Government // Mobile & Wireless 12:08 PM Imre Kabai Imre Kabai
Connect Directly Repost This  My Theory Of IT Reach  If you're
implementing an IT solution and it doesn't increase the human or
functional 'universality,' you're investing in the past.  David
Deutsch, in his brilliant book The Beginning of Infinity,
discusses the unique capabilities of the human mind. Humans use
the scientific method to construct ever-improving explanations
with increasing reach. "Good explanations," such as the Theory
of Relativity, have an incredible reach and are valid well
beyond the human scale of space and time, he writes.  Here's my
theory. Let's call it Information Technology Reach. Increasing
universality or reach is one of the fundamental properties of
ever-more-sophisticated information technologies. And it has
both a human and a functional aspect.  Let me give you an
example.  [ Hoping for a more affordable iPhone? Read 8 Ways
Apple Could Make A Cheaper iPhone. ]  I have a beautiful HP-67
pocket calculator. A slightly