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You’re a human, typing in a natural language, on a computer powered by the electrical infrastructure provided by his government. That computer only exists becau
by evincarofautumn 15y ago
You’re a human, typing in a natural language, on a computer powered by the electrical infrastructure provided by his government. That computer only exists because of the manufacturing capabilities we gained during the industrial revolution 200 years ago, which, in addition to being the source of the modern economy, could not have happened if it weren’t for the rise of totalitarian agriculturalism 10,000 years ago. That 10,000 years is a pittance compared to the millions of years of human history spent focused more on hunting, gathering, and herding than on cultivating crops. The origin of language in humans is hazy, but we’ve only been around in our various forms for a few million out of the billions of years of Earth’s history.
How could all of these brand new things possibly be outdated? ;)
- ilaksh 15y agoWhen is the last time you upgraded your operating system, bought a new computer, or bought a new car? The pace of technological evolution is exponential, not linear. http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-law-of-accelerating-returns http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-law-of-accelerating-returns We have to operate on a day-to-day basis, not a cosmological one. We should apply current scientific knowledge on a large scale immediately. * Cars/transportation -- Where Robot Cars (Robocars) Can Really Take Us http://www.templetons.com/brad/robocars/ http://www.templetons.com/brad/robocars/ * natural language -- Problems with natural language for requirements specification http://www.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~ifs/Books/SE9/Web/Requirements/NL-problems.html http://www.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~ifs/Books/SE9/Web/Requiremen... * government -- Politicians Are Not Trained To Solve Problems http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFvoh2vsQSI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFvoh2vsQSI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_I9-MJKQ4c&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_I9-MJKQ4c&feature=relat... * economics -- ARE ECONOMICS A SCIENCE OF TRUTH OR AN IDEOLOGY OF POWER? http://www.futuremagazine.net/economicsiencie.html http://www.futuremagazine.net/economicsiencie.html * agriculture -- Urban Farming: Hydroponics in the City http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqcBCcSLDlo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqcBCcSLDlo * manufacturing -- Hod Lipson on Programmable Matter: Shape of Things to Come http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmPLeQLdfPA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmPLeQLdfPA * humans -- not really quite outdated yet, but soon. Jeopardy! IBM Watson Day 2 (Feb 15, 2011) Part 2/2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QYchgv5dMM&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QYchgv5dMM&feature=relat... * infrastructure -- Evacuated Tube Transport http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92dK_yxaKvk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92dK_yxaKvk
- evincarofautumn 15y agoWell, thanks for this. But you do realise I was just playing.