A fable based on stated desires. If you are triggered by violence, please do not read this. An automated black SUV pulled up to the suburban home of the Secretary of War. Its doors opened and four fully armed robots leapt to their feet. Simultaneously, two robotic dogs deployed from the back hatch. Headset chatter … Continue reading Lethality
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Shortcuts
As far as one of my professors was concerned the worst invention of all time was the Xerox machine. His reasoning: while moveable type made the wide dissemination of knowledge possible, the Xerox machine made it easy to copy information without interacting with it. “When you read a book, or listen and take notes, you … Continue reading Shortcuts
Rise of the Machines
“Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.” — Ecclesiastes 7:29, KJV “Ay, roar well,” said Bagheera [the panther], under his whiskers, “for the time comes when this naked thing will make thee roar to another tune, or I know nothing of man.” – … Continue reading Rise of the Machines
Robo Santa
A Short Christmas Tale “We lost one, Mr. Dodge.” “Well, just find it. Use the geolocator.” “That’s the thing. The transmitter must be off.” “Or someone shut it down, or it’s damaged…” “Nope. The manager told me Unit 42 just walked off the job a couple of days ago. He assumed it was called back … Continue reading Robo Santa
Superiority
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Data, the android character, is stronger and tougher than any human. His memory is more accurate, and his brain is much faster. He was built to last for hundreds of years. Data is clearly better than humans in many ways. More recently, a Russian science fiction television series called, … Continue reading Superiority
