KAC. The Next Big Thing. The Internet continues to evolve, integrating video and podcasts as well as the inexorable increases in broadband access and processor speed. Browser enhancements proceed and the Web is now the largest recipient of advertising dollars. Blogs have achieved a critical mass and online magazines are more central to the intellectual debate than printed materials as more people get their news online than from any other source.
These changes, however, are only marginal in nature. The Internet, at least as experienced by most users, feels as if it has at last plateaued. One cannot help but get the impression that changes from this point forward will resemble consecutive versions of the Windows OS -- more a honing than transformation. This is an illusion. Forces are coalescing that will produce a shift comparable at least to the spread of broadband. Specifically, I refer to the misunderstood role played by Netscape Communications. The reason was simple. I could go on forever about this subject. World Transhumanist Association. Humanity+ @ Conferences Our Humanity+ conferences explore innovations of science and technology and their relationship to humanity. Recent conferences have been held at San Francisco State University, Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, Parsons The New School for Design in New York City, California Technology Institute, and Harvard University.
H+ Magazine H+ Magazine covers technological, scientific, and cultural trends that are changing humans in fundamental ways. H+ Magazine aims to reflect the newest edge culture by featuring creative expressions of humanity on a razor’s edge where daily life and science fiction seem to be merging. H+Connect H+ Connect is a planned, dynamic social network for Humanity+ members and other transhumanists throughout the world. Chapters Join a Chapter or start one! The Humanity+ Student Network is an international coalition of student organizations dedicated to discussing transhumanist ideas. ASF (Acceleration Studies Foundation) Is Near - Resources. Chart Countdown to Singularity, Events expressed as Time before Present (Years) on the X axis and Time to Next Event (Years) on the Y axis, Logarithmic Plot Page 17, Linear Plot page 18.
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