Dirt under the fingernails
Ok, as promised, this is the bit of text I wrote recently which I said I'd post once i got my ailing computer back. I must say that this erupted out of my morning coffee at a cafe, and while I like aspects of it, other bits irk me. The bit that irks me is that the focus is largely →
The Singularity Is Near
Came across this book predicting our future from the science point of view. Something I would draw parallel to the Epic 2015 clip we had seen earlier. The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil Got the following off wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singularity_Is_Near Predictions 2010 Supercomputers will have the same raw power as human brains (although not yet the equivalently flexible software). Computers will disappear →
Rhinoplasty.
The first line of the algorithm streamed through his brain and he felt a burning sensation in his sinuses as the pattern formed itself in his mind’s eye. The job wasn’t going to pay, and it wasn’t particularly challenging in itself, but he felt it was a worthwhile thing to be helping these refugees. They were from London this lot. →