One of the gifts of time is the “filtering of beauty”. History directs us to these timeless masterpieces: J.S.Bach – Toccata & Fugue BWV 565 – 11 String Guitar Bach’s Mass in B Minor – Kyrie II Bach’s Little Fugue in G Minor Bach’s Two Part Inventions Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata Holst’s Brook Green Suite (Vilnius […]
In The Year 2124by John Atwood Monday, June 5, 2124 Todd woke with a start. That hateful sound of Alexa! Five bloody AM! “Get up! Get up! Now, or I’ll start playing heavy metal from 150 years ago. What should I pick this time? How about Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’?” “Ok, ok, you win! I’m up […]
In the year 2124, how many people are we talking about? From antiquity until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the global population grew very slowly, at about 0.04% per year. After about 1800, the growth rate accelerated to a peak of 2.1% annually during the 1962–1968 period, but since then, due to the worldwide […]
For decades, the challenge of AI “understanding” human speech was summarized by this humorous phrase: Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. To set a benchmark for Project 2124, WLBOTT presents the current state of the art, and will revisit this topic every 25 years until 2124. Calendar Friday, May 3, 2024 […]
Part of UC#4’s vision for 2124 involves a Space Elevator. How will a space elevator benefit the humanity of 2124? With a space elevator, materials might be sent into orbit at a fraction of the current cost. As of 2022, conventional rocket designs cost about US$12,125 per kilogram (US$5,500 per pound) for transfer to geostationary […]
BLOTTarians – I’m having dinner at a Texas bbq joint with a guy from Kazakhstan and another from China. Just talked with someone who went to Cuba and is heading to Turkey. And we just went to Japan and our son to NZ. Life today is tied to using internet , relatively cheap travel, AI, […]