February 2012
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ListenPosted on the blog 20 Jazz Funk Greats, May 10,...
Feb 29th
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Feb 28th
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Feb 27th
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Anti-Robot Propaganda film from Futurama S03E15, “I Dated a Robot!” - Original Airdate May 13, 2001.
Feb 26th
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Feb 25th
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“Its face was lifeless, practically frozen into a snarl. Its left arm dangled by...”
–  #77
Feb 24th
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On Moments and Marriage (For Angie)
This past weekend, I witnessed the marriage of my sister-in-law Angie to her longtime girlfriend, Megan. I can say that it was a beautiful event, but that doesn’t really do the event itself justice. I’ve been there to catch glimpses of Angie’s journey — definitively, the event that I witnessed was the pinnacle of very serious and precious moments locked in time; the summit of a mountain...
Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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“Futurity invades our here-and-now, erecting beachheads in our language, in our...”
– Alan Moore. “Olympus” — Miracleman #16, December 1989.
Feb 19th
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Feb 18th
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“Soldiers practically inhabiting the mechanical bodies of androids, who will take the humans’ place on the battlefield. Or sophisticated tech that spots a powerful laser ray, then stops it from obliterating its target. If you’ve got Danger Room’s taste in movies, you’ve probably seen both ideas on the big screen. Now Darpa, the Pentagon’s far-out research arm, wants to bring ‘em into the...
Feb 18th
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“…by merging with the intelligent technology we are creating.” Ray Kurzweil on the Colbert Report — April 12, 2011.
Feb 17th
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Feb 16th
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What is the Singularity?
“The Singularity is the technological creation of smarter-than-human intelligence. There are several technologies that are often mentioned as heading in this direction. The most commonly mentioned is probably Artificial Intelligence, but there are others: direct brain-computer interfaces, biological augmentation of the brain, genetic engineering, ultra-high-resolution scans of the brain...
Feb 15th
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Feb 14th
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“You’re taking the creatures that already have the intelligence… and connecting us to machines.” - Jon Stewart, March 29, 2011.
Feb 13th
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A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws. — “The Three Laws of Robotics” from Isaac Asimov....
Feb 12th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 11th