Tag Archives: rationality
simulating the death of uncertainty
\”What people are contemplating on their word processor screens is the operations of their own brains. It is not entrails that we interpret these days, or even hearts or facial expressions; it is, quite simply, the brain. We want to … Continue reading
psycopath robots
All these robots lately have been killing soldiers and injuring factory workers. And they don\’t feel responsible. (from Wired article) “If you build artificial intelligence but don’t think about its moral sense or create a conscious sense that feels regret … Continue reading
only sunshine where she goes
Presenting…HURRICANE KILLER SHIPS. Report that last week: Five patent applications for technology that aims to control the weather… describe floating devices that could reduce the strength of hurricanes by drawing warm water from the ocean’s surface and channeling it down … Continue reading
rational magic
I read somewhere once about \”gadget\” as fetish, as magical object.so true.
please don\’t suffocate us with your fabricated order
There is a quality even meaner than outright ugliness or disorder, and this meaner quality is the dishonest mask of pretending order, achieved by ignoring or suppressing the real order that is struggling to exist and be served. (15) – … Continue reading