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…But the rate of change is accelerating.
13 years ago
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Apple just rolled out not one but two new iPads after the old one was out for only six months. QED.
I keep checking my email and news feeds expecting to find news the world has changed overnight. I'm finding myself vaguely bored on days it has not.
Today I shall simply lust for a new computer I don't have to putz with like my "Wintendo".
Don't disappoint me, tomorrow.
(Edit: A "wintendo" is an appliance for playing games. It just happens to run Windows. While it may be a general purpose computer, it is not used as such in order to reduce maintenance requirements.)
Day 2: Raspberry Pi drivers go open source. Scientists invent germline genetic engineering method to prevent children from inheriting horrific genetic diseases, give children 3 genetic parents; waiting for FDA approval.
Day 3: I forgot to update, oops. Boeing test-fires a prototype EMP-warhead missile, and the Raspberry Pi goes entirely open source.
Day 4: Navy field-tests robotic missile boat. Humanoid robot built by DARPA, tested on the same sort of physical tasks found in the Japanese TV show "Ninja Warrior".
Day 5: Mike Pondsmith announces a new Cyberpunk, a game about the decadence and decline of the West. NPR does a story on the same subject the same day.
Day 6: Japanese company builds Tachikoma-style wheelchair; capable of walking on its wheels. Oak Ridge National Laboratory unveils the 20 petaflop Titan supercomputer, 10 times faster than their previous computer. Oakley gets into the augmented reality business with HUD goggles.
Day 7: It was All Hallows' Eve, and I spent more of the day hoping something supernatural would happen (and volunteering) instead of reading the news. But apparently there's a plasma-jet electric rocket engine on Kickstarter.
Day 8: I was going to stop this, but Vanderbilt University is building a new robotic exoskeleton. It's lighter, sleeker, and where the Cyberdyne HAL is activated by your muscles, this one activates your muscles. In addition to its own motors, it improves the body - muscle tone and bone density - of its operator, instead of letting them get out of shape by relying on the exoskeleton. They also expect it to be cheaper than the alternatives. I may yet have my hardsuit.
Trend?
Day 7 Edit: Yeah, trend. In the 90s, I'd hear about maybe one of this sort of thing a month, tops. Whether this is a result of improved communication (Internet) or improved productivity is beyond the scope of this study, but bears further examination.
Oh, and happy Samhain, Haloween, All Hallows' Eve, and … okay, it's actually All Saints Day now. I planned a celebratory picture of a fairly technically challenging nature, and I'm unhappy to say I may have to do this one entirely digitally. It will be late. Or maybe it'll be on time for Haloween 2013, I don't know. I do know it'll involve zombies (and/or a localized outbreak), dry humor, and beer.
I keep checking my email and news feeds expecting to find news the world has changed overnight. I'm finding myself vaguely bored on days it has not.
Today I shall simply lust for a new computer I don't have to putz with like my "Wintendo".
Don't disappoint me, tomorrow.
(Edit: A "wintendo" is an appliance for playing games. It just happens to run Windows. While it may be a general purpose computer, it is not used as such in order to reduce maintenance requirements.)
Day 2: Raspberry Pi drivers go open source. Scientists invent germline genetic engineering method to prevent children from inheriting horrific genetic diseases, give children 3 genetic parents; waiting for FDA approval.
Day 3: I forgot to update, oops. Boeing test-fires a prototype EMP-warhead missile, and the Raspberry Pi goes entirely open source.
Day 4: Navy field-tests robotic missile boat. Humanoid robot built by DARPA, tested on the same sort of physical tasks found in the Japanese TV show "Ninja Warrior".
Day 5: Mike Pondsmith announces a new Cyberpunk, a game about the decadence and decline of the West. NPR does a story on the same subject the same day.
Day 6: Japanese company builds Tachikoma-style wheelchair; capable of walking on its wheels. Oak Ridge National Laboratory unveils the 20 petaflop Titan supercomputer, 10 times faster than their previous computer. Oakley gets into the augmented reality business with HUD goggles.
Day 7: It was All Hallows' Eve, and I spent more of the day hoping something supernatural would happen (and volunteering) instead of reading the news. But apparently there's a plasma-jet electric rocket engine on Kickstarter.
Day 8: I was going to stop this, but Vanderbilt University is building a new robotic exoskeleton. It's lighter, sleeker, and where the Cyberdyne HAL is activated by your muscles, this one activates your muscles. In addition to its own motors, it improves the body - muscle tone and bone density - of its operator, instead of letting them get out of shape by relying on the exoskeleton. They also expect it to be cheaper than the alternatives. I may yet have my hardsuit.
Trend?
Day 7 Edit: Yeah, trend. In the 90s, I'd hear about maybe one of this sort of thing a month, tops. Whether this is a result of improved communication (Internet) or improved productivity is beyond the scope of this study, but bears further examination.
Oh, and happy Samhain, Haloween, All Hallows' Eve, and … okay, it's actually All Saints Day now. I planned a celebratory picture of a fairly technically challenging nature, and I'm unhappy to say I may have to do this one entirely digitally. It will be late. Or maybe it'll be on time for Haloween 2013, I don't know. I do know it'll involve zombies (and/or a localized outbreak), dry humor, and beer.
Fun fact: My favorite writer in the field is in fact Valkyrie Ice, rather than anyone more famous like Kurzweil. Ironically, I find him not sufficiently ambitious.
Strange, I am more likely listen to many talks from Hugo de Garis, Nick Bostrom and Dmitry Itskov (founder of 'Project 2045'). Also read a book (forgot the title) wrote by Dr. Michio Kaku, but I am not quite into his concept, though. For something familiar of your concept of story, maybe someone like
I'm enjoying the heck out of Tigerstripe's novel about the brand-new full body 'borg; reading it, I find myself reminiscing about the future, even though strictly speaking that's impossible by definition.
Well, whatever the possibility, there's still worthy to discuss whatever people seeking for the future. If you still wish to know more about cytran, you can go check the forum and let Tigerstripe know about you: http://w11.zetaboards.com/FedCom/index/