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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: 77 • As We May Think by Vannevar Bush |
| 3 | +--- |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +# 77 • As We May Think by Vannevar Bush |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +_2025-07-20_ |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +_Listen in your podcast player by searching for **Future of Coding**, or via_ [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/future-of-coding/id1265527976) \| [Overcast](https://overcast.fm/itunes1265527976) \| [RSS](https://omny.fm/shows/future-of-coding/playlists/podcast.rss) |
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| 11 | +<iframe src="https://omny.fm/shows/future-of-coding/as-we-may-think/embed" width="100%" height="180" frameborder="0" style="margin-bottom: 1em"></iframe> |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +A classic "80-year predictions" episode. How did we do, humanity? |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +## Links |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +$ Why support us on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/futureofcoding)? Mostly, to hear our "Future Off Coding" monthly bonus episodes, like last month's [examination of literal values in code](https://www.patreon.com/posts/132758653) and how they might support visual programming, or the prior's [design analysis of the breakout-hit puzzle video game Blue Prince](https://www.patreon.com/posts/129954399?collection=866338). You also help cover the costs of producing the show and running the community — much appreciated! |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +* We're considering changing [The Name](https://futureofcoding.org/the-name) of the FoC community, podcast, et cetera. |
| 20 | +* [Transatlantic Accent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_American_Speech), and all the ships at sea. |
| 21 | +* This episode's advertisements: [Ex-Lax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senna_glycoside), [Mifflin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopropyl_alcohol#Medical), et cetera. |
| 22 | +* The [New Media Reader](https://www.newmediareader.com) is a good read(er). |
| 23 | +* [Blue Prince](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2hB9PjugK0) is surely everyone's 2025 [GOTY](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Game_of_the_Year_awards). You'll find ample [discussion](https://www.patreon.com/posts/exasperated-127597451) of its [twisty design](https://www.patreon.com/posts/hour-and-half-of-129954399) in our bonus feed. |
| 24 | +* [Oppenheimer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK6ldnjE3Y0) was probably my least favourite David Nolen movie. |
| 25 | +* [ENIAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC) was, for a time, _the_ computer. |
| 26 | +* [Engelbart](https://futureofcoding.org/episodes/056) |
| 27 | +* The [Polaroid instant camera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_camera) dates back to the 1940s! |
| 28 | +* [Google Glass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass#Criticism) and [Ray-Ban Meta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray-Ban_Meta#Privacy_and_ethical_concerns), sigh |
| 29 | +* Wikipedia's [List of Existing Technologies Predicted in Science Fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_existing_technologies_predicted_in_science_fiction) |
| 30 | +* Apparently microfilm and microfiche are both instances of [microform](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microform). |
| 31 | +* [Boy Milk](https://earthsown.com/products/organic-almond-unsweetened-original-chilled-carton/), no explanation needed. |
| 32 | +* [Sean M. Carroll](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_M._Carroll), physicist. |
| 33 | +* [Claude Shannon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Shannon), information theorist ;) |
| 34 | +* [AI Is Not Your Friend](https://archive.ph/SfhuK) appeared in The Atlantic on May 9th, 2025. |
| 35 | +* [Amazon Mechanical Turk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Mechanical_Turk) is "_artificial_ artificial intelligence". |
| 36 | +* [Awesome](https://github.com/topics/awesome) GitHub lists |
| 37 | +* [Daring Fireball](https://daringfireball.net) and [Kottke.org](https://kottke.org) are two long-running blogs that helped popularize the ["linkblog"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linklog) form. |
| 38 | +* [The Wirecutter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirecutter_(website)) was our previous top pick for product recommendations, but their history of shilling junk and our growing concerns about e-waste have led us to downgrade them in our rankings. |
| 39 | +* [Devine](https://futureofcoding.org/episodes/045) (the other Lu) maintains a pair of wikis, one for [hundredrabbits](https://100r.co/site/knowledge.html) and another for [research and projects](https://wiki.xxiivv.com). |
| 40 | +* [Alexander Obenauer](https://alexanderobenauer.com) also does a lovely job publishing research notes. |
| 41 | +* [Unison](https://www.unison-lang.org) and [Dynamicland](https://dynamicland.org) are two strong visions for the future of computing. |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +Music: |
| 44 | +* lemon (tussed/screwed because everyone listens at 2x) |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +! Send us [email](mailto:admin@futureofcoding.org?subject=Email%20from%20a%20listener), join the [FoC community](https://futureofcoding.org/community), and find us on-line: |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +- I: [🐘](https://mastodon.social/@spiralganglion) [🦋](https://bsky.app/profile/spiralganglion.com) [🌐](https://ivanish.ca) |
| 49 | +- J: [🐘](https://hachyderm.io/@jimmyhmiller) [🦋](https://bsky.app/profile/jimmyhmiller.bsky.social) [🌐](https://jimmyhmiller.github.io) |
| 50 | +- K: N/A |
| 51 | +- L: [🐘](https://mas.to/@todepond) [🦋](https://bsky.app/profile/todepond.com) [🌐](https://www.todepond.com) |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +See you in the future! |
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