Chromebook

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromebook

http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/chromebook

http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/26/not-quite-pixel-perfect

http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/chromebook-pixel-review

http://www.zdnet.com/chromebook-wars-pixel-vs-samsung-series-5-550-7000011871


http://www.cnet.com/laptops/the-incredible-unscalable-screen-of-the-chromebook-pixel

http://gizmodo.com/google-chromebook-pixel-awesome-just-not-1300-worth-of-awesome

Electronic Tattoos and Tracking Chips

http://www.scified.com/news/601,
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/other-gadgets/electronic-tattoo.htm

http://io9.com/5985558/temporary-tattoos-could-make-electronic-telepathy-and-telekinesis-possible

http://www.economist.com/news/international/21569385-tracking-children-has-never-been-easier-nice-parents-not-privacy-chips
Many people can see how nice & convenient technology can be.
http://singularityhub.com/2013/01/24/set-back-for-student-in-fight-against-rfid-chips
But many don't seem to realize the potential of abusing people with such tech.
http://www.infowars.com/rfid-tracking-chips-at-the-vatican-fulfilling-the-prophecy-of-the-popes

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/02/data-mining.html

P.E. and other Antarctica Stations

http://www.ahaproject.be/pers

http://homepage.oma.be/lombardi/PrincessElisabeth.html

http://blogs.dw.de/ice/?p=12327, http://www.insidethestation.be,
http://www.architects24.com/project/princess-elisabeth-station-antarctica/overview/1044/index.html

P.E.A.S. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Elisabeth_Antarctica Station

http://www.antarcticstation.org/multimedia,
http://belatmos.blogspot.ca/2012/02/arrival-in-antarctica-and-at-princess.html,
http://www.antarcticstation.org/station

http://www.antarcticstation.org/station/smart_grid,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_Antarctic_Program#History

http://www.polarfoundation.org/projects/detail/princess_elisabeth_antarctica,
http://belatmos.blogspot.ca/2013/03/winter-season-2013-has-started.html 

Of course, there are some other bases down there.
http://www.coolantarctica.com/Bases/modern_antarctic_bases4.htm

The polar region has provided for a fascinating horror story setting.
"A group of scientific researchers, isolated in Antarctica by the nearly-ended winter, discover an alien spaceship buried in the ice, where it crashed twenty million years before."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Goes_There#Plot_summary 1938 by John_W._Campbell

The 1951 movie set the story in the northern polar region.
"A United States Air Force crew is dispatched by General Fogerty from Anchorage, Alaska at the request of Dr. Carrington, the chief scientist of a North Polescientific outpost. They have evidence that an unknown flying craft crashed nearby, so Reporter Ned Scott tags along for the story."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_from_Another_World#Plot_summary

Then John_Carpenter reset the story back to the southern polar region.
"A Norwegian helicopter with two Norwegians aboard pursue an Alaskan Malamute to an American Antarctic research station." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film)#Plot

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=215535

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemp_Land
http://thething.ca/shootingplans.html

The prequel starts a few days before the events in the 1982 movie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(2011_film)#Plot
Both movies work well together. For those that saw the 1982 movie first, they get to see what unfolded a few days earlier. For those that saw the 2011 movie first, they then get to see the horror story continue.
http://www.universalstudiosentertainment.com/thing-the-2011


The Breakaway Civilization Concept
R Dolan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxvZWIF5iGc
JPF http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5CnGyx-AAk
Peter L http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ire2jMRBQRw,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TVOnYxOaug

C Drive, etc.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/askjack/2010/oct/21/c-drive-d-drive-partitioning
The c-drive doesn't necessarily have to have a 1TB+, HD because there is the ability of ample external storage.
However, having a laptop HD with 1, 2 or 3TB certainly provides plenty of local storage. Ideal for those times when one doesn't want to be stuck on a desk top or linked to an unsecured cloud.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing#The_Intercloud
A lot of people still would like to have some level of digital privacy.


c = light speed
http://io9.com/5697002/greg-egans-next-book-launches-a-trilogy-set-in-a-universe-where-light-moves-at-variable-speeds, 

http://io9.com/5694701/does-cosmic-background-radiation-reveal-the-universe-before-the-big-bang?skyline=true&s=i

