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I remember hearing a few years ago that at the height of the Dot Com frenzy, people were becoming millionaires overnight left and right. The basic idea was that a lot of people were getting rich really fast. So where does that leave the rest of us?
I guess you could look at it [...]

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There was an episode of “Seven Days” (time travel show from 1998-2001, I think) in which a neutron bomb was tested and produced a chain reaction that carried the organic devastation over the entire world. So ever living creature on the face of the planet was killed. Luckily, our heroes were underground at [...]

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How fast can we make the conversion? I want one! Well, I want it to be safe. None of the whole, “Oh, the humanity!” issues to worry about. But seriously, are we moving along developmentally at a steady clip? Or could things go faster?
How quickly and efficiently could we set [...]

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I’ll bet antigravity or some other sensational new technology will make its debut at some point in the future, after the military has exhausted its uses as a secret weapon, and it will begin to infiltrate all kinds of current industrial areas. Cars could get it. Planes could get it. Even skateboards!
So [...]

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Which would you rather have?:
1. A computer chip in your brain that allowed you to download via satellite your position on various maps that you have stored within your chip.
2. A biological brain without chips that has been modified to be 10 times as intelligent as Einstein was, with a photographic memory and similar abilities [...]

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Ok, I’m not referencing “The Arrival,” but that does make sense.
Last night there was a lower-budget sci-fi movie on, and I was able to catch a few minutes of it. A priest having a crisis of faith was approached by devil-looking creatures and given the power to heal. At one point, one of [...]

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I like MacGyver. I think it’s an awesome show and promotes good morals, an intelligent attitude, and classy behavior. The first time I saw Saturday Night Live spoof MacGyver with a MacGruber sketch, I loved it. It focused on alcoholism, and how alcohol can wear down even the coolest celebrities.
Since that initial [...]

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I like the old “Knight Rider” show. I think its neat to imagine having an intelligent artificially intelligent friend inside your car. I think that scenario is possible, just like the one where SkyNet decides to kill us all. But a Knight Rider future seems like a lot more fun.
I wonder if [...]

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It’s so weird… A few months ago, I heard about a Peak Oil Shortage crisis, a predicted catastrophe that entailed massive blackouts and economic turmoil. But that can’t happen, let’s get back to our normal practical lives…
Now, our economy is experiencing definite turmoil, and the price of oil is steadily rising. Could [...]

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There are doomsday scenarios left and right nowadays, some involving nuclear war, some involving a peak in oil production, some involving the economy, and some involving 2012. It seems like we’re working to avert problems caused by rising fuel prices, but I’m not sure we’re doing enough.
It’s like people are going about their daily [...]

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