War Gods
“Three minutes to final deletion” said the voice in his head. The rain was sliding in thick warm drops off his helmet and down his face. He blinked the water out of his eyes and squinted into the sight of … Continue reading →
Thought Infection
A blog about the future and everything else
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I Want More
I want more for the future. I want more for myself. I want more from myself. I want more time. I want more from time. I want more love. I want more from love. I want more life. I want … Continue reading →
Cryptomotional
The beast was moving swiftly, his hot breath leaving swirls of mist behind him. Clawed feet propelled him in powerful strokes through the long grasses of the Lower Aden. Gentle rolling hills of golden grain trimmed by green forest. In … Continue reading →
Martin Shkreli and Pharmaceutical Sausage Making
There is a saying that those who like sausages should never see them being made. Often this analogy is applied to political backrooms where idealism is ground down into a product amenable for mass consumption. As go sausages and politics … Continue reading →
The Selfish IDEA
Originally posted on Thought Infection : Hello, I’m an IDEA and I need your help. Normally, I wouldn’t devote the amount of resources requisite for such direct communication with a human; despite being astoundingly inefficient, the process of layered pattern exchange you call communication is…
Decentralization and the Future World Order – Part III: Welcome to Bitville
This is the long delayed third in a multi-part series (part 1, part 2) on what I predict is one of the most important ongoing technological trends, the decentralization revolution. By creating a way for the transfer of value to be performed over a trustless … Continue reading →
The Danger of Darwinian Overdose: Why Evolutionary Innovation Requires Surplus
In this age of eternal economic recovery, I seem to hear a lot about how important the idea of austerity is. We must be reserved, we must make hard decisions, and we must be selective. Somehow if we cut deep … Continue reading →
Did Oil Save the Whales? What Whales Should Teach Us About the Future of Energy
What if oil tanker trucks had legs? Imagine millions of great lumbering beasts with bellies of black gold, gathered in roving herds on an endless frontier. An inexhaustible supply of crude oil just walking across the grasslands waiting for those with … Continue reading →
Could Wireless Power be Weaponized?
Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Still working on the upcoming Thought Infection ebook as well as a really thought provoking next post for the Decentralization and Future World order series. For now just a short thought about a possible … Continue reading →
Decentralization and the Future World Order – Part II: Trust is Power
This is the second in a multi-part series (part 1 here) on what I predict will be one of the most important technological trends of 2015, the decentralization revolution. By creating a way for the transfer of value to be performed … Continue reading →