Tag Archives: Singularity

A Neophyte’s Guide to the Singularity

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

I did not write this, but found it on a tweet from Ray Kurzweil a while ago. It links to this article, but I can’t find the author’s name on the page. I’m bothering to share it as a post … Continue reading →

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What is the Singularity?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Good question! In science-lingo, a singularity is a point where our current model breaks down. An example from physics is the inside of black holes. The technological singularity is hard to talk about because many people mean many different things … Continue reading →

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Hiatus Is Over

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

So… Two to three days turned into almost a week. Sorry about that. Long story short, I needed to re-calibrate my life. Again. A few months ago I made a commitment to myself and to humanity as a whole that … Continue reading →

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Update on Singularity Institute Charity

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

A couple of days ago I made a post in which I asked people to research and consider donating money to the Singularity Institute. I know I nudged at least one person into donating, and that’s awesome. Here are the stats … Continue reading →

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A Short Story Ending in a Request

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

So, I was surfing Facebook earlier, looking at pics posted by other people of TAM 9, when I came across this picture from NECSS 2011 in the sidebar. (I assume it’s a public domain picture, since it was on Facebook, … Continue reading →

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