DraganSr: 2025-06-22

Sunday, June 22, 2025

The Scientists Ep. 3: Isaac Asimov -- Atomic Habits - YouTube
by Dr Brian Keating

Isaac Asimov - Wikipediawas an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke.[2] A prolific writer, he wrote or edited more than 500 books. He also wrote an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards

Apparently he was an excellent writer,

and a book about chemistry is strongly recommended
as an example of how to explain complex things in a simple and understandable way

here he predicted exactly what happened just a few days ago, targeted gene engineering to save life
Isaac Asimov's Vision Of The Future | Letterman - YouTube

“Computerization will undoubtedly continue onward inevitably.”
The “mobile computerized object” will “penetrate the home,” and the increasing complexity of society will make it impossible to live without this technology.
Computers will disrupt work habits and replace old jobs with ones that are radically different.
Robotics will kill “routine clerical and assembly-line jobs.”

Linux is already available on Windows with WSL2

Microsoft Azure is already a very significant user or Linux, even with own distribution.

Now with creators of Linux and Windows talking, there may be even more integration coming!

Bill Gates stands next to Linus Torvalds, alongside Microsoft Fellows
Mark Russinovich (left) and David Cutler (right). (Image credit: Mark Russinovich on LinkedIn)