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Friday, November 16, 2007

Holographic Tour of the Pyramids

Many people want to see the Pyramids during their lifetime. They are wondrous indeed, unfortunately traveling to that part of the world is not so easy and it does cost quite a bit. Recently some are fearful of visiting Egypt due to unrest in the world and perceived animosity towards Westerners. Additionally there are issues with diseases and polluted water supplies as well. That is not to say that you will be in danger if you attempt the visit but there are enough stories that perhaps one might consider the risk.

There are many companies, which offer virtual reality tours of such places and many are quite good, in fact some are very realistic. Generally these are used to spark interest to get you to want to actually see them and help spark interest in tourists to go see them in real life. Additionally it really helps in educational purposes.

http://www-vrl.umich.edu/project/pyramid/

http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/digital_egypt/hawara/

http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/VirtualReality/

I propose that we fund those who wish to go one step further and wish to design a Virtual Reality Pyramid using Holographic Technologies in 3D, 4D and 5D. We will soon be enjoying Holographic Virtual Reality on our 360 X-Box in our own living rooms. Perhaps that technology maybe affordable in 5-8 years for the consumer market, but as HDHI or High Definition Holographic Imagining projection become available in the labs, we should be using it to help our populations see the Great Pyramids now.

The HDHI technologies allow for opaque images rather than translucent ghost like images and thus the experience is much more real than even Memorix, so think on this.

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Meaningfully Merging Man and Machine

Many people fear the day when humans will choose to merge with machines, as they believe that it will be the beginning of the end for humanity. They say that we will cease from being human and what it means to be human. They say it will be lead to death by robot, or by robotic replacement, where one day you are mostly human and then the next you will be mostly robotic and non-human. They say that there can be no meaningful way to merging man and machine. They say that if God wanted us to be non-organic he would have made a world of machines and humanoid robots, not human beings.

Well one day a member of the Think Tank ask me about making an artificial knee, as their current knee was shot and no longer any good even after many different surgeries. Since that day, I considered the opposite point of the view from the critics of artificial robotic parts. Today I have a steel rod in my leg from a motorcycle accident and you know it works pretty darn good.

When sitting down and looking at building an artificial knee I had considered using a piece of carbon nanotube foam over an artificial knee. The body would grow into foam, which is attached to the knee and the tendons. Then there would be a dual track “Y” split blood vessel that presoaked the flesh growing in the carbon nanotube foam and thru a membrane, which allowed nutrients into the foam piece. Although the technology to do this is not quite available yet it soon will be. In any case I have been thinking on this but nothing yet concrete enough to warrant a try. But I imagine very soon such technologies will be available.

So for the critics who say it is impossible to Meaningfully Merge Man and Machine, I would like to kick you in the knee and then the other knee. You see I am for advancing such technologies; Rah Rah Ree! Think on it.

Virtual Reality and Presidential Meeting in Holographic 3D

The President of The United States of America is a very busy person indeed. The President has to worry about, not only every single aspect of American Life, the giant government bureaucracy, but also what is going on around the world in 280 plus countries. God knows that isn’t easy.

Imagine the information over load, the teams of consultants, staff and all the dirty politics you have to worry about? Then there is the media always coming up with something, some skewed view or event totally blown out of proportion. How on Earth can one person be on top of all that? Well, the fact is they cannot, but luckily like a big corporation there is more than just one person running it all, as there are layers of people and administrative structures to help.

Yet even so, how does one over see all of this and still have time to visit all the other nations around the world and converse with their leaders as well? It is not easy minding the country, much less being the leader of the entire free world a job, which seems to be understood by those who look at the President of the United States. I propose a solution, which would allow the President to visit all the countries of the World via virtual reality and HDHI (High Definition Holographic Imaging).

High Definition Holographic Imaging is the next generation of Holographic Technologies, which would provide an opaque image rather than a translucent one in 3D. Imagine a Virtual Reality Holographic image on our 360 X-Box in our living room, because it will soon be here. You see eventually we will communicate in video conferencing with the image of the other people sitting next us, but not actually there. With emissaries around the world each day the President could line up 10 meetings with foreign heads of state, by having his team simply set up the holographic imaging equipment in their countries which would consist of a 2-foot in diameter floor projector which was about 6 inches high and two other smaller projectors on the side. The device would be brought into the room and set up and then linked to the satellite via the nearest window.

The head of state of that nation would be video taped and that image sent to the president in the Situation Room at the White House and converted to 3D, 4D image and displayed in front of him. He would converse with the image and that image would converse with him with a one-second satellite delay each way of course. That’s how it works and I hope you like. Think on this.

The Case for Military Research Expenditures

Some folks want to cut military research and development spending as they say it leads to war. Some believe that we should stop inventing ways to kill humans. Some believe that killing one’s own species is a terrible tragedy of the human endeavor and if we continue this tact we will do nothing more than be doomed to repeat our past follies.

Many of these condemnations of war and the lead up to war are well founded. Even Einstein had said; “You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.” Yet we know from the cold war and the Reagan Era that we must always negotiate from a position of strength. And of course this means will must continue with our military research and development. And we must also realize that the discoveries we make in bettering of our offensive or defensive strategies, will assist in other discoveries which solve other problems of mankind.

