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Ghost Time Theory - We Live in the Past
In the year 1752, specifically on the first of September, a young man, known in his village for his cleverness and cunning, and his love for betting, heard in the morning of this day from his workplace in the neighboring village some news from a traveling merchant. He was certain that no one in his village knew about it. This news was strange, surprising, even exceptional, and it would not happen again. A person with his cunning and shrewdness would not let it pass without taking advantage of it. He thought for a moment, then the idea struck him. He quickly ran through the village’s alleys, calling on the villagers to hurry and gather in the village square because he had brought them a bet. The challenge was impossible to win, but he wouldn’t lose it.
By QuirkTales11 months ago in Futurism
Video Compression and Sustainability. AI-Generated.
In this era of fast digital development, video content has emerged as the main medium of communication and entertainment. From high-definition movies to real-time video conferencing, the demand for video streaming is increasing tremendously. However, this growing hunger for video material has a tremendous environmental cost. Data centers, which store, process, and transport video material, are among the most energy-intensive sectors of the digital economy. This enormous energy usage generates significant carbon emissions, prompting questions about the IT industry's sustainability.
By Ade Bastian12 months ago in Futurism
Quarter Century. Top Story - January 2025.
Twenty-five years… It just seems to be a small blip in time once you’ve reached my age. Young people always think that as soon as they hit a certain number that the party’s over. Well, that ain’t true. Not at all. Not a chance.
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Futurism
The Spark of Tomorrow
The world had changed by 2050 in ways that would stagger you. Cities able to float upon the oceans, generations powered by renewables derived from sun and sea. Vertical farms that would cover the buildings of old, that produce their own vitamins and are inlaid with blooms, green and gold, not glass and steel. They were better than humans in every way, but they were made of metal, their souls buried in circuitry.
By J Pavan Kumarabout a year ago in Futurism
I Built My First Robot. Runner-Up in Future Fragments Challenge.
I built my first robot in the basement of Pteetneet Academy when I was seven years old. I had been jealous of the other boys in my class being excused on Grandparent’s Day. I didn’t have any living grandparents and had to stay in a stale classroom learning geometry while they went to the Golden Onion Retirement Center for bingo and strawberry cake.
By Amos Gladeabout a year ago in Futurism
The Witness
“Forever is just another word for boring.” The sun never sets here. Not in the Oasis. Not in the perfect little bubble we built to stave off the apocalypse like some billionaire with too much ambition and not enough sense. The skies are frozen in the magic of 2050’s summer glow—where every shadow stretches just enough to be mysterious but never oppressive, and the air carries a breeze soft enough to feel like a lover’s sigh.
By Iris Obscuraabout a year ago in Futurism
