http://www.toddhester.net/rantings/2003/04/23/technology/ Random articles, thoughts, ideas, musings, rantings, and more from me!! Sun, 20 May 2012 00:10:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 http://www.toddhester.net/rantings/2003/04/23/technology/#comment-6 Wed, 24 May 2006 02:12:41 +0000 http://www.toddhester.net/rantings/2003/04/23/technology/#comment-6 [...] Ok I know I already ranted about this but we were talking about it and I wanted to say some more on here. Technology currently is advancing at an exponential rate. That is, there was 1000’s of years between the wheel and the train and then only a few decades between trains and automobiles and then only a few years between that and flight and eventually space flight. Just one example of how it speeds up. If technology were to continue increasing exponentially, then eventually it would be increasing at an almost exponential rate. Earlier I was saying it could be some great invention that could cause this, like time travel or a brain computer interface (BCI). I think obviously with time travel that is what would happen. But then is there a ceiling? If technology is advancing at an infinite rate, is there a ceiling where we know everything? Where we even know why? I doubt it. I think it is a question of scale. If technology is advancing at an even faster rate then time will just seem to go by that much faster and the rate will be relatively the same. Especially if time travel is involved. Perhaps we are zipping through major inventions every few days, but that seems like nothing when time is no longer relevant because of time travel. The other thing is, if technology does increase at an infinite rate and there is some ceiling, then do we eventually know everything? Do we know why we’re here? And if we do, then do we even continue to exist? [...] […] Ok I know I already ranted about this but we were talking about it and I wanted to say some more on here. Technology currently is advancing at an exponential rate. That is, there was 1000’s of years between the wheel and the train and then only a few decades between trains and automobiles and then only a few years between that and flight and eventually space flight. Just one example of how it speeds up. If technology were to continue increasing exponentially, then eventually it would be increasing at an almost exponential rate. Earlier I was saying it could be some great invention that could cause this, like time travel or a brain computer interface (BCI). I think obviously with time travel that is what would happen. But then is there a ceiling? If technology is advancing at an infinite rate, is there a ceiling where we know everything? Where we even know why? I doubt it. I think it is a question of scale. If technology is advancing at an even faster rate then time will just seem to go by that much faster and the rate will be relatively the same. Especially if time travel is involved. Perhaps we are zipping through major inventions every few days, but that seems like nothing when time is no longer relevant because of time travel. The other thing is, if technology does increase at an infinite rate and there is some ceiling, then do we eventually know everything? Do we know why we’re here? And if we do, then do we even continue to exist? […]

]]> http://www.toddhester.net/rantings/2003/04/23/technology/#comment-5 Wed, 24 May 2006 02:12:04 +0000 http://www.toddhester.net/rantings/2003/04/23/technology/#comment-5 [...] The Mayans had a calendar which had long 5000 year cycles and after each the cycle would begin anew. The end of the current cycle is December 21st, 2012, which also happens to be winter solstice that year. The Mayans also had a short calendar witha cycle of 52 years and every 52 years they thought the world might end. I’m not sure what this means for 2012 but there are theories that it could just be some weird alignment in sky or perhaps the date when technological advances begin occurring at the rate of infinity (see Technology). The Mayans were really good astronomers so perhaps it is the date of some asteroid coming. I’ve kind of pictured these cycles of the Mayans as maybe being most of the civilization is lost, but what is left begins fresh and better and stronger than before. Either way I’m really curious to see what the hell is going to happen on that date. [...] […] The Mayans had a calendar which had long 5000 year cycles and after each the cycle would begin anew. The end of the current cycle is December 21st, 2012, which also happens to be winter solstice that year. The Mayans also had a short calendar witha cycle of 52 years and every 52 years they thought the world might end. I’m not sure what this means for 2012 but there are theories that it could just be some weird alignment in sky or perhaps the date when technological advances begin occurring at the rate of infinity (see Technology). The Mayans were really good astronomers so perhaps it is the date of some asteroid coming. I’ve kind of pictured these cycles of the Mayans as maybe being most of the civilization is lost, but what is left begins fresh and better and stronger than before. Either way I’m really curious to see what the hell is going to happen on that date. […]

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