My Ignite Denver talk, "Geeks, Please Enact The Prime Directive" - a trip through Star Trek, Technology, and how we're screwing up our future.

1. Enact The Prime Directive
By Nick Armstrong - The Geek Superhero
@ImNickArmstrong
The Principle of Non-Interference
with Lesser-Developed Cultures.
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2. Broken
Computer
Evaluate
attractiveness of Yes Fixable
No Illogical.
person making ?
request
There’s a loophole in the Prime Directive which allows Geeks to
correct the wrongs of introducing a primitive culture to advanced
technology before they are ready for it.
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3. The Loophole In Action
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4. How The Hell Did This Happen?
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5. Trek Tech #1: The iPad
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6. Trek Tech #2: The Headset
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7. Trek Tech #3:
Communicator
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8. Trek Tech #4: Universal
Translator
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9. Trek Tech #5: The Massive
Computer Library
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10. Trek Tech #6: Sliding
Doors
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11. Trek Tech #7: The Best
Computers Available
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12. Trek Tech #8: Cloning
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13. Trek Tech #9: Lieutenant
Commander Data
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14. Trek Tech #10: Nano
Technology
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15. Stop The Madness
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16. We Haven’t Gone
Completely Wrong
No, Really.
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17. We’ve Got Wil Wheaton
And Takei... And Shatner...
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19. http://xkcd.com/214/
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20. Nick Armstrong
@ImNickArmstrong
IAmNickArmstrong.com
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