All this is really happening now, and fast.

WSJ: Why Aren't Smartphones Making Us More Productive?

This last one is really cool, and would fast-track entire cities into what, 40 years ago, we all thought would be the 21st century.

FORBES: Energy Security - How To Avoid The Looming Crisis

Sadly, there are no hard and fast rules on this and it is really down to personal preference.

WSJ: Will Lyons on Wine: To Decant or Not to Decant

"The thing that really struck the science team about this image is that you would really be forgiven for thinking that NASA was trying to pull a fast one on you and we actually put a rover out in the Mojave Desert and took a picture -- a little L.A. smog coming in there, " he said.

CNN: Mars rover captures nearby rocket 'footprint'

This is the pace of science: really slow, even when it seems like things are moving too fast to keep up.

FORBES: Life Made In The Lab! (But Don't Freak Out)

This kind of deep data approch is really a new frontier for the online world, as seen with fast-growing companies like Pandora (NYSE:P) and LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD).

FORBES: Marketfish: Going "All in" on a Big Idea

Although this may seem realistic, I found out fast that chasing a few players around the tunnels is really just a great way to get yourself killed in one shot.

CNN: Technology - Open-source, networkable shooter has Linux gamers buzzing