The cloud computing model may be a wonderful system when it works, but it's a nightmare when it fails. And the more people who come to depend upon it, the bigger the nightmare. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share Image
Most of us who work as professional futurists never really stop gathering information - you never know when a provocative, potentially disruptive new development… — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
We've already seen digital picture frames pre-loaded with viruses; I'm not eager to have my refrigerator hacked or my alarm clock turned against me. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
You need to recognize that the copyright date on a book reflects when it came out, not when it was written - assume that… — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Human beings are social animals; we devote a significant portion of our brain just to dealing with interactions with other humans. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
It's remarkably easy to dig up enormous amounts of information about individuals, without their consent. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Nearly every communication method we invent eventually conveys unwanted commercial messages. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Participatory complexity may well be the key descriptor of the 21st century - in our economies, in our politics, and in our everyday lives. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Preventing global warming from becoming a planetary catastrophe may take something even more drastic than renewable energy, superefficient urban design, and global carbon taxes. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Is there a better example of natural selection in action than 'Project Runway?' — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Carbon dioxide isn't the only greenhouse gas out there. Other substances, such as water vapor and nitrous oxide, also trap heat to varying degrees. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Futures thinking is hard work. Fortunately, you do get better at it with practice. It's worth the effort. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Technologists and futurists call the mashup of digital info and physical space 'blended reality.' — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Intelligence augmentation decreases the need for specialization and increases participatory complexity. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Fragile economies and weak infrastructures tend to worsen the results of climate disruptions, a problem exemplified by Bangladesh's vulnerability to monsoons, accelerating desertification in… — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
