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Artificial brains for robots?: Artificial brains for robots?Interesting...I read somwhere where this scientist thorized that computer are becoming so powerful that it might be possible to transfer the entire life experience of a person into one....ie you into a computer. Now "IF" they can make workable robots well.....Being a diabetic from age 6...; Tags: Robots, Asimov, CyberDyne, robot, Artificial brain; Discussion threads 2007-08-30
Mr. Robot (exe): Asimov is a lowly service mechanoid aboard the interstellar colony ship Eidolon. Carrying hundreds of frozen human colonists to a new world. When the Eidolon's computer brain malfunctions, it falls to Asimov to undertake a perilous journey through the bowels of the massive ship to save his robot friends and...; Tags: Asimov, Robots, Emerging Technologies; Software downloads 2007-01-24
Is Java cooling down?: Is Java cooling down?The problem, with .netIs the lack of backwards compatibility with older versions of Windows. But I do agree, it will continue to grow as will the the use PHP.A "Seldon crisis"?[Harry Seldon not only predicted the future, he also intervened in it by starting a colony...; Tags: Programming languages, .NET, Scripting languages, Asimov, Harry Seldon, Mule, Java, Second Foundation, open source; Discussion threads 2005-12-14

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Summer reading for kids: A user on Slashdot asked yesterday for summer science fiction reading suggestions for his preteen kids. There were, of course, plenty of great thoughts from other Slashdot members that included all of the usual suspects from Bradbury to Asimov to Pratchett to Douglas Adams. However, the...; Tags: Kid, Slashdot, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Arthur C. Clarke: All These Worlds Are Yours: Arthur C. Clarke: All These Worlds Are YoursArthur C. Clarke : The beacon to the human race is no moreLike the rest of the world I was also very saddened by his death. He lived a full life and was the same shining personality till the end.As a kid whose...; Tags: Robots, Arthur C. Clarke, HAL; Discussion threads 2008-03-19

Arthur C. Clarke: All These Worlds Are Yours: For every person, there are personalities who's influence and life's work that can shape one's imagination and destiny. For some people, they are world leaders, musicians, poets, and philosophers. For me, the Grand Masters of Science Fiction float to the very top of that august group â€“ and...; Tags: Work, Computer, Productivity, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-03-19
Could robots become the open source hardware target?: Most of you probably just glanced at yesterday's post about Texas Instruments supporting open source with its new OMAP chips, and if so you probably missed an important target market. Robots. (Picture from Willowgarage.com) The age of homebrew robotics has arrived. As with computing...; Tags: Robotics, Texas Instruments Inc., Hardware, Quantity, Robots, Open Source, Emerging Technologies, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-07
An uncanny 1960s view of the future World Wide Web: An uncanny 1960s view of the future World Wide WebGreat find.Very insightful back then. The 'husband approves wife purchase' was funny - especially his disgusted gesture when he received the bill.Or read James SchmitzHis "ComWeb" isn't a major plot element, it's just taken for granted. However, it's acknowledged as...; Tags: INTERNET, PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, future World Wide Web, EDN; Discussion threads 2007-12-15
Will you one day marry a robot?: Will you one day marry a robot?Let's try 1953.That's the first time I know of where Human / Robot love was envisioned. Asimov again way ahead of his time.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisfaction_Guaranteed_%28short_story%29It will happenAll you have to do is look at how emotionally attached people become to objects today such as cars,...; Tags: Robots, robot; Discussion threads 2007-10-12
Can 'friendly' AI save humans from irrelevance or extinction?: Can 'friendly' AI save humans from irrelevance or extinction?Message has been deleted.IMHO this is distant futureI doubt I'll see this type of intelligence in my lifetime. We're still a long ways off from understanding our own intelligence, much less designing a machine that surpasses it.Sure, we may have machines that...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Robots, irrelevance, computer, extinction, mankind; Discussion threads 2007-08-24
