I am not an economist, tax person, or financial smartie, so grain of salt- HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH MONEY? Can you ever have enough? http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2014/05/30/how-much-money-is-enough My (more…)
1) Drone Ethics 2) AI, Driverless Car, & Machine Ethics 3) Robot Soldier Ethics 4) Drone Journalism
Random bits! 1) What if Mexico targeted a narco-terrorist in Phoenix w/ a #drone? http://truth-out.org/news/item/13085-obama-breaks-the-golden-rule-on-drones 2) (more…)
The disruption of driverless cars melts my brain.
Sitting in a car and not holding a steering wheel would trip me out… but it’s only about control, right? It’s so much safer, but like flying… lack of control freaks us out. I cannot wait to sleep (more…)
Musing on the history of the Jeep Wave in honor of Memorial Day.
This is 100% taken from the OP’s post. Read the comments to see more people musing on it, and lamenting that NO ONE WAVES ANYMORE. This is an addendum to my rant at JEEP corporate for missing out on one (more…)
Jon Stewart nails the NRA’s dementia, yet again. Also – Chipotle bans guns.
Not exact – “Just because you are a good guy openly carrying a firearm doesn’t mean other people know that. You just look like a guy with a gun. And waving your gun and saying ‘I am a good guy with a (more…)
Quello! HD Concerts exist online, for free, and I didn’t know? OH MY!
How does this exist? Wow. Enjoy Music. Nina Simone Montreaux 76 http://qello.com/concert/Live-in-Montreux-1976-2843 Jaco Pastroius http://qello.com/concert/Live-and-Outrageous-2879 Etta James (more…)
Let’s chat about “HER”: A post semantic technological world of developmental singularities & transcendence
Spoilers kiddies: My “Her” review: a technological developmental singularity; when AI out evolves human consciousness w/transcension into a parralel universe. — Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) (more…)
You’re on coke. Oh you didn’t know? Marketplace’s piece on Coca-Cola’s back pedalling fails to ask an important question:
Coke cancelled their “You’re on [Diet] Coke” campaign. http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/coca-cola-cancels-its-youre-diet-coke-campaign THIS IS NOT A JOKE. I saw it was like “NO WAY – SOMEONE (more…)
The Coming Age of Long Form Journalism – some delightful examples of media rich articles.
The duality of a society with less and less attention finding the time to consume large bits of detailed information is not so surprising, as modern times find niche markets victorious. Looking to be (more…)
27 Foods to never purchase again, or “How to become healthier in a super simple way”
Far more surprises that I might have expected. This is actually worth reading… it talks about why some “health” foods are a scam, how gluten is REALLY bad for you if you aren’t celiac, and just how (more…)