More Than Points

…Maybe? With the Earth’s population growth predictions in-flux, nobody knows, but if you’re in Japan and not extremely claustrophobic, you might want to try a “kapuseru hoteru” or capsule hotel.

From Wikipedia.org:

Guest space is reduced in size to a modular plastic or fibreglass block roughly 2 m by 1 m by 1.25 m, providing room to sleep and little more, although facilities usually include a television and other electronic entertainment. These capsules are then grouped and stacked, two units high. Luggage is usually stored in a locker away from the capsule. Privacy is maintained by a curtain at the open end of the capsule but noise pollution can be high. Washing facilities are communal and there are often restaurants, or at least vending machines, and other entertainment facilities.

If this becomes popular, perhaps we should play closer attention to Neuromancer for other future predictions…or not – William Gibson never predicted the mobile cellphone.