April 2014

Facebook’s ‘Nearby Friends’ is Tracking Everyone in Real Time

Ralph Kent10 years ago6 years ago04 mins

Nearby Friends (NF) is a new app provided by Facebook that will assist users in tracking their friend’s movements in real time and in real life. Andrea Vaccari, lead designer said: “Sharing your location with Nearby Friends goes two ways — you and your friends both have to turn on Nearby Friends and choose to share…

8 Examples of a Transhumanist Future According to DARPA

Ralph Kent10 years ago6 years ago06 mins

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are moving forward with a transhumanist vision of the future as they unveil their new Biological Technologies Office (BTO) that will blend biology with machine for the defense of national security. Building synthetic soldiers, stopping plagues and making humans more advanced through robotics is the focus of this military agency….