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Consolidation of government is critical. This showes how the UK government is taking steps to consolidate...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-13/government-plans-to-announce-it-s-axing-some-of-700-quangos-merge-others.html
The following outlines a system for a unified, democratic, planetary government...
http://future.wikia.com/wiki/Government
World government as defined by Wikipedia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_government
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I am going to attempt to develop a social network, which provides a platform for people to work together to draft legislation in hopes for a better future. This is how it will work: There are four different entities as of right now: individual citizen, organization, politician, and issue. All of these entities will be different in content, but similar in design and search availability. The first, an individual citizen- A profile page. A page where a person can express their views and beliefs, and an area where people can go to follow my action throughout the website. For example, if I make posts on an issue page, another member can see that on my profile page. Secondly, an organization, similar to a person page, but a group of people should be noted. A politician page is a place where people can research / discuss politicians and see what they are doing today, that will in turn, affect the future. And last, and most importantly, an issue page: here people can research / discuss information pertaining to any issue that they like. We will provide a shell of issues, but members can add new issues as they like. Also sub issues will be used as needed. Here people use the data to clarify problems or set goals, then the community tries to theorize solutions to those problems or goals, which we will then consolidate into legislation. We pass along this legislation to congress, a lobbyist, or an organization that supports our cause. For example, the issues: Energy > Natural Gas > Fracture Drilling. I could upload a link to watch the documentary "Gas Land". I could propose the goal: By 2015 any fracture drilling must be x miles from a clean water source. I don't know how to do this, but maybe our members can come up with a valid solution. Another example: say our members come up with legislation to increase the production of wild mills in the US. An organization like Wind Energy Association could team with us for added leverage in trying to pass our legislation.
This project doesn't really examine the future. It is more like examining the present and taking steps for a better future. There will be no governing policy besides for that our solutions are determined democratically and that we are here for progression of humanity.
I will implement this through the Buddy Press plug in for Word Press. Minus domain registration and server costs, it will be free.
3. I do not understand this question
Monday, October 18, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
homework #5
http://jp.senescence.info/thoughts/transhumanism.html
this deals with the future of brain-augmenting chips/helmets/computers/etc.
They call it transhumanism, in that people will continue to evolve by a product of technology. This is a very interesting idea and anyone interested in this idea should look at this website. These people advocate the moral right to use technologies, like genetics and nanotechnology, to extend their individual capacities, to surpass natural limits and improve ourselves in both physical and psychological areas.
another on the same subject...
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1679115,00.html
The science of growing body parts
http://www.iheu.org/node/2093
this deals with population control.
this group is called the internal humanist and ethical union.
World-wide birth control by means of immediate and effectual action is necessary to fight the hunger in this world. The unrestrained growth of the world population may be the end of mankind. In countries with a high birth rate more instruction, material encouragement and easily accessible methods of contraception are very necessary. This has to be pursued in spite of religious or ideological opposition.
Another...
this topic deals with creativity with computers / learning. Instead of looking into the distant future I choose to talk about a current issue that shows where we are at now.
http://www.kisaso.com/technology/milo-and-project-natal-the-future-of-ai-and-game-control-science/
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Milo is about to be released and is supposed to revolutionize gaming.
Currently, the environment Milo inhabits is relatively simple. We follow him around his house, backyard, and neighborhood. It’s clear, however, that Milo is only the first step toward a new, fully interactive gaming experience. With the Nintendo 64, game designers took games from 2D graphics into the world of 3D play. Milo and the AI’s that are sure to follow will take games to the next dimension of human interaction. Imagine a sidekick in an RPG (role playing game) that can actually carry on complex conversations and sense your moods. Imagine characters that change thanks to your interactions, a world where no two gamers’ opponents or allies are the same.
http://www.futuristspeaker.com/2007/03/the-future-of-education/
favorite point: from teaching to learning
http://www.eldis.org/id21ext/E4mm2g1.html
Distance Learning. An idea that goes back decades, but has yet to be successfully implemented.
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The Last Lecture was inspiring because he had such a positive attitude. Almost every point he made was full of insight into life and what really matters.
I'm still not sure exactly wat I want my topic to be, but I would like to do something about the future of government if that is possible.
TRIZ on Government:
branching out- government could turn into a world government where countries act as states
taking out- government could become more localized by removing a central (nationally focused) main power.
merging- government could merge with business / economics (already has some)
nested doll- government could become more tiered, house, sub house, sub sub house, sub sub sub house continuing until every citizen was accounted for.
dynamics- make it easier for a regular person to get elected by restricting amount of money someone can spend on campaign
another deminition- another powerful political party
make porus- make transparent
homogeneity- work better with other governments
copies- figure out what works best and implement it around the world (we do not currently have the correct answer)
preliminarty anti-action- create legislation against things we know don't work
this deals with the future of brain-augmenting chips/helmets/computers/etc.
They call it transhumanism, in that people will continue to evolve by a product of technology. This is a very interesting idea and anyone interested in this idea should look at this website. These people advocate the moral right to use technologies, like genetics and nanotechnology, to extend their individual capacities, to surpass natural limits and improve ourselves in both physical and psychological areas.
another on the same subject...
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1679115,00.html
The science of growing body parts
http://www.iheu.org/node/2093
this deals with population control.
this group is called the internal humanist and ethical union.
World-wide birth control by means of immediate and effectual action is necessary to fight the hunger in this world. The unrestrained growth of the world population may be the end of mankind. In countries with a high birth rate more instruction, material encouragement and easily accessible methods of contraception are very necessary. This has to be pursued in spite of religious or ideological opposition.
Another...
this topic deals with creativity with computers / learning. Instead of looking into the distant future I choose to talk about a current issue that shows where we are at now.
http://www.kisaso.com/technology/milo-and-project-natal-the-future-of-ai-and-game-control-science/
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Milo is about to be released and is supposed to revolutionize gaming.
Currently, the environment Milo inhabits is relatively simple. We follow him around his house, backyard, and neighborhood. It’s clear, however, that Milo is only the first step toward a new, fully interactive gaming experience. With the Nintendo 64, game designers took games from 2D graphics into the world of 3D play. Milo and the AI’s that are sure to follow will take games to the next dimension of human interaction. Imagine a sidekick in an RPG (role playing game) that can actually carry on complex conversations and sense your moods. Imagine characters that change thanks to your interactions, a world where no two gamers’ opponents or allies are the same.
http://www.futuristspeaker.com/2007/03/the-future-of-education/
favorite point: from teaching to learning
http://www.eldis.org/id21ext/E4mm2g1.html
Distance Learning. An idea that goes back decades, but has yet to be successfully implemented.
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The Last Lecture was inspiring because he had such a positive attitude. Almost every point he made was full of insight into life and what really matters.
I'm still not sure exactly wat I want my topic to be, but I would like to do something about the future of government if that is possible.
TRIZ on Government:
branching out- government could turn into a world government where countries act as states
taking out- government could become more localized by removing a central (nationally focused) main power.
merging- government could merge with business / economics (already has some)
nested doll- government could become more tiered, house, sub house, sub sub house, sub sub sub house continuing until every citizen was accounted for.
dynamics- make it easier for a regular person to get elected by restricting amount of money someone can spend on campaign
another deminition- another powerful political party
make porus- make transparent
homogeneity- work better with other governments
copies- figure out what works best and implement it around the world (we do not currently have the correct answer)
preliminarty anti-action- create legislation against things we know don't work
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