr. began a strategy of convincing car owners that they needed a new car every year. In the 1920s, a lightbulb cartel deliberately lowered the average lifespan of a bulb to 1,000 hours in order to boost sales. Planned obsolescence involves […]
Magic could be said to be the creation of extraordinary effects without the usual agreed-upon physical methods. If we look at the best-selling movie genres, the most popular ones involve the creation of extraordinary effects. This includes Spider-Man, Superman, Batman, Star Wars, the Matrix movies, Lord of the Rings, and many more. Monster movies like […]
“Taking the world by storm” is to suddenly create an overwhelming influence worldwide. Many people have said that Elvis Presley and the Beatles took the world by storm in the field of music. The Industrial Revolution definitely changed the world quickly. The more recent digital technical revolution has actually taken the world by storm. So, […]
What will be the impact of ExoTech on our world? We have already seen the huge impact created by technology. The proliferation of smartphones has simplified our lives immensely. People now connect with their friends and loved ones far more easily through video calls and instant messaging services. Sending and receiving emails and creating documents […]
What do people really need? We know some of the things bodies need – air, water, correct temperature, food, clothing, shelter, etc. But if we assume people are more than bodies, then they need more than what bodies need. What people need also includes good connections with others, happiness, freedom to communicate, high-quality communication, and […]
Integrity is being complete and whole, without any missing parts. It is being unified, unimpaired, and sound in construction. How do those definitions apply to an ExoTech system as compared with a conventional computer system? An ExoTech system IS complete and whole, without any missing parts. It needs no other software or applications or apps. […]
Usually, the less solid something is the more flexible it is. Water is less solid and much more flexible than ice. Water vapor is less solid and much more flexible than water. But how does this relate to ExoTech? Conventional computing systems are composed of components embedded in a rigid, centralized structure where all components […]
“Less is more” is a phrase and a principle originated and frequently used by architects since 1855. Its power comes from one simple truth – cut away all inessentials leaving only what is necessary. This concept had a profound impact on the famous German architect Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe. He is quoted as saying, […]
What freedoms are most important to me? To communicate To create the effect I want to create To play the game I want to play To help I consider the first one to be most important because it opens the door to the others. And that has also been the thing that interests me most […]
Big changes are coming. But big changes have always been characteristic of life on our planet. 800 million years ago, the continents came together, forming a large supercontinent called Rodinia. Then, about 250 million years ago, the continents came together once again to form another supercontinent called Pangaea, surrounded by a single, worldwide ocean. And, […]