Paul Saffo, the futurist, says he could divide the technology world into two kinds of people: engineers and natural scientists.

Paul Saffon，未来学家，说他可以把技术世界分成两类人：工程师和自然科学家。

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"Nine months ago, if you could program HTML, you had the hottest ticket in Silicon Valley, "says Paul Saffo. "Today it'll get a yawn. "

“9个月前，如果你懂得设计超文字编撰语言，你就拥有整个硅谷最抢手的货，可以无往不利，”保罗·萨弗欧说，“今天的话就没人会理你了。”

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In other words, expect more catalogs and credit-card offers in the short term, although Saffo believes environmental pressures won't make that strategy sustainable in the long run.

换一句话说，尽管Saffo相信外界的压力不会使得这项政策长期执行下去，但是就目前来说，它仍然可以带来更多的客户和签单。

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Mr. PAUL SAFFO (Institute for the Future): This is a money machine for Google.

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Paul Saffo, a futurologist and one of the world's most enthusiastic technophiles, also looks at the downside.

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"I really like the idea of buying music once and never having to buy it again, " Saffo says.

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