Chris Sims from Invincible Super-Blog takes a look at the Facebook feeds of our favorite heroes, which I thought some of you might like:
Well I thought it was cool, anyway…!
You saw it here first (possibly).
Ray Kurzweil is a futurist and a proponent of academic thought on the subject of the technological singularity.
He states that there will come a point in human history where computer power matches our own thinking ability, therefore allowing us to interface with machines on a one-to-one basis without the need for a medium.
We’re talking simulations of your mind running on a machine, and the potential to upload information from computers into your mind.
Hot shit, right? Very Johnny Mnemonic.
Anyway, the news just in is that Ray has mapped out the future as follows:
So then:
Human Brain Functional Simulation – coming 2013.
Human Brain Neural Simulation for Uploading – coming 2025.
Nuff said.
Just a quick one that any lover of Photoshop will enjoy, from the mad-skills team over at Chop Shop T-Shirts. I love how ‘Silver Age‘ these characters look:
Sometimes, those Photoshop filters really do feel like superheroes to me.
What’s your favourite tool? And if it was a superhero, what would it’s power be?
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How To Draw All Sorts Of Crap
I don’t usually blog about drawing, unless it’s about gadgets, toys or, say, the psychology of comic art. But when I saw this image from Coelasquid I was struck by the urge to share. And besides, I’ve been stuck with writers block lately, so why not revert to pretty pictures instead?