Arg sigh moan groan sigh
One more day one more kanji
Despair for the lost
I have no idea what's going on. Two days, two lost characters. Where is my mind???????
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Yesterday's post was about the possible abrupt end to life on earth for some, as yet undetermined, nations and/or groups of people. On the complete opposite end of the spectrum, i saw the below article online yesterday that predicts the probable upcoming immortality of human beings as we merge with the machines we will build in the future — machines that have so far surpassed us in intelligence that humans almost become trivially insignificant. Well, not almost, they become completely insignificant. Sorry if that bothers your ego.
It's a long article but worth reading all the way to the end.
2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal
Whether you agree with the opinions of the Singularitarians or not, what i find interesting about this article (besides the immortality thing, of course) is the dedication and persistence of a group of people who are willing to stretch their minds and try to look at life in great detail 50-100 years down the line, even when they know that their predictions will make them look foolish in many people's eyes.
As i said yesterday — fascinating.
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