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What if you could remember everything? (Book Review of “Total Recall”)

Posted on October 24, 2010 by NealWalters

“Total Recall” is the concept that in today’s digital world, you can save and retrieve massive amounts of data. Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell are both researchers at Microsoft. Gordon is putting all of his atom- and electron-based bits in … Continue reading →

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What if?

Posted on January 3, 2009 by NealWalters

Discovered on: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2007/03/2020-vision-on-designshare.html

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2020 Graduation Speech

Posted on January 2, 2009 by NealWalters

From http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2006/11/2020-vision.html Learn more about Karl Fisch at http://www.designshare.com/index.php/articles/2020-vision This is centered around a high school called Arapaho in Colorado, very education oriented. It was written before Obama won the election. 2008 Amazon buys Ebay – prices of everything becomes … Continue reading →

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The Singularity Is Near – Ray Kurzweil

Posted on November 16, 2007 by NealWalters

Here are two quotes from the book to give you the big picture: “What then is the Singularity? It’s a future period during which the pace of technological change will be so rapid, its impact so deep, that human life … Continue reading →

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The Spike – by Damien Broderick

Posted on November 16, 2007 by NealWalters

Around 2050, or maybe even 2030, is when a technological Singularity, as it’s been termed, is expected to erupt. That, at any rate, is the considered opinion of a number of informed if unusually adventurous scientists. Professor Vinge called this … Continue reading →

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