I thought it was ironic that the beginning of this article shows that specific Matrix scene.
It simply comes down to choice - would you want the URL, or not?
38 years after the advent of C, programmers use it everyday (well, at least I do). Back to URLs - web developers still use URL construction as access to resources (REST).
It simply comes down to choice - what knowledge do we want/need to have control over?
URLs are still useful, and they will be because the internet is still maturing.
Phone numbers, on the other hand, could propose a more convincing argument. But this is only recently becoming a reality over 130 years later.
It simply comes down to choice - would you want the URL, or not?
38 years after the advent of C, programmers use it everyday (well, at least I do). Back to URLs - web developers still use URL construction as access to resources (REST).
It simply comes down to choice - what knowledge do we want/need to have control over?
URLs are still useful, and they will be because the internet is still maturing.
Phone numbers, on the other hand, could propose a more convincing argument. But this is only recently becoming a reality over 130 years later.