"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."



今年的 O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference （O'Reilly 新兴技术会议）将于三月 26 - 29 日在加州的圣迭戈举行，已经确认的 Speakers 阵容不错，包括 MIT 疯人院里出来的 Seth Raphael，Dabble DB 的 CEO Avi Bryant，FeedBurner CEO Dick Costolo 等，还会陆续增加，有条件有兴趣地可以来参加。详细会议情况可以参看官方网站。

"In 2007, we expect internet access to be instant, music collections to fit into our pockets, and communication as a constant. Technology is so tightly woven into our lives that at times we scarcely notice it. And yet, there are innovators, hackers, and thinkers plotting revolutions-often by simply reexamining underlying assumptions we already take for granted. From the infrastructure supporting mass-market players, the promise of mass computing, and alternative energy sources to personalized medicine, movie magic, web heresies, and talking paper, ETech 2007 explores the technological rejiggering and changes in perspective that are poised to blast off into the realm of magic. "