It's one thing to stay up with the latest trends. To be ahead of the curve is an entirely different breed of genius -- and something to which I aspire. Let it be known that in the near future, the prefix "j" will be at the front of the next generation of super-cool devices. Just as "e" was the hot prefix in the recent past and "i" seems to announce the best gadgets in 2008, the era of "j" is around the corner. That this is the first letter of this author's first name may or may not be a coincidence. Regardless, when the current obsession with iPod and iMac and iPhone is shoved aside by the "j" one shouldn't be startled.
Long ago steam was the most wicked cool new technology. Everything that amazed and astonished was connected to this wet water vapor. Choo-choo trains and other steam powered equipment, now clunky and oversized, were modern marvels in their time. Part of this may have been the mult-sensory features of steam power: the thick vapor, the intense heat, and the still distinctive whistle (see a winsome reminder in this short video clip). And although I cannot find a credible citation, somewhere I read that the disputed meaning behind steam beer was a signal that it was being brewed witih modern methods. The implication is that "steam" in the late 1890s was equivalent to "digital" in the 1990s. Will it be the jMobile or the jTube or jWeb? I suspect it shant be long before we find out.
Long ago steam was the most wicked cool new technology. Everything that amazed and astonished was connected to this wet water vapor. Choo-choo trains and other steam powered equipment, now clunky and oversized, were modern marvels in their time. Part of this may have been the mult-sensory features of steam power: the thick vapor, the intense heat, and the still distinctive whistle (see a winsome reminder in this short video clip). And although I cannot find a credible citation, somewhere I read that the disputed meaning behind steam beer was a signal that it was being brewed witih modern methods. The implication is that "steam" in the late 1890s was equivalent to "digital" in the 1990s. Will it be the jMobile or the jTube or jWeb? I suspect it shant be long before we find out.
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I think that consonants are passe. The next prefix should be "u," though possibly "a". Personally, I already refer to my own portable device as the "aPod." Considered calling it the "aTouch," but there were problems with the imagery.
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