Wednesday, May 1, 2013

I apologize for when "big data" destroys the universe

Saw this creepy-ass quote from Google's CEO on Andrew Sullivan:

"There was [sic] five exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through 2003, but that much information is now created every two days, and the pace is increasing."

When this bites us all in some terrible, terrible unforeseen way, just let me be clear that I apologize for all my posting and the fact that easily 90+% of all global web traffic is people coming by here to see what Rafe had for lunch and why I hate [insert shit band here].  If untrammeled malevolence arrives when Big Data goes sentient, all of you who have chosen not to sign up as followers can huddle in caves together and perhaps survive, but it might get a bit "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream."  So, again: sorry!

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