Re: The Pentagon’s ‘Terminator Conundrum’: Robots That Could Kill on Their Own

2016-10-27 Thread grarpamp
On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 6:01 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: >> https://www.humblebundle.com/store/orwell > > I have wanted to play this game ever since I heard of it: > > http://www.eblong.com/zarf/werewolf.html It and the many similar simple hidden knowledge type games are lot fun, but like diplomacy c

Re: Scientific Progress

2016-10-27 Thread Mirimir
On 10/27/2016 02:14 PM, Peter Fairbrother wrote: > https://xkcd.com/1520/ Oh, and another thing. The problem isn't science. It's human nature. I'm not optimistic. I suspect that we're a transitional stage in the evolution of consciousness. And that's what's important. Not a particular flavor of m

Re: Scientific Progress

2016-10-27 Thread Mirimir
On 10/27/2016 02:14 PM, Peter Fairbrother wrote: > https://xkcd.com/1520/ Yes, biology did become more popular after the 50s, in reaction to nuclear weapons. Feynman did have a good point, but he was rather a sarcastic asshole. To unpack a bit, he was distinguishing between observation and experi

[NoDAPL] Honest Government Advert for the Dakota Access Pipeline

2016-10-27 Thread Razer
As of three hours ago the police were video-ed opening fire with beanbag rounds and LRADs on the NoDAPL protesters in North Dakota during Native prayer ceremonies. This is what the government wants so bad they're willing disrupt people praying, deploy COINTELPRO-like fusion center disruption ops,

Re: The Pentagon’s ‘Terminator Conundrum’: Robots That Could Kill on Their Own

2016-10-27 Thread Cecilia Tanaka
- OT celebrating the Halloween in advance, yay! :D Steve, my "cute-cute", never was a werewolf, but already was a vampire many years ago! <3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire:_The_Masquerade You would be a Toreador, with absolutely sure. I tried to be a Toreador (poetry, music, red roses

Re: Waffling On Full Disclosure: Lawrence Lessig, Steven Levy

2016-10-27 Thread Steven Schear
I think there is good reason to believe Jefferson would have set all his slaves free (his will only freed some related to Sally Hemings) if he had not been such a spendthrift and died in massive debt. Warrant Canary creator On Oct 27, 2016 3:40 PM, "juan" wrote: > On Thu, 27 Oct 2016 15:19:58 -

Re: Waffling On Full Disclosure: Lawrence Lessig, Steven Levy

2016-10-27 Thread juan
On Thu, 27 Oct 2016 15:19:58 -0700 Steven Schear wrote: > Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government > without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not > hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. > > Thomas Jefferson Sure sure. But there's one th

Re: Waffling On Full Disclosure: Lawrence Lessig, Steven Levy

2016-10-27 Thread Steven Schear
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. Thomas Jefferson Warrant Canary creator On Oct 24,

Re: The Pentagon’s ‘Terminator Conundrum’: Robots That Could Kill on Their Own

2016-10-27 Thread Steve Kinney
On 10/27/2016 04:05 PM, Cecilia Tanaka wrote: > PS's PS: - I am pretty curious about this game, but I am sure it will > be intensely scary and will give me nightmares, b... :( > > https://www.humblebundle.com/store/orwell I have wanted to play this game ever since I heard of it: http:/

Re: Scientific Progress

2016-10-27 Thread Peter Fairbrother
https://xkcd.com/1520/

The Pentagon’s ‘Terminator Conundrum’: Robots That Could Kill on Their Own

2016-10-27 Thread Cecilia Tanaka
The Pentagon’s ‘Terminator Conundrum’: Robots That Could Kill on Their Own http://nytimes.com/2016/10/26/us/pentagon-artificial-intelligence-terminator.html = I do love technology and science. And, yes, I love robots and drones a lot, but not being used for the bad guys. So many possibilit

Re: Scientific Progress

2016-10-27 Thread juan
On Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:58:06 +0200 Tom wrote: > Juan, > > > Who are they, Tom? > > As I understand your mails, you're one of them. Maybe I misunderstood > your mails I never said "science is the enemy" - I do say that technicians working for the establishment and pretending

Re: Scientific Progress

2016-10-27 Thread Razer
But But! Whitey's on the MOON! That's my problem with your, and so many other worshipers of Technocracy's worldview, in a sentence Tom. Those pretty pictures come with a price, and that price is MURDER, of people who would never get to see those pretty pictures. Another example... This gun can fi

Re: Scientific Progress

2016-10-27 Thread Tom
Juan, > Who are they, Tom? As I understand your mails, you're one of them. Maybe I misunderstood your mails - my appologies in that case. > And where's the 'scientific' evidence for your propaganda claim? Why should I make propaganda? I'm not the government nor do I work for one. I just happ