It’s time to move from triage to tomorrow!
— Jim Carroll
Original 2021 statement: Much like you might have a domain name or email address today, tomorrow you’ll have your very own light spectrum on the infinite fiber-optic Internet, which will be reserved solely for your encrypted use on global optical networks
What Jim has written about this
From “Daily Inspiration: “It’s time to move from triage to tomorrow!”” (January 2023)
And so trend #23 is ” Forward, finally!” - because we finally have the chance to move from triage to tomorrow!
My last 3 events before Covid were firmly linked to the opportunities of the future. The American Truck Dealers Association brought me in for a keynote that took at the electrification of their industry, the arrival of hyper-connected trucking technology, and the potential for autonomous technology. Syngenta, the global agricultural company, had me in for a talk to key dealers on how farmers were aligned to fast-moving science trends with fast genomics, autonomy, the potential world of 24-hour farming, and more. The Canadian Golf Superintendents Association - my very last in-person event in March 2020 - took a look at the future of the golf industry, some of the new technologies, concepts, and ideas coming into the game, and how that might influence their work.
Most regulatory bodies will continue to act slowly in a fast-paced world - and the disconnect of today will have bigger implications tomorrow
From “Daily Inspiration: (Grading My 2014 Predictions About 2025) - “Sometimes you need not be right you just need to be bold!”” (January 2025)
#1 - Cash will have all but disappeared. We already have a generation that has been weaned on PayPal, online transactions, and the Web. With the arrival of ApplePay and other initiatives that transform mobile devices into credit cards, the trend toward the decline of the use of cash will only accelerate. We’ll see the trend pick up speed as we drop payment technology into our cars, bicycles, clothing, and everything else around us (as part of the trend involving “the Internet of Things.”) It’s clear that by 2025 if cash is not pretty well gone, it’s clearly well on its way out. Claude.AI: Cash Disappearance. Grade: Somewhat Correct Analysis: While cash hasn’t completely disappeared, digital payments have indeed become dominant. As of 2023, 46% of global payments were digital, with countries like Sweden reaching 90% cashless transactions. The rise of digital wallets, contactless payments, and cryptocurrencies has significantly reduced cash usage, though complete elimination hasn’t occurred.
#23 - Domain names disappeared . Instead, people now purchase individual light spectrums (or wavelengths) for personal and business use. It was no longer necessary to have a cumbersome bit of software to figure out how to route yourself to global knowledge. Instead, with your bank of light spectrum (of which there is an infinite number), people invite you to visit their personal information spaces, holographic memory decks, and visual worlds by linking to their particular spectrum. Light-on! Claude.AI: Disappearance of Domain Names. Grade: Didn’t Happen . Analysis: Domain names remain central to internet infrastructure. While alternatives like QR codes and apps have provided new ways to access information, the fundamental domain name system continues to function as the internet’s addressing system.
2030 and 2035 : “This prediction about domain names disappearing and being replaced by light spectrum addressing seems quite unlikely even in a 10-year timeframe. The fundamental architecture of the internet relies heavily on the Domain Name System (DNS), and while we might see new addressing schemes emerge (like what we’re seeing with blockchain domains or IoT addressing), a complete replacement with light spectrum-based addressing faces both technical and practical challenges. The infrastructure cost and complexity of such a change would be enormous, and there would need to be compelling advantages over the current system to justify such a dramatic shift.”
From “My friend, PamelaWallin.ca” (June 2013)
I think I was on her Pamela Wallin Live show at least 5 times during the dot.com era. We covered fascinating topics; the politics of the Internet. The emergence of Mp3 technology and the impact on the music industry. The future of government in an era of global communication. How the world might change when everyone was connected. I have a lot of the show at home on a computer somewhere, and should digitize them one day and put them up. Most of what we spoke about came true. The Arab spring. The surveillance society. The upheaval and change in the global entertainment industry.
And so for about 10 years, each year, my wife and I would pay the bill to renew the domain name, and send her and her office an email. We all lived well in the knowledge that her good name was protected.
I’m pretty happy I guarded the Canadian version of her domain name for a decade or more. And I would imagine that there are a lot more of her friends out there who have done things through the years to help her manage a complicated life. With no nefarious intent. With no dastardly scandalous thoughts in mind.
Read the full pieces on jimcarroll.com:
Daily Inspiration: “It’s time to move from triage to tomorrow!”
Daily Inspiration: (Grading My 2014 Predictions About 2025) - “Sometimes you need not be right you just need to be bold!”
My friend, PamelaWallin.ca