Comments for Raanan Bar-Cohen

Comment on Photo: Possibly the Coolest Ping Pong Table Ever by Raanan Bar-Cohen

Raanan Bar-Cohen — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:06:59 +0000

ya, not super clean but it works — and it’s sitting on gravel outside …

Comment on Photo: Possibly the Coolest Ping Pong Table Ever by Lloyd Dewolf

Lloyd Dewolf — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:40:31 +0000

Love the mirrors! It looks a little sketchy underneath though, or is that just an artifact of the photo.

Comment on Photo: Louisville Egg Cream by Chanikeys

Chanikeys — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:01:26 +0000

That’s a pretty fancy egg cream! Don’t remember them that way in Brooklyn!

Comment on The Man Who Makes the Future: Wired Icon Marc Andreessen | Wired.com by Raanan Bar-Cohen

Raanan Bar-Cohen — Tue, 01 May 2012 07:17:34 +0000

yup, enjoyed Free – a good read

Comment on Google’s Augmented-Reality Glasses — Microvision technology ? by Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 01 May 2012 07:11:45 +0000

Who else’s technology, besides Microvision’s, could be integrated into this concept. Less than I can count on my hand.

Comment on The Man Who Makes the Future: Wired Icon Marc Andreessen | Wired.com by J.R. Duboc

J.R. Duboc — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:41:27 +0000

This looks like an interesting book. The idea that the future is brighter than we think is a very countercultural one, but there might be some truth to it.
In the same vein, Free by Chris Anderson (who’s the interviewer in the article you quote) is worth reading too.
http://www.longtail.com/the_long_tail/2009/07/free-for-free-first-ebook-and-audiobook-versions-released.html

Comment on The Man Who Makes the Future: Wired Icon Marc Andreessen | Wired.com by Raanan Bar-Cohen

Raanan Bar-Cohen — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:43:23 +0000

yup, totally agree.

If you are interested in this stuff, I’m in the middle of reading Abundance http://www.amazon.com/Abundance-Future-Better-Than-Think/dp/1451614217 that talks a bunch about these topics.

The author, Peter Diamandis, spoke at TED 2012 this year:
http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_diamandis_abundance_is_our_future.html

Comment on Photo: Enterprise over NYC — feels CGI by Raanan Bar-Cohen

Raanan Bar-Cohen — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:41:04 +0000

ha ! that’s great …

Comment on Photo: Enterprise over NYC — feels CGI by Yoav

Yoav — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:42:22 +0000

From Reddit:
“I think the plane is photoshopped https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3p9xDEN32Fg/T5sHBHK9K9I/AAAAAAAAG1I/8qhqDQ27zvc/w497-h373/44.jpg “

Comment on The Man Who Makes the Future: Wired Icon Marc Andreessen | Wired.com by J.R. Duboc

J.R. Duboc — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:16:23 +0000

“If the computers get smart enough, then what? I’ll tell you: The then what is whatever we invent next.”

It’s difficult to imagine a radically new world, a world were the main economy we know and are used to has been replaced by something else.
But it’s probably even harder to actually make that change happen. Most people are not ready radical change just yet, so that means keeping the long-term vision, while still delivering a “pragmatic” product or service that can be accepted and sold here and now.
I think Steve Jobs new how to do that better than most. Andreessen is also one of these people.