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Should we open the world to telepresence robots?

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Telepresence robotEngadget reports the Tate Britain museum in London will begin offering remote controlled robotic night tours this summer. The idea is multilayered in that it presents the museum from a telepresence viewpoint and also while the museum is dark, so artwork is only viewable via light on the robot itself.

Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next 50 Years

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Tomorrow Now book coverBruce Sterling has written three non-fiction books. This is his second and was published in 2003. It's a multilayered work, with seven stages (chapters) based on William Shakespeare's As You Like It, in which Jaques's monologue outlines the seven ages of man as infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, and at the end of life. Through each stage, Sterling looks at current (at the time) research and runs it out 50 years, to the middle of our century, attempting to paint a picture of how our lives will change.

Owning a mobile phone makes you intimately trackable

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Dear subscriber, you are registered as a participant in a mass disturbance.

This was the content of a text message received by cell phone carrying protestors in Kiev by the Ukranian government. Using mobile technologies, the government was able to identify all of the phones in certain areas and target them with this warning. It's a message that lets the carrier of the phone know they, or the phone owner, has been identified by private records as participating in the protests - or at least being in the vicinity.

The future of privacy: the necessary data or a march towards a future of corporatocracy?

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Prism logoThe combination of governmental and corporate data tracking are enabling outside entities to track increasingly granular details about our lives and interactions. Most of the reasons offer positives and are focused on protecting citizens or providing services we find useful. In order to do these jobs more efficiently, inroads to more data are critical in order to query across enough channels to create accurate connections such as identifying a terrorist organization's leader or helping us make certain we get enough exercise per day.

IFTF: Feral Zones

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MendikostanIFTF blog posted this Artifact from the Future (click the thumbnail to see the full image on their site). I'm of the opinion that self-driving vehicles will eventually be forced upon us due to the expense of insuring our vehicles with a higher fee when we take over the driving.

Faking nature

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Sim wiped his face with a barely damp cloth, the dry edges scratching at his stubble. Each time he did, the act wasted some of his hydration allowance.  But it felt good. It felt real. It was something he would have done back home, back on Earth.

"Sunlight." The room lights brightened and adjusted the spectrum. Dingy white walls, furniture and cloth changed hue with an orange-red tint.  He looked around, taking in his quarters and trying not to shiver at the closeness of the walls.

Final Departure Cruises Presents

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The New Titanic Escape

A long requested addition to the Final Departure line is our new Titanic cruise experience.  Re-launching from Liverpool with full period settings, we offer a wonderful opportunity to sail off into the sunset with a five day all-inclusive vacation ending with the passing of your choice.  With five star chefs and an excellent crew, this cruise offers seven gentle ways to pass or you can wait for the grand finale and go down with the boat*.

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The New Titanic Escape

A long requested addition to the Final Departure line is our new Titanic cruise experience.  Re-launching from Liverpool with full period settings, we offer a wonderful opportunity to sail off into the sunset with a five day all-inclusive vacation ending with the passing of your choice.  With five star chefs and an excellent crew, this cruise offers seven gentle ways to pass or you can wait for the grand finale and go down with the boat*.

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