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 David Brin fans can rejoice: It   been nearly a decade since his last novel, Kiln People, but the critically acclaimed science fiction writer is now set to release his much anticipated book, Existence, on June 21st.     Brin, the author of such hard SF works as Earth, The Postman  which was adapted into a major motion pictu stanley usa re , and the Uplift series of books, is renowned for not just his ability to weave  stanley website an entertaining sci-fi yarn, but for his remarkable prescience as well. He has a excellent track record when it comes to making predictions, and has long speculated about such things as global warming, cyberwarfare and the rise of the surveillance state. With his new novel, Brin once again sets his sights on the near-future. Set in the 2050s, Existence addresses a wide array of social, environmental, and cosmic-scale issues. The book features a world in which squatters have taken over abandoned beach-front mansions, and where the rich chill out in orbit, inside their space-yachts. But it   also a stratified world, one that   being pulled apart by not just economic and environmental stresses, but by the very potential for tec stanley flasche hnology to alter the human condition itself. And then humanity makes first contact with extraterrestrials. We recently had a chance to chat with David Brin about his new novel and ask him about the new project. It   been nine years since your last novel, a long time considering this age of accelerating change that we ;re in. Ho Vbxq Incredible footage of what happened when a massive hurricane hit New England in 1938
 Believe it or not, as far back as 1961, AT 038;T had already started offering modems  with a staggering bit-rate of 110 bits per second  and Data-Phones to its customers. And had even announced a 250 billion dollar initiative to improve its data network through satellite communications. And presumably  stanley uk in an attempt to help consumers and investors  stanley cup usa understand what futuristic technologies the company was paving the way for, they created this promotional video which manages to be remarkably forward thinking, and incredibly dated, at the same time. The technologies demonstrated, like video conferencing, automatic dialers, and even being able to order groceries through your phone were ground-breaking concepts. And were the company not so remarkably accurat stanley cup price e with its predictions, the classic 60s design, animations, and soundtrack in this clip would have made it far too cheesy to endure. [YouTube]                                                        ATT