"Users will curse you": "Users will curse you"Why is this news?While there are some decent suggestions for improving the dev process this shouldn't come as news to anyone. Every other industry has strict guidelines for quality control. Look at the Mattel/China debacle and you see that every industry needs quality guidelines. Shipping crap is...; Tags: Professional development, QA, development cycle, software; Discussion threads 2007-08-24
Viacom falls in love with Joost, ditches YouTube: Viacom falls in love with Joost, ditches YouTubeRe: Viacom falls in love with Joost, ditches YouTubeWow, this Joost sounds really cool. May I have an invitation?My email is jorlubbner@gmail.comjoosti would love a joost invite!please send one to himynameisjonas .a. gmail dot comStill got the joost invites open?If you do send...; Tags: Joost, dot-com, YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-02-20
On visiting the bookstore: On visiting the bookstoreAlways a means to an endComputing in sci fi is usually incidental - to abuse the star trek communcator some more, it was just a tool used to enable crew communications; i.e. it was never about the thing.So is computing boring to sci fi? I hope so...; Tags: Robots, computing, science fiction, robot; Discussion threads 2006-12-21
Three 'iPhone' trademark applications neither Cisco nor Apple owns are awaiting Trademark Office action: Three 'iPhone' trademark applications neither Cisco nor Apple owns are awaiting Trademark Office actionIs the name Apple “iPhone” still alive?Thanks for this great find! I also just ran another blurb on amobileme.com explaining why I think the name "iPhone" is possibly still alive.http://www.amobileme.com/is-the-name-apple-iphone-still-alive-19117.phpiMobileiMobile - superior to iPhone!iDontcarewhat the possible...; Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Telecom & Utilities, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., phone; Discussion threads 2006-12-19
Scrap Web 2.0, yes, but embrace Knowledge 2.0 surely: Scrap Web 2.0, yes, but embrace Knowledge 2.0 surelyK2.0 Management is an Oxymoron, Yet...I agree with your both of your premises, Dana. The inherent output of participatory media is K2.0, as you've defined it. K2.0 is rich because of its broad and limitless organic growth. This is a good thing,...; Tags: Strategy, Web 2.0 information, Now IT, Knowledge 2.0, knowledge, K2.0, Web 2.0, Web; Discussion threads 2006-08-31
Scrap Web 2.0, yes, but embrace Knowledge 2.0 surely: Gavin Clarke at The Register provides a needed wet blanket to toss over all things "... 2.0," especially Web 2.0. In many respects he's right that the nomenclature suffix business is out of hand. Yet there is something new, quite new, going on and it should be acknowledged.Part of recognizing...; Tags: Knowledge, Knowledge 2.0; Blog posts 2006-08-31
YouTube, Digg, MySpace: How much is a non-paying 'user' worth?: YouTube, Digg, MySpace: How much is a non-paying 'user' worth?Myspace is an abomination.'nuff said.An advertising problemEssentially, social networking sites are chosen by people who don't want to pay anything.Not exactly the best audience for advertisers ;-)The Web 2.0 EconomyI'm facinated by the Web 2.0 economy. It makes money by harvesting...; Tags: YouTube Inc., Digg, MySpace, abomination, social networking, Web 2.0, Web, advertisement; Discussion threads 2006-07-26
Fiorina: Technology will 'disappear' in 25 years: Fiorina: Technology will 'disappear' in 25 yearsWhat a loser!When CEO of HP the future was PCs! Not.Really????No wonder this chick lost her position at HP. Could she not say anything more obvious than this. Did she finally read an Asimov book or something? Blah blah blah....; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Lucent Technologies Inc., vision; Discussion threads 2006-02-22
Cars saving pedestrians' lives?: Cars saving pedestrians' lives?Quick thoughtsIf a vehicle with one of these systems may brake or swerve unexpectedly it might be necessary to only have vehicles which share the same system using the roads, so that if one is going to brake it can warn the others. Or there could be...; Tags: Robots, pedestrian, collision; Discussion threads 2006-01-14
Fantastic voyage into the heart: According to the Journal of Clinical Investigation JCI, researchers from the Harvard Medical School have written a sequel to "Fantastic voyage," the 1966 sci-fi movie. By injecting self-assembling peptide nanofibers loaded with pro-survival factors into rats, they've showed that the animals could be protected from heart failures. So far, the...; Tags: nanofiber, PDGF-BB; Blog posts 2005-12-18