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THE BULLETIN BOARD of DOOM
From Mudd, Stiles & The Heath Monitor Files
There are more than 20 million deer romping around the United States these days, up from just 500,000 in 1900.
Climate
researchers confirm a noticeable decline in interest. Hans Joachim
Schellnhuber, director of the respected Potsdam Institute for Climate
Impact Research, recalls that his telephone used to ring off the hook
whenever extreme weather conditions set in. Now hardly anyone calls,
he says.
Just
what we need, instead of Big Brother is Watching, it'll be Big Retail
is Seducing. And the price? They'll track your every shopping desire,
tailoring coupons and come-ons to shoppers 24/7. You'll be riding past
McDonalds and your iPhone will beep - "Leroy, it's been awhile since
you had a Big Mac. Pull in at the next block and we'll knock $1 off
that Super Sized Soft Drink and toss in some free fries!"
On all fronts, aquaculture is searching for new frontiers.
And
the indications are that the industry of the future will farm different
species, use novel integrated production methods, and explore new
physical environments, from city centres to the open ocean.
From NYT:
But
what if manufacturers could make coupon offers on the spot, as you
stood in the aisle, within sight of the promoted product? Your
cellphone would identify your shopping predilections, allowing the
manufacturer to withhold the offer if you were likely to buy the
product anyway. The offer could go exclusively to those who just
needed a little nudge.
The
possibility is not a distant one. Point Inside, a mobile technology
company in Bellevue, Wash., has been testing still-incomplete
technology for determining where shoppers are standing in grocery
stores and big-box retailers. The goal is to determine accurate
locations to within one meter.
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