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xkcd: Why Asimov put the Three Laws of Robotics in the order he did
Source: xkcd: The Three Laws of Robotics The Three Laws from the Wikipedia article: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey the orders given it by … Continue reading
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Tagged Artificial intelligence, Isaac Asimov, Robot, Science fiction, Three Laws of Robotics, Web comic, xkcd
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xkcd: Pluto
New Horizons passed by Pluto this morning, so be on the watch in the news for all kinds of detailed photos and analysis over the next several days. One of the best sources is probably NASA’s New Horizons page. To … Continue reading
xkcd: Spacecraft and launch vehicle payloads, in horses
Similar to the relative spacecraft and rocket sizes I linked to the other day, here’s xkcd’s version, in horse units. At first I thought he was referring to horsepower, but then I realized it was horse mass. (Click through … Continue reading
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Tagged Nasa, Saturn V, Space, space exploration, Space Shuttle, Spacecraft, xkcd
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xkcd: AI-Box Experiment
Click through for full sized version and yellow caption. via xkcd: AI-Box Experiment. I do keep saying that AIs won’t want what we want.
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Tagged AI, Artificial intelligence, Singularity, Technological singularity, xkcd
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xkcd: Marriage
This is interesting. I’m not entirely sure what to conclude from it, but it is interesting. via xkcd: Marriage.
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Tagged civil rights, interracial marriage, Marriage, same-sex marriage, xkcd
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xkcd: California drought
I’m reminded of Jared Diamond’s point in his book ‘Collapse’ about Montana, that if it were an independent civilization with the same environmental problems, not integrated with the rest of the United State, that it might have already collapsed. Seeing … Continue reading
