Hi, Chris, Glad you mentioned that conference, and specifically the Kurzweil link, because I've been meaning to ask people what they think of him. I'm reading one of his older books "The Age of Spiritual Machines" (you've just got to love that title), and while I find myself very interested in his big ideas, I'm irritated and distracted that he seems very casual, sometimes even sloppy, about facts quoted in his argument. If I manage to spot several factual errors pertaining to subjects that I know about, it makes it much harder for me to trust him about the topics I'm less familiar with.
I do love that site though, lots of fascinating stuff there. Olin ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Frandsen<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 2:39 PM Subject: Conference Made for David David, Looks like you missed a great vacation trip here. http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=9269&m=22309<http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=9269&m=22309> Have a great day! Chris Frandsen _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l<http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l> _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
