From Freeman Dyson, in this video
Around the year 2000 it became cheaper to collect information than to process it.
Making a long story longer
I'm kind enough not to bore you with this stuff in person.
From Freeman Dyson, in this video
Around the year 2000 it became cheaper to collect information than to process it.
David Friedman links to this essay about climate change from mega-scientist Freeman Dyson. It’s quite interesting reading, and Dyson is a fascinating man. Check out the Wikipedia entry and the WikiQuote entry. I need to get some of his books.