indolence logAnthony Towns' blog.Risky advancements- December 20, 2007 The latest warning from Dresden Codak&8217;s Aaron Diaz: Do we really want to live in a society populated by geriatric 27-year-olds In living so long and spending so much time thinking&8217; do we not also run the risk of becoming a cold, passionless race incapable of experiencing our two emotions (fear and not fear) Also interesting, is a talk by Vernor Vinge from back in February to the Long Now institute titled &8220;What if the Singularity Does Not Happen&8221;, to which slides are...http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/blog/2007/12/21#2007-12-21-trans-simian The Liberals in Limbo -- how low can they go- December 5, 2007 The latest squabbling incompetence: Gold Coast MP Ray Stevens says leadership contender Tim Nicholls should withdraw his challenge and get behind Mark McArdle. Mr Stevens says if the matter is not resolved that way, he says his legal advice suggests the only option left will be to draw names out of a hat. &8220;That is unacceptable to the people of Queensland and it&8217;s unacceptable to me,&8221; he said. &8220;If Mr Nicholls were to win that particular toss of the coin or ballot or...http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/blog/2007/12/05#2007-12-05-toss-up-tim |