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Nothing. At least in terms of "Bits"

Technology as a word has now blended to everything about "bits" or Information Technology. But my background is EE I am always more interested in "atoms". How "bits" should have helped "atoms" to make more interesting things. Instead we have SnapChat that now worth the same as Sony.

I really do believe there are many many sector of our world and business that is not really help by "bits" at all. Anyone who ever touched CRM / ERP discussions might have a sense of how out of far apart technology (bits) and real world business needs are. And that example is only the tip of an iceberg. Tech should be much more than "bits".

So if I were to pick things that excite me most is the potential of Battery Breakthrough, Nuclear Fusion Progress.

And I am increasingly looking into Low tech or No Tech. Back to Mechanical watch, Single purpose appliance, Mechanical engineering, Paper Back Books. As if I am running away from "bits".

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I think that would be something well-adapted to our future of conserving energy. Less planned obsolescence, more maintainability. In a perfect world, we could put all our advances in the 'atom' world into appliances that make everyone's life better.

That's one reason why I really like 'simple' engineering projects that aim to translate scientific/technological advances to communities in developing countries (the good ones, there are many well-meant-but-too-high-tech projects). One of the best ones I can think of is the self-made charcoal barrel and based on that water filtration setup.