Intelligent Machines or Smart Machines?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Machines_Research_Corporation
Its a matter of very fast processing speeds & vast data storage.
http://books.google.ca/books/about/Super_Intelligent_Machines.html?id=e-p3x5xWoFoC

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/visfiles.html

http://intelligentmachinescorp.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Computer_and_the_Brain,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superintelligence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity#Existential_risk

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17518-smart-machines-whats-the-worst-that-could-happen.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOP500#Top_10_ranking

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/02/smart-machines.html

Moon and Mars, etc.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57567224-1/next-up-for-3d-printing-a-moonbase

It seems that 3d+printing technology could eventually be applied to almost anything.

http://desert-shapes.blogspot.ca/2013/05/astronauts-and-anomalies-etc.html

Smart Machines vs Intelligent Machines

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/plan-to-create-3d-printed-moonbase-unveiled/11842
Various kinds of smart machines would be ideal for moons & planets.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/practically-human-smart-machines-job-052642993--finance.html
Whether on an asteroid or at the bottom of the deepest parts of the ocean, intelligent machines would be invaluable for accomplishing various tasks.
http://www.ljkamm.com/SMART.HTM, http://www.smartmachine.com/index.html

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17518-smart-machines-whats-the-worst-that-could-happen.html

http://www.edge.org/documents/ThirdCulture/p-Ch.8.html

http://www.kurzweilai.net/big-data-and-cloud-computing-empower-smart-machines-to-do-human-work-take-human-jobs

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/02/intelligent-machines.html

3D Printing Research into New Applications

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing#Research_into_new_applications 

This technology is essentially about adapting or editing reality.
http://business.financialpost.com/2012/10/03/bringing-3d-printers-to-the-masses 

How many backup copies are needed?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/who-will-make-money-with-3-d-printing/article4684104
How many variations of something is required for a certain task.
http://www.shapeways.com/about/how_does_it_work?li=home-learnmore

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/03/indycar-3d-nanoprinter/

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/02/tiny-3d-printed-spaceship/

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/02/printed-magazine/

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/02/3-d-food-printer-space/

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=3d+printing

Colonization of Mars and Other Places

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_Mars#Relative_similarity_to_Earth

Mars continues to capture the imagination of many people.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/01/mars-astronaut-requirements

Data Mining and Social Networking

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_mining
The more personal data that one sends out, the more detailed their digital shadow will be.
http://mashable.com/2012/01/27/facebook-privacy-open-graph,
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2058205,00.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_concerns_with_social_networking_services,
http://www.forbes.com/sites/onmarketing/2012/04/24/social-media-privacy-a-contradiction-in-terms

http://www.ibtimes.com/facebook-google-privacy-issues-police-can-access-user-accounts-without-warrant-report-says-797453

http://privacyblog.littler.com/articles/social-networking-1

http://desertshapes.blogspot.ca/2013/02/personal-digital-data.html

QC and the Quantum Universe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Gene#Blue_Gene
Quantum computing is ideal to create 3D & other multi-dimensional models of cities, planets & galaxies as well as going into the nano-scale.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computer#Basis

http://www.science-niblets.org/the-quantum-universe-and-why-anything-that-can-happen-does-brian-cox-and-jeff-forshaw.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/nov/16/quantum-universe-cox-forshaw-review

http://www.interactions.org/quantumuniverse/qu,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGFwN1nfvK4, http://www.quantummatter.com,
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-quantum-universe-everything-that-can-happen-does-happen-by-brian-cox-and-jeff-forshaw-2374486.html,
http://www.grandunifiedtheory.org.il/Third%20Book/quantum_universe.htm

http://io9.com/5981472/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-universe-here-is-one-possible-answer?popular=true

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/01/the-cosmic-internet.html

Space Colonization

http://www.sen.com/news/architects-project-for-esa-is-out-of-this-world.html

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/pathfinders/colony.htm

http://www.space.com/813-space-colonization-quiet-revolution.html

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/10/space-colonization-human-species-future-or-fanatsy.html