While I know this sounds silly, I am 99% certain that the linked website has some significant malicious content. While surfing this website (again, 99% certain, given what happened next) I was prompted to allow a download from a .cc domain. I declined. Repeatedly. Moments later, after finishing the article and closing the tab (Win XP, Desktop, IE 8, McAfee Corporate edition antivirus) I received a systray popup regarding infection. I waited, thinking that McAfee would swat it post haste. After a bit more browsing of this wonderful site and articles from the last 24 hours (thus the 1% uncertainty) all non-IE applications were force closed and my desktop wallpaper was replaced by a lovely warning about how my computer had possibly been compromised. I snapped the following shot with my android phone, called IT and shut down my desktop. image of desktop: https://picasaweb.google.com/chaotral/Public#5578430686634980466 Just a bit of a heads up there. Thanks for listening!

Transhumanism should be embraced, not feared. But watch out for those hard takeoff singularities we read about, they're a doozy!

Thank you! Thank you so much for removing the 'roach from the bug type posts. As an entomophobe with particular animosity towards that creature, it is appreciated. The beetle, while not perfect for an entomophobe, is not so onerous. Sincerely, A Pony