I know at some point I said that part of this blog is going to be about my rather large obsession with science fiction literature, tv, & movies.  At times it is slightly embarrassing.  But in the interest of full disclosure, er, rather at least partial disclosure.  New obsession Caprica.  Jon and I watched Battlestar Galactica this past year and thoroughly enjoyed it.  About as much as Deep Space 9 from about 4 years before.

A couple of reasons I love sci-fi is a bit of a peek into what is coming in the future.  What we can “imagine” and what “is” used to have a significantly larger time frame from point of conception to reality.  Now though, so many of the building blocks are in place, that everything will be on a much faster trajectory.  For example, remember the Jetsons, how they would talk to everyone on the big screen, video chatting, “skyping” dare we say.  Now it is such a common occurrence that we don’t really marvel about it as much as we probably should.  My point with that example is that it was significantly longer from conception to common household use than for example, the Minority Report concept of 3D holographic screens, using hand gestures to control what is going on right in from of the user.  I have talked with 4 different people in the past 2 weeks that have either already seen that, or the technology is almost ready to be released, or are in the process of developing it.  The precursor to that, of course, is the iPhone, iPod Touch, and of course now the iPad (I shiver every-time I hear that name, with revulsion).  They really needed to hire Erin and I to help them come up with a different name.  Honestly.

What got me started on this whole rant is that in Caprica they have a sheet of paper that acts as their interaction into/with the virtual world.  They can fold it up and put it in their back pockets, unfold it and use it as their interactive tool to access the information they want.  I love it.  I can’t wait to see something like that fully developed.  In fact, is already happening.

I know a lot of people get scared with how fast technology is going.  I am a mixed bag of excitement and dread.  Then I try the zen approach and figure it’s coming is rather inevitable and how I can I work with it and within it.  Would love to hear about your current infatuation.  And also how you deal with the fast speed of technology.