On Tue, 2015-01-06 at 16:07 -0700, Warren Young wrote: > "There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now. All that > remains is more and more precise measurement.” > > — William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, 1900 Now means the current time. Now is not, and never will be, The (unknown) Future. In the real world of using computers productively for repetitive tasks, people want stability and perhaps faster running programmes. No one ever wants a major upset of being forced to use a different method to perform the same tasks. Young men are enthusiastic about implementing new ideas. Old men with substantially more experience wisely want to avoid disrupting well-running systems. Time is money. Disruptions waste money and cause errors. -- Regards, Paul. England, EU.