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The emergence of super-intelligence, and the singularity
I read a very interesting article by Vernor Vinge, from the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the San Diego State University: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/vinge/misc/singularity.html The article, which was written in 1993, is somewhat old, but in my belief, more relevant than ever. The … Continue reading
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In Germany, they came first for the Communists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist; And then they came for the trade unionists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist; And then they … Continue reading
Guest Post – Re: ‘Purpose of Life’
NOTE: This post is in response to Donniel’s post “Purpose of Life”, 22nd Jan 2010. If you haven’t read that, go read it first or this post might not make much sense. Don, thanks for the privilege of inviting me to … Continue reading
The purpose of life
(This post is best read while stoned or drunk) Ladies and gentlemen. I am going to do what numerous philosophers, scientists, religious nuts, movie protagonists and cats have tried to do for centuries. I am going to uncover the meaning … Continue reading
Am I racist?
I’ve been inundated with racist vibes over the past few weeks. Not as a victim, just as a bystander. Bystander best describes it, because I hardly ever partook in the discussion. It’s not that I didn’t realize that racism existed, … Continue reading
Ponderings
I recently read a blog entry by an old classmate of mine. This was a guy that I remembered as being quite intelligent and rational. I was therefore quite surprised to see what seemed to be a narrow-minded, bigoted and … Continue reading
Genius = monomania?
I read a very interesting article featured on /. recently: http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-myth-of-multitasking The article talks about research that suggests that ‘multitasking’, the ubiquitous term that has come to mean the ability to perform multiple focus-intensive tasks simultaneously might not be a … Continue reading