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Cynicism
A friend sent me this...
BTW, let me tell you how the next couple days of news is going to go
- martification and heroification of all victims, each and every one an above average person
- some tenuous link between the shooter and heavy metal
- minor debate about gun laws
- more shots of young girls hugging each other
- hunt and persecution of The ( Read more... ) -
Scandalous
Retired RCMP staff sergeant Ron Lewis (my father-in-law) has been all over the news recently. -
Post Mortal Syndrome
Can science find a way to defeat death? Will it offer humans the gift of potentially endless, healthy life - and if so, at what cost? Will people spared the curse of ageing, and even of mortality itself, become inhuman - or more human than ever? And who or what will control this perilous boon? Government or corporations? 'Faith-based' caregivers? ( Read more... ) -
Oldest mammals
A bowhead whale was estimated to be 211 years old at the time of its death (plus or minus 16%). I don't know of any reason to think whale cells are substantially different than human cells so this may indicate a possible human life expectancy. -
AI in VR
I find it interesting that Novamente is reorienting its business to develop virtual agents for MMOGs like World of Warcraft and Second Life. I wonder how many others are thinking along similar lines?
