Self Replicating Robots
I had a nice discussion with Elvee today about robots. One of the problems with robots is that of self-replication. In order to create an electronic life-form, we need to gift robots with the ability to reproduce on their own….
Anthropology class in High School
In thinking a bit more about Brin’s Earth and The Postman, I thought that people should really be given more education in High School. Specifically we should be teaching ourselves about Logic and Reasoning, Dialect, Rhetoric and Propaganda, and Psychology…
Invasion
I’ve just finished my reading of David Brin’s The Postman and had this delightful insight about the invasion of other countries. In many stories of war, an occupational force must set up its own command system to control the recently…
Circular Searching
Yesterday, at work I was surfing the web to try and figure out how I to setup my machine so that I could use my CAC card to login (at the kdm prompt). So, using google to search for things…
Google Uprising
I had an interesting thought today as I was surfing the net about business culture and eXtreem Programming. I ran across a news item about Guido van Rossum finally finishing up a his first project since getting hired at Google….
Natural Programming
I read an article today about Natural Programming. This really piques my interest, because the psychologists have had to study how humans wish to translate their thoughts into a working program. Of course, the research done has necessarily been limited…
Gifts: Titanium Chopsticks
If you are uncertain what to get me this Xmas consider a pair of titanium chopsticks. I’d like them in the plain squarish design that ordinary plastic chopsticks have, but made of titanium because it has a golden shine to…
The Purpose of Government
My last entry said that government should purpose itself to protection of its citizenry. Well, I’ve now decided that this idea leads to a welfare state with institutionalized dependence. Check Asimov for an ideal case of the beneficent government made…
Spoken Math
I uncovered today a small paper note, obviously inspired by my reading of Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy, very likely Foundation’s Edge in particular, which I completed last month. I maintain the belief that the world is in need of a mathematical…