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Sunday, March 16, 2008
The Singularity
"The technological singularity is a hypothesized point in the future variously characterized by the technological creation of self-improving intelligence, unprecedentedly rapid technological progress, or some combination of the two." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_singularity
Vernor Vinge Paints the Future at AGC
Vernor Vinge Paints the Future at AGC
"Award-winning science fiction Vernor Vinge, speaking at the Austin Game Conference, gave his vision of a future in which connectivity was literally in the air around us. Author of Rainbows End most recently, Vinge painted a picture of ubiquitous connectivity similar to the one narrated in that novel. So well connected will we be, according to Vinge, that “post-human” capabilities will arise from groups of people networked together. “It will be a very glorious thing to be an early post-human artist,” Vinge said. “Virtually every aspect of purpose, faith and fantasy could have a constituency in such a world.” His vision was compelling, though it remains to be seen how quickly it will be realized, or whether the discrete functions Vinge described won’t more likely take fuzzier forms as they come about." - Read More...Blogged with the Flock Browser
Sunday, March 9, 2008
The wheels are still churning
Still have this idea in the back of my mind: How can I implement a portion of the Epiphany Suit?
The power of possitive thinking! That's the Secret!
The power of possitive thinking! That's the Secret!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Had an Epiphany moment
Today, at work, I was able to unfocus enough to imagine virtually "wearing" my browser, which is my dashboard, and where I have managed to "integrate" with/to various tools and actions that are required to do my job. I imagine that the next stage for me would be to design an XMPP application that actually integrates the various tools. Not sure where to begin. Perhaps here...
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Book Reviews of Rainbow's End
- Pro: "As a piece of speculative fiction in the classic vein, this is ridiculously good." - http://zbooks.blogspot.com/2007/08/rainbows-end-by-vernor-vinge.html
- Pro: "What a great SciFi thriller this is! I've only (to the best of my recollection) ever read one Vernor Vinge novel before, and while it was good, this one is superlative! Genre? I'd have to call it cyberpunk influenced, for sure, since it takes place in the not too distant future when today's experiments in virtual reality, Internet search engines and the like, have very definitely been taken to the next level." - http://tillabooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/rainbows-end-by-vernor-vinge.html
- Con: "I thought A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky were fascinating books: Vinge is able to write quite convincingly about non-humanoid aliens, not just as ideas, but as characters. In the Realtime books, bobble technology had me hooked. I searched for his earlier books Tatja Grimm's World and The Witling in used bookstores, and wasn't disappointed when I finally found them. Vinge is one of my favorite science fiction authors, so I was ready to love this book." - http://12frogs.com/reading/reviews/2007/05/rainbows-end/
Second Life has a new challenge
Can Second Life adapt to this suggestion? Make an Epiphany Suit (clothes and contact lenses) that allow the user to interface with Second Life? Alternatively, are there any companies looking to start up this idea as a reality?
Should an Epiphany Suit be created? What are the benefits? What are the cons?
Should an Epiphany Suit be created? What are the benefits? What are the cons?
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