Monthly Archives: December 2015

Illumination

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Illumination Do you let your light shine? Hi Laurie I have a slightly different definition of enlightenment, and yours is part of it. For me enlightenment means bringing light, in all dimensions. For me, light means being able to “see” … Continue reading →

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Robin Hanson – When robots rule the earth

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth, with Robin Hanson Robots may one day rule the world. But what will a robot-ruled Earth be like? “Why aren’t corporations more cooperative?” That question is easy to answer David. Corporations … Continue reading →

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Christmas For The World

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

24-26 Dec ’15 ~QofDay~ Christmas For The World What would you want for the world on Christmas? I align with FOS’s list, and add a few things. What we need is a set of machines, programmed to use sunlight and … Continue reading →

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Summer and Solstice

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

21-23 Dec ’15 ~QofDay~ 2015 December Solstice Most of us have our own sense of when the seasons change. Even though December 21 (or 22nd for some of us) is a Solstice that is officially the shift of a season, … Continue reading →

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Skeptics – GMOs

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Article is true enough, and still manages to miss the real issue as far as I am concerned. It is one thing to put up with the natural background rate of risk from various natural mechanisms that DNA can jump … Continue reading →

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Maximum Life

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Surrounded by infinity, the awe of the now What is the maximum duration of human life? Hi David, Since 1974 I have had the possibility of living for the rest of eternity. As I completed my undergrad biochem studies it … Continue reading →

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Evonomics – Who created the Economy?

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Who Created the Economy? Human action, but not human design A lot of truth in this article, and also a lot of half truths and outright mistakes. There is a half truth in the quote from Smith that each person … Continue reading →

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Weaknesses

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

18-20 Dec ’15 ~QofDay~ Weaknesses Looking back on your life, which of your major weaknesses have you successfully overcome and how? What we define as strengths and weaknesses seems to depend very much on context, and contexts often change over … Continue reading →

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On Being

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Tom’s Facebook page- Being! Hi Tom, Seems to me there need be no closing loops. It seems both possible and probable that in the realm of being, there is actually an infinitely dimensional space (in which most dimensions are infinite) … Continue reading →

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Robots as Slaves

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Mars Suica on Robots Should Be Slaves Robots Should Be Slaves Clearly there are two very different classes of systems possible. One class is simply automated systems that deliver goods or services, without any awareness. The other class is Artificial … Continue reading →

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