Emergent Futures Tumblelog
This is the Tumblelog of Paul Higgins and Sandy Teagle - Futurists from Melbourne and Brisbane in Australia. Go to Emergent Futures to see more or follow on Twitter at
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What if we achieved The Singularity - but lawyers got there first?
If the contents of our brains get uploaded into a computer, then surely someone is going to have to pay to keep it all working. That’ll be you. But what if you can’t pay? And what about all that copyrighted content?
Full Story: The Guardian
Novelist Phyllis Campbell Illuminates the New World of E-Publishing for all Authors
Like many Smashwords authors, she has been publishing through traditional channels for many years.
Unlike most writers, Phyllis has been blind since birth.
Full Story: Smashwords
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Paralyzed Woman Completes London Marathon in Bionic Suit After 16 Days
Claire Lomas of the U.K. was paralyzed from the chest down in a horse-riding accident five years ago. Yet today, she accomplished something difficult for anyone: she finished the London Marathon. It took 16 days and one impressive bionic exoskeleton, but she did it.
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Paul Higgins: That is just great (and a little bit frightening on self reflection)
Twitter Notes. Graphite, colored pencil, and watercolor on clayboard. 2012. Courtesy of Postmasters Gallery.
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Cartoon of the day. For more: http://nyr.kr/JWOmj9
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Paul Higgins: This is fantastic. The parts that are the technology equivalent of Daddy Dancing crack me up
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