George Clemons

Category: Technology

  • Does 3D Printing End Shopping as We Know It?

    Now that the frenzy of holiday shopping is over, I can’t help but think about how technology will change our shopping experiences. We know the way we shop has already been changed by technology, but it is about to get really interesting! We can look forward to more home assistants – think of the Amazon…

  • Too Late for the Singularity

    There’s a story about an old man who was forced to accept what was then common in his society, enhanced intelligence. He’d lived a long, full life, was married and had children, but was aware he was near his end, and he was fine with that. As life slowly left him, the knowledge of the…

  • Uplifting Our Pets

      Bear with me, and consider this scene provided to us by J.R.R. Tolkien: “Beorn said something to [the dogs] in a queer language like animal noises turned into talk. They went out again and soon came back carrying torches in their mouths, which they lit at the fire and stuck in low brackets on…

  • Impressions of Virtual Reality

    Impressions of Virtual Reality Imagine the reaction of someone transported from 1975 to the future now. They would be amazed by all of the advanced technology that we take for granted in 2016. That’s how I felt when I tried the Samsung Gear VR. Although I consider myself to be a technologist, I rarely invest…

  • Police Violate Azimov’s Laws with Killer Robot

    Last Thursday night as my children were getting ready for bed, 23.5 miles away from my home, Dallas police killed a man. This man, Micah Johnson, killed five policemen and was threatening to kill more. We were horrified. My father was a police officer. He worked narcotics and our nightmare was that he would not come home…

  • R.I.P. Alvin Toffler

    One of the books that most influenced the direction of my life was Future Shock by Alvin Toffler. Alvin died June 27, 2016. I read Future Shock in 1979, when I was a young man. The primary premise was to describe the condition of people and entire societies when they are stressed by rapid change.…

  • The Internet of Touch

    My oldest son is named Kirk. His nickname growing up as you can imagine was “Captain.” I know that I did this to him, but it’s because I’m such a fan of Star Trek! Many of the technologies highlighted on the show over the years were more fantasy-based than science fiction. Technologies like faster-than-light travel,…

  • Net Neutrality

    Net neutrality is the concept that companies which provide services through the internet, either should not be allowed to pay, nor forced to pay for faster access to the internet. Internet service providers prefer to present this issue from the point of view of consumers, and point out the potential problems with additional regulation of…

  • Programmed to Kill or “Would You Rather”

    We will all soon take part in a game of “Would You Rather.” According to the rules of the game, we will be given a dilemma in the form of a question beginning with “Would You Rather.” The dilemma can be between two good options or two bad options. Then, we have to choose an…

  • Wearables: A New Kind of Assisted Living

    The idea of “assisted living” is being redefined. Off on the horizon, and not all that far off, is a robust wearables market for our aging population designed to “assist” independent living for the elderly. Virtually every kind of wearable technology under development or on the market today is applicable to the senior market. From…