Comments on: The Coming Of The Coming Of The Information Age http://blog.gordaen.com/2007/01/11/the-coming-of-the-coming-of-the-information-age/ Ramblings about art, education, Linux and a lot more Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:02:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Gordaen http://blog.gordaen.com/2007/01/11/the-coming-of-the-coming-of-the-information-age/#comment-2587 Gordaen Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:20:58 +0000 http://blog.gordaen.com/2007/01/11/the-coming-of-the-coming-of-the-information-age/#comment-2587 You bring up a good point with the movies. I'm starting to think that no matter how far "out there" a sci-fi or futuristic movie/novel is, it will be semi-accurate. We don't necessarily always use the techniques shown in a movie (e.g., warp drive) but we get to the goal either way. We can replace eyes now. We can actually tie electronics to the nervous system. Sure, the technology is only at its birth, but the possibilities are limitless. It's scary and exciting to think that future generations may be enhanced with electronics. People are going to have to answer philosophical questions (e.g., "If I replace my eye with a CCD, I'm still human, but what am I if I replace all but my brain?"). Considering it didn't take even 70 years to go from no planes to visiting the moon, it might be tough to over-estimate the possibilities for this century. You bring up a good point with the movies. I’m starting to think that no matter how far “out there” a sci-fi or futuristic movie/novel is, it will be semi-accurate. We don’t necessarily always use the techniques shown in a movie (e.g., warp drive) but we get to the goal either way.

We can replace eyes now. We can actually tie electronics to the nervous system. Sure, the technology is only at its birth, but the possibilities are limitless. It’s scary and exciting to think that future generations may be enhanced with electronics. People are going to have to answer philosophical questions (e.g., “If I replace my eye with a CCD, I’m still human, but what am I if I replace all but my brain?”). Considering it didn’t take even 70 years to go from no planes to visiting the moon, it might be tough to over-estimate the possibilities for this century.

]]> By: Bernie Zimmermann http://blog.gordaen.com/2007/01/11/the-coming-of-the-coming-of-the-information-age/#comment-2535 Bernie Zimmermann Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:15:30 +0000 http://blog.gordaen.com/2007/01/11/the-coming-of-the-coming-of-the-information-age/#comment-2535 Interesting post! I agree that we haven't quite seen the apex of the Information Age. I was thinking about it the other day, and movies like <a href="http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0131369/" title="Edtv (1999)" rel="nofollow">EDtv</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120382/" title="The Truman Show (1998)" rel="nofollow">The Truman Show</a> were pretty darn clairvoyant. Interesting post! I agree that we haven’t quite seen the apex of the Information Age.

I was thinking about it the other day, and movies like EDtv and The Truman Show were pretty darn clairvoyant.

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