Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Technology Turns Walk in the Woods Into Treasure Hunt. A hobby called "geocaching" is the equivalent of a high-tech game of hide-and-seek. By Christine Digrazia. [New York Times: Technology] 4:17:41 AM    comment [] The World as Hard Drive. I don't know what it is in the UK that's given their current SF writers such mad, wonderful visions: [More Like This WebLog] 4:11:56 AM    comment [] A refreshing antidote to our current civilization's way of thinking.... The Long Run. "The Long Now Foundation was established in 01996** to... become the seed of a very long term cultural institution. It has been nearly 10,000 years since the end of the last ice age and the beginnings of civilization. Progress lately is often measured on a 'faster/cheaper' scale. The Long Now Foundation seeks to promote 'slower/better' thinking and to foster creativity in the framework of the next 10,000 years..." "** The Long Now Foundation uses five digit dates, the extra zero is to solve the deca-millennium bug which will come into effect in about 8,000 years." [kuro5hin.org] 4:10:29 AM    comment [] Yes, I collect these free energy articles. No, I don't believe this is possible... Aerospace / Defense Research, Antigravity/Free Energy Possible. A 7 year research study by a senior staff aerospace defense engineer, George J. Bugh, concludes some "free energy" devices work and some have antigravity effects. See www.vasantcorporation.com [PRWEB Jun 24, 2003] [PR Web] Update 7/2003: Had a nice conversation with Bugh (via email) - may not be so fringe after all... 3:59:33 AM    comment []

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