But over the last two weeks I came across two different bits of technology that bring the integration of the web without the need of a computer closer.

Sixth sense technology from the MIT MediaLab, and SenseBoard, from the Swedish company SenseBoard AB.

Now, if only a mobile phone producer were to join them, I think that it could be a matter of 12-18 months, not ten years as predicted by the MediaLab

But, please- do not project the tag cloud over people, as shown in the video.

You can use a less intrusive contact lens soon.

Yes, because I doubt that it would be considered polite to point your fingers at the belly of the person in front of you to read what that person has written about one of the “tags”

(no- I do not use any drugs I am just used to connect unconnected bits and pieces and then find books etc that add some missing link and, yes, I do like StarTrek)

but, to reduce the management cost of this blog, while keeping it reasonably free from spam and spammers, I added the connection to Facebook.

de-facto outsourcing the authentication to Facebook: they are certainly better than I can ever hope to be at sorting out fake identities and spammers

A permanent bypass on Congress, with a direct constituency that is larger than that of any elected member?

A new party?

A permanent PAC (Political Action Committee, for the non-Americans)?

Interesting social and political side-effects of new-media