Human technology is rapidly expanding. I think this is the result of the internet. The internet was availible to the public starting in 1995 with dial-up connection, thats when I was born. Since then the internet has gotten faster and a lot more complex. About two years ago the first generation of an i-pod touch came out. It was about 200 dollars for a 16Gb. About a year ago I bought a 32GB i-pod touch for the same price. Just about a week ago the new X-box Kinect came out. This allows the player of the game to be the controller. You literally are the controller. There are cameras that follow everything you do and puts it into the game. It can even tell how tall you are. All this technology can lead to lots of bad things though.
Hackers can easily break through that firewall you just installed and steal lots of information. Mr.Fargher said that in the next era, a single computer will be able to store more memory than everyone in the world combined. Thats pretty scary. Could this mean that a single computer could outsmart everyone on earth. The government is also trying to create terminators and unmanned fighter jets to use in wars. This is not a great idea because hackers can get into those machines and turn against us.
Since technology is always advancing, not everything is bad. I saw an episode of Future Weapons, where they used hydro-bombs to neutralize other bombs. They put these hydro-bombs next to any explosive and when they ignite it, water completely surrounds the other bomb and neutralized it. The water is strong enough to rip through metal when activated. Technology has also helped save lots of lives. New advances in medicine are helping people around the world live a better life. People are still trying to find a cure for cancer, but I think that there is already a cure, its just that they are still finding a way so that they will make lots of money. Some people are just too selfish. So is technology advancing too fast, or not fast enough?
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