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Basics – Another Challenge for Ethical Eating – Plants Want to Live, Too – NYTimes.com

This brings to mind the saying: “I’m a vegetarian not because I love animals, but because I hate plants.” Another Challenge for Ethical …

Believe – Part 3, Having Vision

Any intelligence is effectively useless without an ability to perceive that which is external to the intelligence. The key to vision isn’t the how of image gathering, but the processing and interpretation of the images gathered.

TTSCC – Who Is Catherine Weaver?

Who is Catherine Weaver? Yes, we know that she’s a mimetic poly-alloy (MPA) terminator who is wanting to help John defeat Skynet, but who is she?

Believe – Part 2, The Necessity of Chaos

Construction of our AAI will require many elements to work together for sentience to be achieved. The glue we will use comes from chaos theory.

Believe – The General Purpose AAI Robot Project – Part 1, Overview

Who doesn’t want to build a really smart robot? The trouble is, many people don’t think outside the box enough. Me? I don’t think it needs to be a box. I say we start designing for the possibilities soon to come instead of holding ourselves back.

Mankind’s Next Evolutionary Step – Cyborgs and Robots?

I’ve been devoting a fair amount of thought to how humanity will be able to extend its reach beyond our planet and solar system. Even if we solved all of our local problems and could survive for an indefinite time on our planet, the fact is that the universe has a gun pointed at us. Whether it’s due to our aging sun or the impending collision with our neighboring galaxy, our time on Earth has an expiration date. How can we beat this cosmic clock and endure?

Sex and the Single Cyborg

In a world where the machines are in charge, the old ways of making babies are dead. The intelligent machines will want to continue their reign. Being made out of metal and all…how are they going to do that? How could they possibly be fruitful and multiply?

The Necessity of Leaving Earth Within 2 Billion Years

The timeline for human life is finite. If we don’t kill ourselves off, or totally deplete our planet, then we have only about 2+ billion years to find a way to continue on with our species. That’s much shorter than is often thought, so we clearly must adjust our timetables for the need to develop a means to not only live outside our solar system, but our galaxy.

Mini Maglite LED Flashlight

I’ve been a fan of the Mini Maglite flashlights for years. I’ve liked their solid construction as well as their reliable service. With the LED Mini Maglite, the ante has been upped. This is a must-have flashlight.

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