Category Archives: The Future

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American Innovation

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Thanos

Here’s the stuff of science fiction in practice – in Vernor Vinge’s latest book Telepresence is a key part of the narrative along with wearable computers and virtual communities. Here you see John Chambers of Cisco talking to Marthin Debeers … Continue reading →

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Missile Defense Video Response to Obama

Posted on June 7, 2008 by Thanos

Earlier I wrote about Obama’s Dangerous pledge to unilaterally disarm and to cut our missile defense systems. Here’s a video reply from Free Constitution.

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You Know Things Are Bad When

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Thanos

You know thing are bad when the UN calls for Capitalism. Ban Ki Moon called for the end to tariffs, protectionism, and trade barriers in face of mounting food inflation: “We simply cannot afford to fail,” the UN secretary general … Continue reading →

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You Shall Not Bear False Witness

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Thanos

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour. or Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbour. .

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Robotic Battlefield Ethics – ROE and Geneva Convention Programming?

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Thanos

Robotics are creeping into the battlefield  – so far with “human in the loop” controls, but we are fast approaching the point where autonomous lethal decisions on the battlefield might need to be made by the equipment itself. (Ballistic Missile … Continue reading →

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The Problem With ID and Discovery Institute

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Thanos

. Even though I am atheist, I don’t have a problem with intelligent design, or the existence of G-D: both are distinct possibilities if you are talking about the origin of  the universe, or of life itself. The issue isn’t with Intelligent … Continue reading →

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Our Bright Future

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Thanos

It’s easy to accept convential wisdom that we are someway doomed to energy poverty, and in the current environment of over-regulated energy and the impacts to food production I can see why some folks go there. I refuse to because … Continue reading →

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Gore Lied People Died III

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Thanos

I’ve been picking on Al Gore and the disciples of warming because they are the most visible face of last-century’s eco-luddite movement, however to solve the real problems everyone must realize that Al’s not the only person causing starvation and stasis in the world. … Continue reading →

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Like it or Not We Live in a High-Energy Society

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Thanos

Like it or not we are a high energy society – the world is too much with us for we are billions in number. Those billions of humans and ecology are mutually exclusive in a low-energy world. In a low-energy society their waste can’t be cleaned, clean water won’t exist for them, their air will not be clean, their food will be scarce, and their work will be scarcer. Life will be brutal, grueling, and short. Continue reading →

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Obama: Tone Deaf to the American Dream as Well as Our Anthems

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Thanos

But the truth is, is that, our challenge is to get people persuaded that we can make progress when there’s not evidence of that in their daily lives. You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like … Continue reading →

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