Archive for April, 2007
Technological Progress
“Any study of the history of technological development reveals that technological progress comes from doing things differently in an unpredictable way. Pocket calculators are not built with vacuum tubes. Supersonic flight is not achieved with propellers. Lasers are not just better light bulbs. In short, the future is definitely NOT a mere extrapolation of the [...]
What is wrong with the world
Total military spending worldwide is around $1 Trillion —- yes that is $ 1000 Billion or $ 1000,000 Million or $ 1000,000,000000 — every YEAR (and this is a conservative estimate). While 30,000 children die EVERY DAY of starvation and disease worldwide !
