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An Eschatological Taxonomy
"Here, then, is a first pass at a classification system for the varying types of "end of the world" scenarios." Frightening futurism from Jamias Cascio.Space Historian Sees Cyborgs in Our Future
"...in some respects might this be an evolutionary road not unlike that taken by amphibian creatures that departed their water world to become land creatures."Infinity Is Your Friend In Economics
"So the trick to embracing infinite goods isn't in limiting the infinite nature of them, but in rethinking how you view them. Instead of looking at them as goods to sell, look at them as inputs iyBook - a freeware ebook reader
"I wrote this ebook reading software to provide a 'paper book' experience on the computer screen: For a start, you get two pages side-by-side instead of just one page in the middle of the screen.BRUCE STERLING - YouTube interview on climate change
Why the hell isn't this guy in politics yet? I'd apply for US citizenship just so I could vote for him.Vernor Vinge speech
"In this keynote address from Accelerating Change 2005, Vernor Vinge discusses the potential for a technological singularity..." Thank you, SF Signal.FIGHTING THE FRONT
A decent piece of Second Life journalism on the recent protests against the French Nationalist party presence in the synthetic world. Weird, but fascinating. This is our future, folks. Where is my pigLaser 3d scanning with a webcam
"...they've come up with an interesting, low cost method of 3d scanning over at the Institute for Robotics and Process Control." Tools for everyone!Molecular Manufacturing: Too Dangerous to Allow?
"According to this argument, any research into molecular manufacturing (MM) should be blocked because this technology might be used to build systems that could cause extraordinary damage."Sock Mobs and Sock Bots
"Doug Rushkoff has come up with a clever neologism: Sock Mobs. It refer to the gang of bogus names and voices -- usually the work of a single person -- that can swarm the comment sections of blogBacking Up *Things*
David Louis Edelman on the Digitisation of Objects - a column at Futurismic.Life On The Web's Factory Floor
The rise of the digital working classMake plastic 3D models from CAD designs using an automated "milling machine"
Homebrew fabricator/poor man's 3d printer for under $5000Journalism without the journalists
"Thomson Financial, the business information group, has been using computers to generate some stories since March and is so pleased with the results that it plans to expand the practice." ITechnology's Future: A Look at the Dark Side
"It's a great time to be a Hollywood screenwriter, but rough on policy makers and business strategists." The New York Times looks at future technology. {Login with BugMeNot}Librovision - Virtual Book
"Librovision is an interactive installation where users 'can leaf through a virtual book, enlarge details or shift them about on the display surface by using simple hand motions and without physiBloodcompatible nanomaterial
Nanotubes are getting everywhereDave's Grand Ideas: Greasemonkeying with Reality
DLE strikes again - this time, a great riff on rewriting reality through technology. I really must read his book, and soon.Nasa hopes to catch an elevator to space
"Each of the groups that will gather in New Mexico is competing to win a Nasa prize set up to encourage entrepreneurs to start development work on the technology needed to create a space elevatorHard-nosed Advice to Lunar Prospectors
"We can send them air and water and fuel from Earth, but eventually, they'll have to learn to live off the land, using local resources to meet their needs."