Let us take Los Alamos Labs for instance, as it has always been on the cutting edge innovations, which span all studies of science. Many of the inventions, which have been used in protection of our nation and allies, have had significant transfer technologies to the private sector. You really cannot walk more than a few steps in your own house without seeing technology in normal house appliances, which was made possible thru such advances that are provided in stand out research centers like Los Alamos.

There is nothing wrong with funding such labs or paying scientists big buck to work in such places. There is nothing wrong with choosing a life's work, which protects the greatest nation ever created in the history of this species. If such labs were shut down like some of the critics want and every scientist lost their jobs, then the forward progress of mankind would stagnate and that would not be world worthy of hanging your life experience. Mankind must Press On. I am so proud of every one at Los Alamos. Have you hugged your military scientists today? Think about all they have given us.

Is Science Advancing too Fast for Humanity, Society, and Civilization?

Some say that science is moving way too fast. It is true that the fast pace of advances is in fact increasing and exponentially too. Human civilizations and society are already out pacing evolution by 100-fold. Can the human species handle the fast moving future? Many say that we are quickly approaching the replacing of God, where humans become god and modify ourselves and advance our evolution as we see fit? Many decry this and are afraid of change and point to biblical quotes to show why it is wrong.

Many say they want no part of it themselves and do not want anyone else to have the modern advances of science either. But anyone who says that they do not want to be more fulfilled, happier, healthier, smarter or stronger is not telling the truth or being honest with them selves. That is to say no one wants to be a human with Diabetes, Cancer, bad knees, fractured disk, Parkinson 's or living with the energy of an 80-90 year old taking Viagra, if you could be young again. Everyone would you prefer to be 30 something, happy healthy, energetic, fully engaged in mind, body and soul with a brain working at its peak with a multiple of 3 to 5 or 10, or 100, right?

If science can do this and you can remain human wouldn't you do it? And if later on you decided to trade out parts, because you reasoned with your smarter brain of 10-fold, maybe then you might change your mind and rather enjoy such modification. You might consider the comments about human modification rather shallow at that point. I see that scenario unfolding, a transition, but it maybe faster than we think. Not the 200-400 years Sci Fi Authors talk about, but 30-50 years and yes that will mean in our lifetime and we may all live forever or until we wish to no longer exist in this realm? Think on this.

Human Modification, Playing God with Humanity

With modern advances in body augmentation, DNA manipulation, BioTech, Robotics and computer human interfaces it appears we may soon be modifying humans in a very big way. Some see ethics issues in this as we modify ourselves, will we still be human? Will we be playing God and make mistakes, which are irreversible? If we screw up big time, will we have the ability to change back? Chances are there will be mistakes along such lines, hopefully they will be small ones and hopefully we will pay attention and be careful along the way.

You see soon we will be modifying human life to be better and it will be our choice. You can choose to remain all-human and live a much longer life if you wish. But being all or 100% human maybe considered inferior in the future. But if you are a purist you can make that choice and it should be no problem. And there is no doubt if you do that you will not be alone in your purest views, there will be a huge following, and that is a good thing, CHOICE is always a good thing.

Have you considered how you feel about these things personally? For instance do you want the worlds libraries hooked to a wireless chip mounted on your skull covered up by your scalp? You would be smarter, have instant communication and your brain would have all the world’s knowledge? What if you could be young again, say the body you had in your 20’s but with your same knowledge and experience base now? Would you take that super pill? Or do you prefer to be older with achy bones and lack of that high energy? Well, what say you now? You do not have to decide right now, but soon, one day in the not so distant future you will need to make up your mind. Think on it.

BioTech and the Future of What It is to be Human

Should scientists be allowed to play around with the human genome? Should we be screwing around with our own DNA? Is it right to experiment with stem cells? Should we allow robotic parts, computer human interfaces and artificial hearts, lungs and kidneys? What will the future bring and will it be an ethical future or will we cause irreversible evolution and forget what it is to be human?

Presently we see that the BioTech industry is attempting to use that which we already have to make us better. It is competing against the robotic field of medical implants. Which is better for humanity? Should we allow either, both or only one in our future, as many believe that the entire future of the species is at stake? That is to say what it is to be human in the first place you see?

Well in this argument we see real needs for instance as there are injured and maimed Soldiers coming back who are fighting the murderers and International Terrorists and they are happy to get artificial parts to enjoy their life without too much hardship. I myself have a steel rod in my Femur Bone from a motorcycle accident. Most would agree that there is nothing wrong with that right?

Yet where do we draw the line? Do we say no artificial brains, hearts or reproductive organs? Yet what about pieces of them to help the function when they are damaged or what if they are not damaged but one wants an enhancement? Think of implants people get to better their appearance are those really wrong if it helps someone feel better about themselves? Some say it is others argue it is choice. So when do you perceive that it will be wrong? Where would one draw that line? What is humanity anyway? There is no good definition. Will humans become our own Gods, re-designing ourselves? If not then should we continue? And if so, then when will we become God and once we do, will we still be human? Think on this.