Adventures in Convergence XVII: 11:11: What Was I Thinking?

While writing this post, it just so happened to be 11:11, and I made my wish. I visualized it – saw it at the forefront of my mind and hoped and prayed it would be granted true. What if, someone with the right technology was able to predict exactly what it is you were thinking of? Exactly what it is you want and see in your mind?

Now, now…Hold your horses….that’s worlds away…..but not Universes.

What researchers HAVE accomplished thus far is an MRI scanner that can utilize neuronal activity in the visual cortex of the brain to predict what is being seen! Wired states the following:

“One day it may even be possible to reconstruct the visual content of dreams,” Gallant said. After that, the decoding model could be harnessed for more visionary purposes: early warning systems for neurological diseases or interfaces that allow paralyzed people to engage with the world.

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Adventures in Convergence XIV: Predorktions for 2008

Home for the holidays where the pace is slow and the internet is slower.

And speaking of slow internet, tech dorks are forecasting a gridlock in internet traffic in 2008. As Web 2.0 evolves more internet dependent gadgets and applications are popping up. While casual web surfing may slow down, P2P will also grow and networks will become more packed than Beijing on Chinese New Year.

Of course, forecasters have been predicting every year that progress would be killed by infrastructure limitations, and the truth is that the limitations are merely inhibiting. If the cable companies or Congress don’t do something, Google inevitably will. And is.

Anyway, the Dear Sirs at Economist are much more eloquent on this matter than I. Personally, I need to predict that I can make this website finally look pretty in 2008.

Surprise Prediction of the Year from Accenture: Innovation will drive growth! Could be the panacea we’re looking for. Way to go geniuses.

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