Major Tom: "when i was a younger man than i am now, i picked up a dog eared neon pink copy of toffler's future shock at the goodwill. as i read through it, i was fascinated with his ideas on progress and its affects on humanity. some of it was over the top, and some of it shockingly applicable for our times. the older i get, and the more technology advances, the more a harken back to Toffler's ideas like 'Transience', 'the Modular Man', and 'Future Shock'. i do not claim to have answers to the questions posed in these articles posted here, nor do i wish to direct your opinions. i simply wish to give you, as they give me, pause."
I was going to send this to you. Here's a link to the NOVA episode. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/smartest-machine-on-earth.html One step closer to the HAL 9000. Keep your screwdriver handy.
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