In 2005 I started a photovoltaic design and installation company. For 5 years, that is all I did, I put my head to the grindstone and worked. I've always wanted to write fiction, so when the company folded at the beginning of 2010, I put my head to another grindstone and pumped out four novels in a year. At that point, I took what was left of my head and looked around.
What I saw was astonishing. In the 6 or so years I was otherwise engaged, the future had arrived.
This isn't hyperbole. 3D printers had gone mainstream. These printers were being used to print art, prototypes, human organs, guns, prostheses. Battery technology had advanced to a whole new level. We now have batteries that are more energy dense per liter than gasoline! People were controlling robots and artificial legs with their thoughts. Doctors were successfully using designer dna to cure diseases, and putting wires into peoples head to cure depression and control Parkensons--in general just giving people their lives back.
The list goes on. There is so much, it is dizzying.
I've always been a techie and scifi enthusiast and writer, but I found myself woefully behind the curve. This is bad if you are going to write science fiction. How can you write about the near future when you don't even understand today?
As I've worked to catch up, I've noticed that many people, even fellow techies, are similarly behind, so I thought I'd start this blog of things I think are amazing and game-changing. I plan to explore various technologies, share interesting blogs and vids, and explain why they are important.
I hope others find this as fascinating as I do.
