A proposed new method for ultimate information integration

The expense is yet to be determined, but relative to the benefit it will reap, it is sure to be minimal. It's the next frontier, after all. Yes, there will be small gallops of greatness along the way: ultra-advanced I-pods that allow you to control your favorite artists, various lighted head gear, video games that spew real blood from your entertainment system and floating manuscripts. These merely scratch the surface of what's to come. Three components are necessary and two are already in place: data mining and a large pools of information resources. The third component, complex deterministic chaotic theory, is generally described as malevolent and was foreshadowed by Dr. Mindbender in "Arise, Serpentor, Arise." Many details are excluded, of course, in one thirty minute episode. Qualitatively, the theory is perceived as being malevolent, but will indeed be the end all of our ultimate attachment to the information pools, and will thus be historically deemed benevolent. Obviously, the theory has yet to be completely developed, so discussing it here would be no less than idiotic.

It's well known that an increasing number of electronic and mechanical systems have been implemented with additional systems to connect them to independent pools of information that allow them to operate more efficiently. Accurate predictions of future conditions can successfully be made with these advancements, while at the same time, 68% of accident related limb amputations result from inaccuracies. The primary reason for these slip-ups is the lack of connection between information pools. This is where Mindbender's expertise is required, but is the impossible solution. Instead, the eventual connection will likely occur due to the creation of many independent pool connections, that result in the appropriate input into the systems. The systems will then learn that for greater efficiency, a higher volume of information is required, thus leading to the generation of more connections. The first indications of this occurrence will be great growths in productivity and a decrease in the presently slothful information congestion that currently exists. However, the growth of connections will be exponential and in the blink of an eye, all information will be accessible to all systems. Once all information pools are connected, the remaining technology will easily be developed to take prime advantage of the circumstances. Consider, for example, a simple scenario:

In the far future, imagine having your dream database connected to the computer infrastructure at Home Depot. Your dreams of walking through the paint isle and being surprised by Uncle Albert (being as sorry as you were), may be realized, in a ploy to get you (possibly) to purchase 5 gallons of Behr brand auburn sun eggshell paint. At the same time, your systems (both mental and physical) would be assimilating the information of Home Depot, possibly allowing you to gain valuable tips about early deliveries, seasonally available items, or plots to seize your wallet with an Uncle Albert stand-in. The scenarios approach infinity, but are well bound and deterministic to all available systems.

As some systems will be simply satisfied with trivial cooperation and the goal to complete a single task, others, possibly more advanced depending on your disposition, will expand the purpose of their existence. Within a year, all systems (including persons) will compete more violently with one another than history has ever seen, with billions of opertaions being carried out via light-speed processors in only milliseconds. The negative consequences will at first be sweeping and devastating, the information civil war if you will. The casualties will be buried without their soul, and the headless head of technology will remain standing in sterile victory. This will become historic information, and like any other, will be assimilated. All systems will, for a period, return to a neutral and progress driven status. As new information emerges, the cycle will continue and, like any other chaotic system, will evolve in a non-predictable fashion, although all of the outcomes were well defined from the start. At the end of the day, the 1% chance that an information black hole might occur, is always present.

Be aware. The next great, and possibly final, technological revolution is on the horizon. Maybe 10 years, maybe 100. It's a real and formidable friend and adversary. The foundation of its existence is well known, but its implications are not. For now, we should all stick to using our simple I-pods until we understand them fully. Once this step has been completed, we'll come back to discuss this again.