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Monday, January 8, 2007

From the day

Perspective: The Future Historian · Tactile

The cold January air bites, but my fingers are preoccupied with the smooth, revolutionary glass of this iPhone prototype, a stark contrast to the rough denim of my oversized jeans. This slab of silicon marks the extinction of tactile buttons, a pivot point where our physical world begins its slow dissolve into the digital ether. Later, I’ll wait in line for *Stomp the Yard*, feeling the vibration of the bass through the theater’s polyester seats as if the rhythm itself could cement this fleeting moment. If you can't see how this integration of tech and street culture rewrites the next decade, honestly, you're fired.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Irreplaceable"

Beyoncé

The must-have

iPhone (1st Gen)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

sketchypeepsnewbie

Text Speak

brblolomgrofltmi

Emo

rawrsqueescene

Reality Tv

you're firedthe tribe has spoken

Catchphrases of 2007

  • This is Sparta!

Tech Check

iPhone, Kindle & Android (Announcement).

Cost of Living (2005)

Loaf of Bread

$1.12

Gallon of Gas

$2.27

Average Home

$240,900

New Car

$24,350

Time Elapsed

7,088 days ago

(19 years, 153 days)