Nikola Tesla....

The true father of the world's electrical systems.  A dreamer, a visionary, reckless, spirited, always looking for money.  Did he discover s source of free energy for the world?

Facebook's Next Move...Go After Gmail...

Facebook wants you to stop using Gmail and check your email with them.  Look out for Project Titan.

What is Project HAARP?...

Does the United States government have the ability to change the weather?  Can they create hurricanes or tsunamis?

Psychotronic Warfare...

Your mind being controlled without you knowing it?  An entire geographical region "pacified?" Will this be how the wars of the future will be fought?  In our minds?

Remote Viewing Weaponized....

Will our enemy enter our innermost secret installations invisibly and from thousands of miles away?  Will wars be fought by the conscious, bodiless armies of soldiers in a psychic battlefront?

Machines Controlled By The Human Mind Part 2....

More information on the evolution of mind control experiments, leading to controlling machines with your mind.

Machines Controlled By The Human Mind Part 1....

Is it possible to control machines with just our thoughts?  Is it possible for a machine to control OUR thoughts?

Internet Censorship Around The World Part 2: Afghanistan & Burma...

What do Vietnam, Afghanistan, Syria, North Korea, Cuba, Burma, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tunisia, Iran, and Egypt have in common?  They all have large Internet Censorship.

Internet Censorship Around The World Part 1 China...

In what countries is the Internet blocked or filtered?  Find out in this article.

Wikipedia Examined...

With 16,000,000 articles is the largest and most popular reference work on the Internet, being ranked the 7th largest website by Alexa.  It is a good thing?  It is worth reading?

Happy Halloween 2.0 - the Uncanny Valley

Ghosts and goblins not getting you in the mood for Halloween anymore? Jump into the uncanny valley!
Horror movies have been using it successfully for years, while human like robots and cgi can't crawl out of it (at least not yet). It is the uncanny valley and its a real spook show...

The term was first used by roboticist Masahiro Mori in 1970. When he first started making his robots more human the reception by others was pleasant, but when he continued to improve on their human likeness the reception went sour as people were freaked out. He realized then that his robots had fallen into the "uncanny valley", and wouldn't escape until they achieved nearly perfect human likeness.

We will overcome this valley as good cgi is almost indistinguishable from real human footage today already. Getting our robots out of the valley is going to be a lot harder, but I'm sure they will get there sometime after they pass the Turing test. Horror fans will surely miss the valley, but don't fret, it will be back!

We will see the return of the uncanny valley in humans 2.0
Imagine looking into my iris to see a lens zooming in and out, or watching my knees bend backwards to run faster. These are possibilities we may see in future transhumanists, and to witness a human 2.0 today would surely appear uncanny. But will we still be freaked out or will it be the norm? Surely the bold ones to first adopt such changes will get ridiculed by luddites, but I'm sure the shock value is what some of them are looking for anyway. Today many people often modify their bodies with tattoos, piercings and even skull spiked implants to stand out from the crowd. In the future it will not just be a fashion statement but also a functional upgrade.

When we have transcended biology so far we aren't even recognizable as a biological being, the uncanny valley will disappear again. But by then, who knows what, if any, will be our standard of natural appearance. Surely by then our minds will have matured as much as our bodies.

3D projections On Buildings - Spectacular!

Spectacular examples of 3D projections on buildings.  Enjoy!

Barnes & Noble NOOKColor!...

Today, Barnes & Nobles introduced the NOOKColor ereader.  It has an IPS Display, similar to the iPad display.

Wisdom of the Crowds...

Can a large diversified group of people exhibit better knowledge of certain things than so called "experts?"

The Internet of Things or web 3.0?...

The Internet is only 14 years old.  It is still in its infancy.  It is about to include physical objects within its matrix.  This will change the world in a way we cannot imagine.  Are you ready?

Are Governments Immune From The Revelations of the Internet?...

The Internet is rooted in the sharing of information.  Like a small town of old, no one can keep secrets for long.  Everyone knows everything about each other.  Some governments, have sought to suppress this basic aspect of the Internet, by clamping down on the free sharing of ideas.  They have also sought to keep their secret information from leaking into it.  Will they succeed?

The Dark Side Of The Smart Electrical Grid...

Can something as innocent as a smart meter to measure your electricity usage and advise you as to then the rates are cheapest invade your privacy?

Where Is Your Online Information?...

On what server is your information?  Is it in this country?  It is safe?  If you are a corporation, could a foreign corporation gain access to your trade secrets or strategy?

What Is The Present State of Robotics? PREVIEW

How are advanced are we with robots?  How close are they in some areas to taking over the jobs of humans or at least to being able assistants?

Facebook Drops The Ball Again...

In a previous post, we spoke about Facebook's ineptitude, especially recently.  They have done it again.

Amazon Kindle Now Ahead of All Other eReaders...

In September, we had reviewed the different eReaders in the market and concluded that the Nook from Barnes & Noble had the slight lead in features.  This is NO longer true.  The Kindle is now ahead.

Do You Need A Smart Home?... PREVIEW

Homes have not basically changed in hundreds of years.  They have electricity and indoor plumbing but in many ways, they would be very familiar to our ancient ancestors.  It's time for a change!

Do We Need A Smart Grid For Our Electricity?...

How much do we depend on electricity?  Could we lose our electrical grid for 6 months??

Nanotechnology Part 3 World Transformation...

More on the most important and decisive technology of the 21st Century. Will it create economic world upheaval due to pricing of objects plummeting, while at the same time transforming our world completely?

How A Microchip Is Made....

AMD's amazing video on how a microchip is made A-Z.

Nanotechnology Part 2...

What products are being made using Nanotechnology right now? What is right around the corner?  What is still far in the future?