Signs of the Future

By 2040 I think it will be implants that link us up continually to a global artificial intelligence network for instant information access as well as solutions to problems we present to it. So much for game shows…

“IT’S the year 2040 and Ray Hammond is getting advice from his software assistant Maria. Located in an implant just behind his left ear, Maria has a direct connection with Mr Hammond’s brain. Linked with Google and other search engines, Maria is able to filter, search and speak softly to Mr Hammond, as quietly and as transparently as if she were his own thoughts. Maria is the product of one of the six key drivers of change, something he calls “accelerating exponential technology” — “I use Google a metaphor for an emerging intelligence. Every single day that I use Google, and I use it constantly, I notice that it’s getting a little bit more capable at understanding what I mean when I don’t say precisely what I mean. “Now, if brainpower in the computer is doubling every 12 months and Google is gathering every single minute of every day the intentions of all the humans in the planet, imagine where that might lead in 10 years. And if we accept that Moore’s law (that the number of transistors on a chip should double every 18 months to two years) will continue, somewhere between the years 2020 to 2035, artificial intelligence will equal human intelligence and by definition, it will then double it.” The result, he says, will be a rupture in human evolution. “We are effectively inventing a new species. So where does that leave us then? In control.” - Source

Ron Paul Supporters - Will they actually VOTE?

“Can a legion of joystick wielding and mouse clicking armchair generals actually get off their asses and vote? I think Ron’s a bit out there, but I do admit to having an extreme amount of impish glee in the way he and his supporters are using UGC, social media, grassroots politics, and technical savvy to turn the current political structure upside down and upset the apple cart. If I were the Ron Paul Group I’d really start working voter registration into the mix sooner rather than later, it’s much easier to create an online account and vote for a story as opposed to getting in your car and driving to your local school to vote.” - Source / What do you have to do to VOTE? Here are the guidelines. - Source with a bit of - Additional Information

Hear Voices? It May Be an Ad

Oh, the mischief one could play with this. Imagine using this projected private audio technique along with a mixed bag of tricks like the hand held joy buzzer type shocking device, colored contacts (like the ones used in an old Mission Impossible episode where the lenses are invisible until flashed with UV that makes them glow), the David Blaine levitation trick and a few others, all presented as magic or signs of a connection with god. So many people are either gullible or simply have a low comprehension of technical tricks or science that one could setup quite a church operation.

“New advertising technology manufactured by Holosonic transmits an “audio spotlight” from a rooftop speaker so that the sound is contained within your cranium. The technology, ideal for museums and libraries or environments that require a quiet atmosphere for isolated audio slideshows, has rarely been used on such a scale before. For random passersby and residents who have to walk unwittingly through the area where the voice will penetrate their inner peace, it’s another story. Ms. Wilson, a New York-based stylist, said she expected the voice inside her head to be some type of creative project but could see how others might perceive it differently, particularly on a late-night stroll home. “I might be a little freaked out, and I wouldn’t necessarily think it’s coming from that billboard,” she said.” - Source