If you could read my mind.. what a tale my thoughts could tell…

The haunting words of Gordon Lightfoot’s IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND may be the best background for this story.. conjuring the imagination of his ghostly song coupled with technology piercing the safety nets of our mind.. and going deep into brains to predict what we will want. What we will buy.. what we will…think?

Have AIs already taken over the universe!?

Aheadline of high strangeness, but amplified by a scientist who thinks the premise could be true.. A.A. Berezin of the National Research University of Electronic Technology in Russia started by suggesting that ‘biological organisms like ourselves or rogue AIs that rebelled against their creators’ may have already destroyed every species in their way without even … Read moreHave AIs already taken over the universe!?

The coming merging of man and machine

Remember when Elon Musk said humankind would have to somehow merge with machines if we want to stay relevant in the face of the inevitable war between us and our robot overlords? He wasn’t kidding, and he’s formed a new company dedicated to figuring out how to do just that. Somewhere in between electric cars,… via … Read moreThe coming merging of man and machine

2016! THE RETURN OF BOOK STORES!

I wrote several predictions for 2016 and published then on here a few days ago.. Read them if you choose. I have also been reading some other people’s predictions. One I found in the Wall Street JOURNAL is amazingly accurate, wish I would have said it myself. Ann Patchett predicts the return of book stores.. She … Read more2016! THE RETURN OF BOOK STORES!

My box of nostalgia I really have one. I wonder if you do…

My box of nostalgia.. This is the week to view it. Review it. Pack it up.. Close the 2015 section and begin anew. I really have one. I wonder if you do, too? This box of nostalgia is both healthy and unhealthy. I searched through it tonight. I have memories dating back 20 years. I … Read moreMy box of nostalgia I really have one. I wonder if you do…

Actor with a true plastic face

You may not believe it to be true, but movies of the future will feature no acting.. Only robotic performances. Imagine an Oscar award given to the ‘best android’ in cinema? …The future is coming. From the UK TELEGRAPH, some startling information that should make you question if this all is a good idea or not, … Read moreActor with a true plastic face

Computer possession 

THE BBC is running an amazing report authored by David Robson.. The premise: Hunans can become possessed by AI.. The money quite:  Science fiction – including the recent TV series Humans – has long questioned whether robots could one day integrate in our society, to the point we no longer make a distinction between who … Read moreComputer possession