Derek Sivers   Dreams are here. Details have changed.  Science
fiction predicted that by now, we'd all be cyborgs like The Six
Million Dollar Man or Robocop: humans with some parts replaced
by bionic or robotic ones. Machine-enhanced abilities to see,
hear, and communicate - our brains tapped into the central
computer.  But if we let go of the idea that these robotic parts
have to be under the skin, we realize we're already there.  Our
mobile cellphones do all of that, and they're practically glued
to our hands or ears. (In Finnish, the word for “cell phone”
loosely translates to “extension of the hand”.) Thanks to the
internet, we're all tapped into the central computer, able to
know anything, anytime.  The point of the science fiction
prediction was our machine-enhanced abilities. They didn't
really need to be under the skin.  Yesterday, a musician friend
said he really wants distribution for his CD.  I had to ask,
“What do you mean? You're already on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon,
and everywhere else.”  He said,