Shocking Facts You Did Not Know A Minute Ago - What does it all mean?

Hello :), I came across a very interesting video showcasing fascinating, interesting facts, that will surely affect us in the coming years. Of course, this facts, I assure you, will affect modern warfare. For instance, one of the most, hope-inducing, imagination-inspiring, is the fact that, "We are currently preparing students for jobs that don't yet exist...using technologies that haven't been invented...in order to solve problems we don't even know are problems yet". While it may seem far-fetched, I wonder how many of those problems are related to warfare. How to build the most destructive satellite, like the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) nicknamed "Star Wars" program during the Cold War in the '80's. How about, Biological Warfare, surely terrorist are coming up with a way to deliver their poisons easily, cheaply, and efficiently. This is unfortunately, one of the most probable methods of terrorism the United States may encounter in the future.

"We are living in exponential times". They cite evidence of 31 billion google searches, A MONTH in 2008, compared to 2.7 billion in 2006. "To whom were these questions addressed B.G.? (Before Google)". Hmm I wonder? The potential for good and bad is huge, it is now easier to know many things, quickly, efficiently, and without cost. This makes it easier for terrorist to get their hands on valuable information, of course, as long as they can cover their tracks, a google search of, "Home-made Bomb" can't be good when the F.B.I. is onto you. I, of course, use search extensively, almost to the point of obsession, as seen on this picture of my browser taken a while ago.



One of the most interesting facts, which would be extremely beneficial for all parts of life is, "NTT Japan has successfully tested a fiber optic cable...that pushes 14 trillion bits per second down a single strand of fiber", that is "2660 CD's or 210 million phone calls every second." Even more amazing is that, "It is currently tripling every six months, and is expected to do so for the new 20 years." Just imagine the possibilities for life in general, but also for warfare, a soldier could receive footage, dozens of Gigabytes in size (for quality purposes) sent right into a computer, showing important strategical information, and showing the enemies movement across a battlefield. Once this can be achieved wirelessly, the world could get a lot more dangerous, especially with these smart phones gaining widespread popularity outside Japan and Korea, who have the best, most technologically advanced phones, they don't even look at an iPhone ( US companies are behind, because other countries use only one network, and invest in it, unlike US cell companies who use two different ones, Verizon and Sprint use the CDMA network, while AT&T and T-Mobile use the GSM network, makes it impossible to have the networks be compatible to other phones). Law enforcement will gain much from it, with cop cars possibly having this available, the digital TV transition, currently slated for February 19, is already freeing up valuable airwaves for fire, ambulance, police, who need it.

The most interesting and most scary (if you believe, "The Matrix" could happen in real life) is, "By 2013, a supercomputer will be build that exceeds the computational capabilities of the human brain", furthermore, "Predictions are that by 2049, a $1000 computer will exceed the computational capabilities of the entire human species." Let me be the first to say, I'm not thinking of how great this will play the latest, "Call of Duty" or any other game, but how this will completely change how we, as a species, will live. I would imagine a computer that powerful would have restrictions placed on it, just for the sake of safety, why would the average person need so much power? I surely wouldn't want a terrorist having that much power, for so cheaply, which is already happening. Here is the video, hosted at http://liveleak.com/