Category Archives: The Future

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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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What’s New in Machine Tools

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Thanos

What’s New in Machine Tools This is pretty amazing, and coupled with some of the powdered metal compression presses, this can clone any part in a few simple operations….

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Fusion Hope, or Fusion Hype?

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Thanos

I’ve seen this cycle in the past – new breakthroughs ballyhooed, lots of articles, and then… nothing. It always occurs when it looks likely that someone actually might start building a new nuclear fission energy plant Continue reading →

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Roadside Attractions

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Thanos

Roadside Attractions As a child we used to drive long distances, sometimes it was from the old home to the new home since my parents were in the military, and sometimes it was to a park, a beach, a museum. … Continue reading →

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Hans Rosling: Yes They Can

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Thanos

Hans Rosling: Yes They Can A marvelous presentation by Hans Rosling, please ignore the Obamanistic term a moment – Hans tells you what I’ve thought all along. Energy is key, what good is advantage if you are living on an … Continue reading →

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Tales of Brave Ulysses II – Solar Wind at Lowest Pressure Since Measurement Began

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Thanos

What we’re seeing is a long term trend, a steady decrease in pressure that began sometime in the mid-1990s Continue reading →

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Sunset 2008

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Thanos

Sunset 2008 The last sun has set on 2008, and that’s a picture of it shot at distance through a gap in the trees. Many people will be looking back  — but history is for the historians, and what really … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Lost

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Thanos

As long as the ruling parties and elites in Pakistan continue to externalize their own problems this death spiral will continue. If they wake up one morning however and say “No, we don’t want to be the next Somalia, we must do something” then there could be some hope, the bird could gain wing and soar again; but in the current contretemps with India over Mumbai I don’t see many signs of that. Continue reading →

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Forty Years Agone Today

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Thanos

Earthrise Earthrise, 1968

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What’s Next?

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Thanos

What changes will be wrought in the verge between evolutionary biology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology? I haven’t a clue but I do know that the outcomes can not be predicted. A few general directions can be forseen, but how humans will creatively use the discoveries coming, how they will invent unforseen uses for them, how that will change society, and what that will in turn lead to cannot be predicted.

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