Global Brain

I actually think we are going in this direction
full tilt. As Ray Kurzweil says "The Singularity
is Near".

Top Gear - General Motors hy wire

I wouldn't mind having one of thes NOW !!

America's Infrastructure

If this keeps billions of dollars a year in the USA
instead of Middle East pockets, I'm all for it.

Ma Earth Healing Herself

Very Interesting........
If I were an old guy sitting on a tricycle
I'd fall over. Oh, wait, I am an old guy.
I just don't have a tricycle........yet......

Poll Says Americans Clueless About World And Politics

The Media and Polls:
If they aren't trying to make us afraid of it,
they are trying to make us apathetic about it.

Soldier Impaled By RPG in Afghanistan

The book WAR HEROES: Voices from Afghanistan.
One of the stories is about PVT Channing Moss, who was
impaled by a live RPG during a Taliban ambush while on patrol.
Army protocol says that medevac choppers are never
to carry anyone with a live round in him. Even though they
feared it could explode, the flight crew said damn the protocol
and flew him to the nearest aid station.
Again, protocol said that in such a case the patient is to be put
in a sandbagged area away from the surgical unit, given a shot
of morphine and left to wait (and die) until others are treated.
Again, the medical team ignored the protocol. Here's a seven-minute
video put together by the Military Times, which includes actual
footage of the surgery where Dr. John Oh, a Korean immigrant
who became a naturalized citizen and went to West Point, removed
the live round with the help of volunteers and a member of the EOD
(explosive ordinance disposal) team.
Moss has undergone six operations but is doing well at
home in Gainesville, GA.
                               Military Times

Getting Deep in Russia

That's a lot of water.....

Sinus Surgery

I'm sure lots of folks would benefit from this.
I know I would......

Energy Gathering Gadgets

I want all of these........

Defense Contractors Avoiding Taxes

Hummm, they take the money from our government and move the jobs offshore.
When will people realize that our infrastructure (tax base) is crumbling.......

Education and The Future of Technology

If you haven't had your mind boggled lately,
look at this video file. I don't know if it's true.
I don't know who compiled or extrapolated
the information but just think about it. The
direction is true. Our world is in the middle
of a transformation.
(keep your mouse cursor over the pause button)
You might want to ponder some of this.

Fuel Injected UAV's

I think that Aurthur Clark and Stephen Baxter had
great insight into our society in the book Light of Other Days.
Ronald D Moore had great insight when he created Caprica,
The Plan, and the latest iteration of Battlestar Galactica.
Ray Kurzwell is on target when he wrote The Age Of
Spiritual Machines and The Singularity Is Near.
We are in the middle of a transformation and it is like
"you can't see the forest for the trees".

Is There Anybody Out There ??

I hope it's in my lifetime.........
I hope they are friendly and I hope they
don't see me as food.

Stongest Scientific Power will be China by 2020

Better brush up on your Mandarin.........

No Big Bang ??

Oh, well, we should have known.......
This hurts my head....... Headache going on here.....
When you consider that there are less than a handful
of people on this rock that even have an inkling of
understanding about where we are in the universe........
(earth, solar system, Orion arm of galaxy, constellation ? group?)
I'm not gonna worry about it......

Ferry The Astronauts to Space

I live about 6 miles from the shuttle launch pads.
I can look out my front window and see the
VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building). It's very large.
These articles are like nails in the coffin of an old
friend.
I know everything passes.
I know we must move on.
It still hurts. It's still sad.
After the February 7th shuttle launch there will only
be 5 shuttle launches left.

From The American People

If you have an interest in knowing how and where the USA has a
presence in the world, helping, mending, promoting good will.

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

I think I'll participate !!!.....

Space Diver to Break Sound Barrier

A new description for insanity..............
Sounds like fun.
I'd do it.

Not Enought Protection From Meteors ??

Well, I think this is a DUHH moment.
Considering the catastrophic impacts of the past,
what makes us safe now?
We barrely know where we are in our own galaxy.
We are just becoming aware of the dynamic encounters
of our Solar System  as we move thru space.
There are cycles that we don't even know about..........

Human "bed-warmers"

Well, as long as it is sanitary...........
I tell ya what. I lived in Northern Indiana
a couple winters in the 1990's.
When there is a -60 below zero wind chill you will
crawl in bed with anything that is warm.

787 Dreamliner Tests

I hope this thing starts a trend in saving fuel......
I dought the price of airline tickets will come down......
Maybe it is safer......

Meteor Hits Doctors Office

Imagine being in the examination room having
a colonoscopy or eye exam.
I think you know where I'm going with this.....
(s___ or go blind) har har har

Private Clouds

Actually, I think this is exciting.
I have no idea where this takes us as a civilization.
But, it is where we are going at full tilt.......

One Person Hovercraft

I want one......

Liquid Diamonds on Uranus..........Oh, and Neptune......

Some things just go without saying........I'm being silent now.....

Stealth Plane "Puffin"

I guess sooner or later there will be a "stealthy" invisible plane..............

Stephen Hawking, Is The Universe Finetuned for Life?

Looks like a big middle finger to me......