iambarr | June 27, 2009
Bring on the eschaton! It’s not that I want humanity to die under the relentless stranglehold of silicon-based death machines. It’s just that I love science fiction. And I, for one, bow to our new carnivorous overlords. Speaking of science fiction, this is my favorite quote of the day: “If you look out into the [...]
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iambarr | May 14, 2009
It has always been the prime function of mythology and rite to supply the symbols that carry the human spirit forward, in counteraction to those other constant human fantasies that tend to tie it back. -Joseph Cambell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces
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iambarr | May 14, 2009
In the great robot wars, will you allow yourself to be reborn into the ranks of the techno-elite or will you die alongside humanity? I think there is a potentially amazing sci-fi plot in this divide – something that was touched on in Gattica, but more inclusive of multiple cognitive/consciousness-enhancing technologies. I’m a big fan [...]
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Tags: cognitive enhancement, kurzwei, robot wars