I counter your citation-less speculation with my own: Or not.

Do you think robots will take all of our jobs? If so, how do you think society should handle the masses of unemployed?

Or take out their knee caps. Don't go lethal when you can shame-maim. Maybe that's just the Italian in me.

Also see for less 'metaphysical' achievements: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...

Nope.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V...

I'm in a group that takes his philosophy of science...and marijauana...and spreads it via some pretty spaced out electronic music.

We're called the Sagan Youth Boys. Check us out on Soundcloud for a taste. https://soundcloud.com/sagan-y...

Our 2nd album is coming out in a few months that'll be a hard sci-fi concept album based on a manned mission to Enceladus.


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I have little doubt that computers will be able to drive big-rig trucks not too far into the future. All of the examples you gave sounds like it would be better handled by a capable computer. Split second? How about sub-millisecond? Multiple events happening at once? Humans are notoriously bad at doing that. Hardware glitch? Like sleep deprivation?

Ever see that Volvo ad of two semi's going in reverse at 40+MPH and staying within 3 feet of each other? Do you think people could do that?

Of course, we aren't there yet. It will happen though, and highway safety will improve.

As long as we combine that with a form of fusion, sure!

They probably look at us and think: "There but for the lack of thumbs go I"

All the more reason to free these suckers...god damn.

I get it though, they're no longer suited to living in the wild, etc etc. Can't we help them out with some head-mounted lasers or something?

I'd put the VeloCopter at the top of the list.

http://www.e-volo.com/

While not quite as efficient as a helicopter, it is orders of magnitude simpler to build, maintain, and is way safer (a few rotors could go out and you'd still be able to land okay). Right now it is fully electric (Quiet!) but they have plans to put in an in-series rotary generator to extend its range.

Seconded. Maybe Mrs. Lovejoy's law? https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Oh wow! Thanks for the info! I'm not a Google fanboi by any stretch. I use them more as the most plausible stand-in for my idealized tech company. One that could realize my ultimate dream of a computationally socialist society. In other words, a computer mediated means of allocating resources and services (though not exclusively...a capitalist consumer-driven economy would still be necessary...think basic income vs government housing). We are soooo far away from anything like that today, but I still think it's a laudible goal to get corruptible, short sighted, and narrow minded humans out of the loop ASAP. Admittedly, it's all predicated on very cheap energy and exponentially improving computers/robotics.

You say that with snark (I think) but I have a feeling that GoogleHealth would be far superior to anything offered by today's private shit. Though you'd likely have to watch Ads while in traction, or in the waiting room etc...

Considering that it is the informational infrastructure of a hospital system that is the weak point, not the care itself, Google is clearly pretty damn good at that.

AppleMed on the other hand would suck. Have fun paying 3x for premium couture band-aids. They'd likely excel in plastic surgery.

Yes but what if the state collapses and we're left to deal with roving bands of Palinistas? They'll sure as hell be armed.