Well we didn't have our original drummer on our last record. And most of that album was not played as a band in the studio. It was mostly the world of computers and overdubs. There was very few things played live or worked out as a band.
Lighter computers and lighter sensors would let you have more function in a given weight which is very important if you are launching things into space and you have to pay by the pound to put things there.
Everyone has this perception that the bloggers they say horrible things about you and they hide behind their computers where you can't see them.
The trick with computers I think is to approach old and new things with the same reverence as you would like your favourite chair and not be seduced by the constant innovation otherwise you never do anything.
I've never had Internet access. Actually I have looked at things on other people's computers as a bystander. A few times in my life I've opened email accounts twice actually but it's something I don't want in my life right now.
One of the problems with computers particularly for the older people is they were befuddled by them and the computers have gotten better. They have gotten easier to use. They have gotten less expensive. The software interfaces have made things a lot more accessible.
It always helps to be a good programmer. It is important to like computers and to be able to think of things people would want to do with their computers.
Keep in mind that there are computers that do touch things up. Like when I got a hold of the poster for 'Gold Diggers ' I said: 'Hey wait a minute! Those aren't my teeth!'
We're going to be able to ask our computers to monitor things for us and when certain conditions happen are triggered the computers will take certain actions and inform us after the fact.
I do two things. I design mobile computers and I study brains.