I was watching a panel discussion on ubiquitous computing - the chip in the toaster, etc., and the vast, interconnected networks that are resulting from that. I have also been watching all the breakthroughs in optical tech, self-driving cars, and autonomous robots. Current civilian drones are now capable of tracking every human being and vehicle, inside a five square mile box, even within a city. No doubt the military can exceed that coverage. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote :
One writer believes that humans will no longer be the top species on earth. Is that shocking or what? http://finance.yahoo.com/news/2045-physicist-says-top-species-123359838.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/2045-physicist-says-top-species-123359838.html