I found an article that talks about interesting ideas in artificial intelligence, and also asks a lot of questions about human intelligence.
finished sartre today. I feel somewhat inspired, pulled by a need to do *something* with my life apart from being a companion and a customer service rep. what to to do is the question really. sartre speaks of the sense of adventure, that moment when suddenly something happens, something ordinary which strikes you in an [...]
Walking. weaving through crowds and chaos with headphones on. I am immune, I am distinct, I am indistinguishable, I am at peace with everything. Swimming. the sun was shining today, and it came streaming through the huge south-facing windows at the pool. I felt stregnthened by the sun on my skin, magnified by the water. [...]
there was a full moon this weekend. We went to a peace rally in Skibbereen. And we marched around and blocked traffic, with lots of old hippies with rainbow kintwear and dogs with neckerchiefs and babies on shoulders. I met a lady tom knows who is a spry young woman of 80 or so, who [...]
this morning, I woke up unhappy with reality. everything was too harsh, too imperfect, too grating. maybe it was the contrast between the dreams I had last night and the way the world looked in the morning. maybe it was the three pints of beer and the oily onion rings I had for dinner. maybe [...]
just wanted to leave a few comments on the article tom posted… {tom thinks this is obvious, i’m not sure I agree with him. to see the full article, click on the link labeled “more” at the bottom of the entry. and if everyone knew that already, sorry for pointing out the obvious… ;o ) [...]
I can feel my life beginning to take on a steady rhythm. Get up, go to work, come home, work at various things at home (garden center website, reading, cleaning, shopping), cook dinner, relax. Once these things are routine, the changes in the pattern are more novel and exciting… when I got up to go [...]
I thought you might like this… Tom Is the brain simply a computer, and is consciousness merely the feeling we get when we think? Or is consciousness a primary component of the universe, which the brain can latch on to, like a radio receiver? A definitive answer will always be elusive, but scientists are making [...]
thanks for the tunes, james. It’s wonderfully refreshing to get new music! sometimes I wonder what would happen if we hi-jacked a party here and played this stuff to the people. would they stay? dance? jeer and get whisky-aggressive? might just have to try it and find out…
