Category Archives: The Future

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A Moral Imperative

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Thanos

This fits with not getting carried away by venting too much, and not acting as if you have a hundred years to live. Most of us do not. On June 13, 2009, Robert Sapolsky, world renowned professor of neurology, neurological … Continue reading →

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Pixel Space Advances

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Thanos

This latest example of what’s possible comes from the Intel display at CES, h/t Engadget

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September Morn

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Thanos

September Morn Eight years ago I walked into mission control at work just like every other day, stopping by to check if there were any large technical issues that needed resolving. Dave was staring at the bank of televisions above … Continue reading →

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Deep Space and That Sense of Wonder

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Thanos

Deep Space and That Sense of Wonder Few things inspire true awe and wonder about the Universe as much as it’s immense size and age. Get your heaping helping of “sense of wonder” for today by watching this video. You’ll … Continue reading →

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On Google Books & The Settlement

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Thanos

On Google Books & The Settlement Not many are aware of the breadth of the Google Books initiative, or the controversies it has created. I became aware of it from reading Vernor Vinge’s “Rainbow’s End“. Here’s Google’s Alexander MacGillivray talking … Continue reading →

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7-20-1969

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Thanos

7-20-1969 On that day I was 12 year old boy, visiting my Great-Grandfather for what was the last time in Bull’s Gap Tennessee. We had stopped to see him on our trip from  Ft. Bragg in North Carolina to Ft. … Continue reading →

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Natal: Coming to an Office Near You?

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Thanos

Natal: Coming to an Office Near You? . In an earlier post I speculated upon the future uses of Microsoft’s new full body motion detecting system, Natal, which is coming for the X-Box. I took the sensor from the X-Box, … Continue reading →

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Amazing Nanotech Breakthrough

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Thanos

Amazing Nanotech Breakthrough IBM scientists have made an amazing breakthrough in Nanotech: they can now measure charge on single atom. What this portends for microscale computer technology remains to be seen. Here’s the video.

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Why Gaming is Important for our Future

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Thanos

Why Gaming is So Important to our Future Major new input output methods are rare, an example of one is the mouse and another is the joystick. As our urge to control virtual worlds grows, so do the demands on … Continue reading →

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Signal to Noise and the Future of the Net

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Thanos

Signal to Noise and the Future of the Net Tired of Wall of Mud Search returns? As we gain more people on the network, more content on the network, and more raw data on the network we have to get … Continue reading →

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