Archive for September, 2008
Machine intelligence; and the consequences of new man for old man.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:
Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 26. King James Bible.
I’ve been interested in robotics ever since I was a kid, fascinated by science and science fiction. The idea of humaniform robots has never really scared me in any way, unlike some of the groups [...]
Posted: September 21st, 2008 under Tech Culture Rant.
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Glamping; are you fucking kidding?
I heard today - for the first time - about glamping through an article in the New York Times travel section. Glamping is apparently the luxury form of camping, which I’m sure will become a big hit with the young middle age yuppy crowd who like the prestige of roughing it, but who actually loathe [...]
Posted: September 15th, 2008 under Travel Rant.
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Why the wonder for celebritism?
So I arrived home after a busy but fruitful Sunday at work, and decided to flip on the TV for some background noise while I did a bit of light browsing to cool down and relax. Without paying any attention at all, I somehow found the E! Entertainment channel and a show about Ali Lohan’s [...]
Posted: September 14th, 2008 under General Rant.
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Hadron Collider; and those Christian cry babies!
Funny what gets people talking. It seems that the shiney new Large Hadron Collider has become the new most popular science topic of discussion, for both the tech elite, and the mindless Christian scare mongering morons, alike. If you haven’t been keeping up with the news - or the only news you follow is the [...]
Posted: September 12th, 2008 under Tech Culture Rant.
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The understanding nature of a son
When I was twenty years old, I never knew my fathers mind. It seemed all the choices he made in life were wrong, and even I could see that back then, even though I knew I had very little real experience at anything to do with adult life. Twenty years later I can look now [...]
Posted: September 9th, 2008 under Inspired Moment.
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Feeling particularly creative right now!
I’m feeling particularly creative today! I’ve got all these ideas running around my head for a new movie review addition to my website, new concepts for this big blog of mine, and a feeling to resurrect my other writers blog which I put in the freezer many months (try 20) ago. Also I’ve got this [...]
Posted: September 6th, 2008 under Quick Spiel.
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