Fascinating stuff. The link goes to the Atlantic article: Drone-Ethics Briefing: What a Leading Robot Expert Told the CIA: Last month, philosopher Patrick Lin delivered (more…)
The Fermi Paradox, Self-Replicating Probes, and the Interstellar Transportation Bandwidth
If you like mind bending futurism regarding the re-wilding and population of vast stellar distances, you might enjoy some of the below. The Paper Conversation #1 Conversation #2 Taken from Abstract: It (more…)
A Letter, & Statement, from Louis C.K. RE: Live at the Beacon Theatre
Every word below these are his. I got it in an email because I footed the $5. Thought you would be interested. I would be curious if anyone has any data regarding whether torrenters took it easier on this (more…)
The final speech from Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator”
Just… wow. This speaks for me on so many levels…. happiness, community, life as adventure, connectedness… This is so prescient and ahead of it’s time and mind blowing. IT’s amazing, and (more…)
15 Interview Questions from Google that will make you feel stupid
Some are crazy, some are interesting, all are weird. Â They can’t be legal. ha. Enjoy. I have them listed after the jump thingy…. How many golf balls can fit in a school bus? How (more…)
Future War, Future Us
The internet…. ads, yes. Monetize, yes…. now the internet is filled with endless clutter because of attempts to drive revenue and monetize…. booking engines, shopping sites, etc. Think of tripadvisor, (more…)
Google’s Search Algorithm is relatively autonomous
Skynet jokes aside, this thing is basically autonomous and will likely become relatively self aware due to data exhaust. The quote at the bottom is hard to comprehend for me. Discuss the implications (more…)
Unbelievable Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over Aurora Borealis | NASA, ISS
Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo.