Exponential Times - Did you know?

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:41 pm

This is a fascinating video I ran across on YouTube. Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHWTLA8WecI

LesterG · Post by **LesterG** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:07 pm

wow, that's definetly an eye opener and if not, it's definetly an assurance of the unknown

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:16 pm

Yes, we live in interesting times. I don't see this as a negative. I think it's exciting. Anything is possible!

LesterG · Post by **LesterG** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:18 pm

likewise, those futuristic movies, I love... demolition man, to be one of them... I still don't understand the seashell thing..

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:23 pm

LesterG wrote:likewise, those futuristic movies, I love... demolition man, to be one of them... I still don't understand the seashell thing..

I never saw that one, but I'm influenced by people like Marshall McLuhan, William Gibson, Neil Stephenson . . .

And I'm excited about the N3ural N3t fan fiction video that just popped up recently.

LesterG · Post by **LesterG** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:44 pm

oooo I shall research some names tonight

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:30 pm

Here's a short cut to the wikipedia page on Neal Stephenson. He is a prolific writer, and he's amazingly knowledgable.

My favorite of his works, which very much ties into the "Do You Know?" video, is a book called "Cryptonomicon".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Stephenson

kellylen · Post by **kellylen** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:30 pm

oh man that stuff scared the poop out of me!

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:37 pm

kellylen wrote:oh man that stuff scared the poop out of me!

Sorry, I didn't post it to be scary! I just found it interesting. We are living in a world that is changing more rapidly than we comprehend. I find it exciting. This is the frontier where true innovation is born.

Ziola · Post by **Ziola** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:40 pm

I thought it was really interesting...seeing all those different facts really helped to bring home how much things have changed over the years and how much they will continue to change...

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:47 pm

Ziola wrote:I thought it was really interesting...seeing all those different facts really helped to bring home how much things have changed over the years and how much they will continue to change...

Yes, and at such an accelerated pace!

PinkoLady · Post by **PinkoLady** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:00 am

Oy, Myspace would be the 11th largest country in the world?

That was really interesting-- it reminded me of the estimation that today, we release something like 10 times the emissions daily than we did in a year during the post-industrial revolution 1800s.

That freaks me the f**k out.

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:23 am

PinkoLady wrote:Oy, Myspace would be the 11th largest country in the world?

I wonder what that makes "Tom"?

PinkoLady wrote:That was really interesting-- it reminded me of the estimation that today, we release something like 10 times the emissions daily than we did in a year during the post-industrial revolution 1800s.

That freaks me the f**k out.

I know. That's pretty crazy isn't it, given the small percent of world demographics we (americans) constitute. But, as the video says, "Shift Happens". We have the power to change that.

kellylen · Post by **kellylen** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 2:15 am

Luminous wrote:
kellylen wrote:oh man that stuff scared the poop out of me!
Sorry, I didn't post it to be scary! I just found it interesting. We are living in a world that is changing more rapidly than we comprehend. I find it exciting. This is the frontier where true innovation is born.

lol don't apologize. I'm saying its scary how quickly technology changes and what will happen in the future. like the computer that is smarter than the human race.

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 2:28 am

kellylen wrote:its scary how quickly technology changes and what will happen in the future. like the computer that is smarter than the human race.

Well something needs to be