Dan Bricklin @danb@qoto.org

For those of you who are interested in talks I've given, with VisiCalc history as well as my philosophies about technology evolution, I think the fullest online is from the Business of Software conference in 2010. My talk is: https://businessofsoftware.wistia.com/medias/2zbuz8a6da?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 (Transcript, etc.: https://businessofsoftware.org/2011/08/dan-bricklin-at-business-of-software-2010-there-is-always-new-technology-when-should-we-care-how-do-we-take-advantage-of-it-video-transcript/)

The Submerged movie example implies an interesting genre of rich small interior space storytelling. The "Making of..." video is worth watching afterwards. So cool that this is not CGI -- they built a physical set that had to be incredibly detailed everywhere, with the added restriction of no "third wall" to have cameras and lights.

Apple's new (this week) spatial videos for the #VisionPro are pretty amazing. (free 17 min movie "Submerged" and 4 minute "NBA All-Start Weekend") Yes, I guess I would indeed pay money to watch live professional basketball this way. It's so different and more beautiful than the "view from up in the seats" of regular TV. The athleticism and physical interactions you can watch are so visceral. Have others watched them?

@manton Manton, I agree that all content can be helpful, but I think certain content, if delivered right, could be "worth it today at this hardware price" to many people. I think real-time/live, spatial sports could be that. Many people readily bought $10,000 HD then 4K now 8K TVs for that. The (unfortunately not real-time) examples Apple shows feel viscerally so general-audience compelling. Court/field-side tickets are $$$ and people buy them. Live sports cable packages sell.

Unfortunately, high-res, real-time streaming may not be generally available yet, and the wrangling over the $ split may take time.

Does anybody know more about this????

Wondering: If someone sends me spam that ends up showing in my email list, will Apple on-device AI incorporate stuff there into what it does? Will it end up in my calendar, or in my phone numbers for other parties? Will this be a type of mal-whatever injection vector? Is this like errors in Wikipedia, etc., affecting LLM responses as definitive statements? How will I know it's being used?

Now that it's the next day, I can include that second word in yesterday's NYTimes #Connections game: B-School. The inspiration for the VisiCalc spreadsheet came at Harvard Business School, called by many "The B-School" (like Manhattan is called "The City" by some).

Today's NYTimes #Connections game is very close to my heart. In addition to having the word spreadsheet, another group had one that caught my attention. :)

For those of you who are interested in talks I've given, with VisiCalc history as well as my philosophies about technology evolution, I think the fullest online is from the Business of Software conference in 2010. My talk is: https://businessofsoftware.wistia.com/medias/2zbuz8a6da?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 (Transcript, etc.: https://businessofsoftware.org/2011/08/dan-bricklin-at-business-of-software-2010-there-is-always-new-technology-when-should-we-care-how-do-we-take-advantage-of-it-video-transcript/)

I'm very sad to hear of the passing of Gordon Bell, a giant in the history of computers in the last 60 years. From his leading work at Digital Equipment Corporation to the NSF and Microsoft, he has been an inspiration to us all. He was also, from my experience (our paths crossed many times), an enthusiastic, fun, and warm person. On his Microsoft Research Web Site https://gordonbell.azurewebsites.net/ , he included a photo I took of him on a Segway. Here's a copy. May his memory be a blessing!

Another #aurora photo from Newton, MA USA iPhone 15 Pro handheld. Amazing how sharp the stars are.