FOR WRITERS: Tech in 2030
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Get out your crystal balls and let’s jump ahead about 10 years. What does everyday tech look like in … Read more
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FOR WRITERS & READERS: I’m Not Ready for the Future
FOR WRITERS & READERS Today’s topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: I’ve always loved stories about the future. Flying cars, jet packs, phasers and light sabers and all that. … Read more
FOR READERS: Whiz Bang Tech
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: What kind of sci-fi tech makes you go “OOOOOOOOOOOH!!!”? For a long time, for me it was transforming vehicles. … Read more
TECH: Order Your Flying Car Now!
The world’s first flying car will be available to pre-order next month. A Chinese company called Terrafugia is preparing to unleash a vehicle called the Transition which can turn from … Read more
TECH: Want a Computer That’s a Million Times Faster?
A billion operations per second isn’t cool. Know what’s cool? A million billion operations per second. That’s the promise of a new computing technique that uses laser-light pulses to make … Read more
TECH: Today in Creepy Robots
You can run from Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot Atlas, but it wouldn’t do you any good — the robot can run after you. In a video shared to YouTube yesterday … Read more
FOR WRITERS: Future Pay
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: For all you sci fi prophets, how will people pay for things in the future? More and more people … Read more
TECH: Is a South Korean Company Making Killer Robots?
The artificial intelligence (AI) community has a clear message for researchers in South Korea: Don’t make killer robots. Nearly 60 AI and robotics experts from almost 30 countries have signed … Read more
TECH: We May Finally Get Our Flying Cars
A “flying car” company funded by Google co-founder Larry Page seems to finally have a prototype that looks something like a personal aircraft people might actually use. The company, Kitty … Read more
TECH & SEX: Porn AI Predicts Naughty Search Terms
People’s future porn habits have been revealed – at least according to YouPorn’s artificial intelligence system. By the end of 2018, your favourite porn search terms will apparently include “girl … Read more