Tag Archives: future

Spam Will Herald In A New Age

By Machiavelli | Published: January 26, 2010
According to New Scientist, A team of computer scientists from the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, CA are claiming to have found an “effectively perfect” method for blocking spam. “The system… works by exploiting a trick that spammers use to defeat email filters. As spam is churned out, subtle changes are typically incorporated into the [...]
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Typical Ursula.

By Machiavelli | Published: January 25, 2010
Miracle Jones blogs about the petition against the Google Book Settlement created by science fiction writer Ursula Le Guin, winner of five Hugo awards and six Nebulas. Leguin is urging professional writers who are opposed to the terms of the settlement to sign her online petition before the January 28th deadline. From the petition: “The [...]
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Urban Vertical Farming

By Machiavelli | Published: January 8, 2010
Dickson Dispommier, a Columbia University professor and visionary champion of vertical farming, claims that a 30-story glass skyscraper using nonsoil farming could produce enough food on a single city block to feed 50,000 people. But his farm would cost $200 million to build. Other seers are promoting more modest vertical schemes, such as Sky Vegetables, [...]
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Thorium, Blood of Civilization

By Machiavelli | Published: January 3, 2010
When the choices for developing nuclear energy were being made, uranium was chosen because it had the byproduct of producing plutonium that could be weaponized. But thorium is safer, easier to work with, and gads more efficient. The plants are smaller, use a hundred times less fuel by mass, and the operating costs are much [...]
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Possible Location for Moonbase Found

By Machiavelli | Published: January 2, 2010
Using images from the SELENE craft, Moon researchers have found a giant hole (hundreds of feet wide and hundreds of feet deep) in what they think is a lava tube. The lava tube provides protection from meteorite strikes, cosmic rays, UV radiation, and harsh temperature variations, so it is an excellent candidate for further exploration [...]
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