{"id":246,"date":"2025-05-04T19:18:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T19:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bourbonnaistax.com\/blog\/?p=246"},"modified":"2025-05-04T19:27:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T19:27:37","slug":"maythefourthbewithyou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bourbonnaistax.com\/blog\/maythefourthbewithyou\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc32 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc05\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc01\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc16\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc18\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\u2026 \ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc18\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc13\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc24"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\ud835\ude41\ud835\ude67\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude62 \ud835\ude4e\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude67 \ud835\ude52\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude67\ud835\ude68 \ud835\ude69\ud835\ude64 \ud835\ude4d\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude61\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude6e: 16 \ud835\ude41\ud835\ude6a<\/a>\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude6a\ud835\ude67\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude68\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude58 \ud835\ude4f\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude58\ud835\ude5d\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude61\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude5c\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude68 \ud835\ude4f\ud835\ude5d\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude69 \ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude67\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude63\u2019\ud835\ude69 \ud835\ude41\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude58\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude63 \ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude6e\ud835\ude62\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude67\ud835\ude5a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When \ud835\udc46\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5f \ud835\udc4a\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc60 hit theaters in May 1977, it felt like nothing short of a transmission from the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funny enough, it arrived just a few weeks before I graduated from high school in San Diego – at a school you may recognize as the real-life Ridgemont High (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fast_Times_at_Ridgemont_High<\/a>), where Cameron Crowe went undercover to write the book that became Fast Times. But that’s a story for another time…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I saw the original \ud835\udc46\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5f \ud835\udc4a\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc60 at one of the now long-gone drive-in theaters near the Sports Arena (now the Pechanga Arena.) Back then, the galaxy felt far, far away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today? It’s just another line item in our tech stack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a “\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddd9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf3\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5” breakdown of \ud835\udfed\ud835\udff2 \ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0 \ud835\udde6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddea\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 – and their real-world equivalents we\u2019re either using, testing, or building right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udfed. \ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\ude00 \/ \ud835\udde5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83e\udd16\" Star Wars: C-3PO and R2-D2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f\" Reality: Boston Dynamics robots, Roomba, and factory bots that walk, talk, and roll<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udfee. \ud835\udddb\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0 \ud835\udde0\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udc64\" Star Wars: \u201cHelp me, Obi-Wan Kenobi\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd2e\" Reality: AR\/VR holograms, HoloLens, and 3D projection tech<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udfef. \ud835\udddf\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00 \/ \ud835\uddd4\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude00 \ud835\udde9\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\ude97\" Star Wars: Hovering ground transports<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\ude98\" Reality: Tesla Autopilot, Waymo, and Amazon delivery drones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udff0. \ud835\udde9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udcf9\" Star Wars: Real-time comms across galaxies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udcf1\" Reality: Zoom, FaceTime, and Teams – we\u2019re basically in the Rebel briefing room<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udff1. \ud835\uddd4\ud835\udddc \ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83e\udde0\" Star Wars: Droids with personality, memory, and sass<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f\" Reality: ChatGPT, Alexa, Siri – your very own protocol assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udff2. \ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddea\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00 \/ \ud835\udddf\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd2b\" Star Wars: Blasters, handheld laser guns<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\u26a1\" Reality: Military-grade laser weapons already in use on ships and drones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udff3. \ud835\udddc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude06 \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\ude80\" Star Wars: Hyperspace jumps to distant planets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udef0\ufe0f\" Reality: SpaceX rockets, Mars rovers, and space tourism launches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udff4. \ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0 \ud835\udddf\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddef\ud835\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83e\uddbf\" Star Wars: Luke Skywalker\u2019s robotic hand<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udcaa\" Reality: Mind-controlled prosthetics with real-time sensory feedback<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udff5. \ud835\udde9\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2-\ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\udde6\ud835\ude06\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfa\ud835\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\" Star Wars: \u201cShut down all the garbage mashers!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83c\udfe0\" Reality: Smart homes, Google\/Alexa – and maybe one day, trash compactor control too<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udfed\ud835\udfec. \ud835\udde5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udde6\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2 \/ \ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udef0\ufe0f\" Star Wars: Lifeform scanners, flying recon bots<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udcf8\" Reality: Facial recognition, thermal drones, and always-on security systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udfed\ud835\udfed. \ud835\udde0\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf8\ud835\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udec1\" Star Wars: Liquid healing tanks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83e\uddec\" Reality: Stem cell therapy, regenerative medicine, and bio-engineered healing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udfed\ud835\udfee. \ud835\udde8\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83c\udf10\" Star Wars: C-3PO\u2019s 6 million languages<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udde8\ufe0f\" Reality: Google Translate + AI voice cloning – real-time global conversation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udfed\ud835\udfef. \ud835\uddd9\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4 \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4 \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\u2699\ufe0f\" Star Wars: Luke\u2019s hovering combat orb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udef8\" Reality: Autonomous drones and robotic training assistants<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udfed\ud835\udff0. \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfa\ud835\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83c\udf00\" Star Wars: Pulling ships mid-flight with invisible force<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd2c\" Reality: Optical tweezers and acoustic tractor beams – small scale, but very real<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udfed\ud835\udff1. \ud835\udddd\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf6 \ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 \/ \ud835\uddda\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0 \ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udcda\" Star Wars: Planet-sized libraries of knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udcd6\" Reality: AI-powered knowledge graphs and LLMs – modern Holocrons in your pocket<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd39\" \ud835\udfed\ud835\udff2. \ud835\uddda\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0 \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4 (\ud835\uddde\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddfc-\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude06\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83e\uddec\" Star Wars: An army of clone troopers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83e\uddea\" Reality: CRISPR gene editing, cloned animals, and synthetic biology pushing the boundaries<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83c\udf0c\" \ud835\udc05\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25 \ud835\udc13\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We may not have lightsabers (yet), and our droids don\u2019t do taxes (also yet), but one thing is clear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\ude80\" \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf3\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfb’\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddf7\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4 – \ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01’\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1\ud835\ude06 \ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What began as movie magic now runs your home, parks your car, translates your words, and maybe\u2026 just maybe\u2026 helps you not burn your grilled cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud835\udde0\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude06 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddd9\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5 \ud835\uddef\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\ude04\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5 \ud835\ude06\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02 – \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude06 \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9\ud835\ude04\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude06\ud835\ude00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And remember: even in the most advanced galaxy\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\u2728\" \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc25 \ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc20\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc31 \ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When \ud835\udc46\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5f \ud835\udc4a\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc60 hit theaters in May 1977, it felt like nothing short of a transmission from the future.<\/p>\n

I saw the original \ud835\udc46\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5f \ud835\udc4a\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc60 at one of the now long-gone drive-in theaters near the Sports Arena (now the Pechanga Arena.) Back then, the galaxy felt far, far away.<\/p>\n

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