Exploring technology, PC gaming, the web, the world and the possible future - mixed with a tasteful dash of humour. Written by tech columnist & multimedia journo Galen Schultz
When people consider their future dream home many may think of a four-bedroom, two-bathroom, double-story house with a great view — somewhere in the mountains. I think of a house under the sea — one that has a huge window looking out into the ocean and one that is fully connected to the outside world … and which cleans itself.
This cheaply produced metal, also known as smart metal, memory metal, muscle wire and Nitinol can regain its original shape.
IT was predicted that in the year 2010 planes would consist of a single pilot and a dog. The job of the pilot would be to feed the dog; the reason for the dog is to bite the pilot if he or she touches anything. Many people have developed a genuine fear that artificial intelligence could one day take over the world if it got too advanced and somehow became self-aware.
Imagine living in a house that is permanently dust free, driving a car that automatically repairs itself, traveling at two thousand miles an hour in absolute comfort, and having the chances of getting ill significantly reduced by living in a city that self regulates it’s air and water by design. These idealistic-sounding goals are more possible than you might imagine.
What incentive would people have to work in a moneyless society whereby machines replaced servitude?
A world without money, laws, unemployment, pollution, crime and unnecessary human suffering …
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