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Sure, you can view open source as evolution in action, but much of that relies on human intelligence rather than a more direct evolutionary process (e.g., like genetic programming).
One can imagine some sort of evolutionary process that is midway between genetic programming and human intelligence.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human-based_computation
I sort of feel like the internet is as close as we get to it now, with Twitter and other microblogging services bringing us a step closer. But really, I want full-on instant telepathic communication with anyone. Cell phones don't cut it. Gone would be the days of humming a tune in your head, whose name you do not know, only to realize you cannot emulate those noises with your mouth. Good luck finding out who plays that song. If everyone could read everyone else's thoughts, you'd just hum the tune in your head and the name would come to you right away.
I don't think we're good enough with gen. prog. right now to do anything useful or safe with it. GM crops seems to have negative health and environment effects. When we can open up notepad and write the ooDNA code for my new pet mini-liger, then we could probably start programming our food.
Also, I kind of think we need a new form of math. While maths currently describe our universe well, I think it is overly complex and non-intuitive. This leads me to believe that we could create a simpler language, one that builds off itself -- like a programming language which is built from AND, NOT, OR -- which is naturally recursive like the universe. These days you have to build an entire framework to encompass your latest quantum theory.
I want cheap, low-functionality touch screen devices. Like, an iPhone, but with only a calculator, a dictionary/thesaurus, and some other useful but simple applications (text reader/editor, todo list, etc).
Or how about an open-development touch screen device? Where programmers can create their own applications for it easily?
1) Constructive feedback -- I want more, now :)
2) Web UI technologies -- progress, but at a snail's pace
3) Web APIs -- bring down those "walls"
4) Internet-driven TV apps -- why not?
COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS! I sort of feel like the internet is as close as we get to it now, with Twitter and other microblogging services bringing us a step closer. But really, I want full-on instant telepathic communication with anyone. Cell phones don't cut it. Gone would be the days of humming a tune in your head, whose name you do not know, only to realize you cannot emulate those noises with your mouth. Good luc…
COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS! I sort of feel like the internet is as close as we get to it now, with Twitter and other microblogging services bringing us a step closer. But really, I want full-on instant telepathic communication with anyone. Cell phones don't cut it. Gone would be the days of humming a tune in your head, whose name you do not know, only to realize you cannot emulate those noises with your mouth. Good luc…
(in 'tongue 'cheek)
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