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Comment on Not metric. by mcd

mcd — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:28:55 +0000

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(i.e., omg lol)

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Kesava — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:55:47 +0000

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Comment on A Pill to Forget by C Horn

C Horn — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:27:31 +0000

Funny thing I have been on this drug for years (or is it days?) for high blood pressure. And a heart condition — Hypertropic Cardio Myopithey (sp?) I think on the 60 min piece they are using something like 40mg dose. Not sure how often etc but someone with normal blood pressure taking more than that could land you on your back with low blood pressure or worst 6 feet under.

My intake is 80 mg twice a day and that brings my pressure under control It does have some other side effects like making it harder to get going during exercise. Sort of what they are indicating with the memory studies. But even on those dose I can still remember crappy stuff happening in the past.

The IRS (inland revenue) said I have not paid taxes in years and it looks like I will have some bad memories to forget. I really don’t think this drug is the one they are looking for. It may have an effect but it can’t be that strong or consistant.

Now… Where did I put my pills?

Carl

Comment on LOLTrek by mcd

mcd — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:52:03 +0000

Mr. Ziggity,

Your references will only encourage Ken-ichi, a bird-lover extraordinaire, and his friend, what’shisname, who has a business plan to sell domestic-cat furs to ladies of fashion.

Comment on LOLTrek by Ziggity

Ziggity — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:04:13 +0000

Don’t encourage the LOLcats.

P.S. Am I the only one who calls them “loll-cats”? Or just the only one who has actually stooped to discussing them off-line?

Comment on Lovable Implements of War by Ken-ichi

Ken-ichi — Sun, 13 May 2007 16:34:23 +0000

I’m not sure it’s anthropomorphism so much as social substitution. I suspect soldiers aren’t imbueing their robots with human qualities because they they appear like humans (Kismet) or sound human (HAL), but rather because they fulfil a social role of vital importance (saving lives through self-sacrifice). I think if we had good reason to believe a disembodied AI was sacrificing itself similarly, or we had evidence to that effect, then we would probably give it the same social treatment.

Also, both your ability and willingness to cite Trek and Marathon in one comment cows me into nerd submission.

Also also, anyone interested in a TNG marathon some time this summer? We could all vote on the best 5 eps or something and hole up somewhere and watch them. We could invite Coye.

Comment on Lovable Implements of War by yiming

yiming — Sun, 13 May 2007 07:25:44 +0000

Wow. Plain old mechanical ‘bots gets this kind of reaction. Interesting. I guess that being through combat with a ‘bot, which often might play a significant role and might save your life, would give you a more appreciative view of it.

I’m reminded of Picard’s speech defending Data as a sentient being in Star Trek: TNG, and Data’s defense of “exocomp” drones. And I have a nerdy enough reputation to survive making Trek references, I think.

Still, is it anthropomorphism? If we had, say, an abused but disembodied AI ( a la HAL or Durandal, though perhaps less psychotic ), would humans sympathize just the same?