Friday, October 21, 2011

Singularity

Nathan here.
     I've been paying a lot of attention to the work of Ray Kurzweil lately. The notions of computers surpassing the abilities, or even the potential, of human intelligence. In 1999 Ray predicted the following for 2009:
  • Computers are primarily portable, with people typically having at least a dozen on or around their bodies, networked together with "body LANs"
  • Rotating memory (CD-ROMS, Hard disk drives) are on their way out
  • The majority of text is generated with speech recognition software
  • Learning at a distance, through computers, is commonplace
  • Computer-controlled orthopedic devices, "walking machines" are used to help the disabled
  • Translating telephones (where each caller is speaking a different language) are commonplace
  • Virtually all communication is digital and encrypted
  • The ten years leading up to 2009 have seen continuous economic expansion
  • Most purchases of books, videos and music are digital downloads
  • Warfare is dominated by unmanned intelligent airborne devices
  • Tele-medicine is widely used, where the physician examines the patient at a distance with virtual reality
It's scary how close he is to the truth. Singularity describes the moment that computer intelligence surpasses our own - a moment of uncertainty describing a major paradigm shift. What kind of future is there for humanity when/if this happens? Is the world destined to some kind of Matrix-esque existence where pride leads, once again, to annihilation? Kurzweil thinks that we're more likely to merge with them in an attempt to progress and keep up - to remain competitive so to speak. He claims that processors the size of blood cells will inhabit our body to eliminate the problems with aging, disease and improper healing. I guess my question to you is: would you want to live in a world like that? It possesses some rather artificial flavouring to me.


What's Up Babies

Scott here.
     To all you girls out there...what shape do you like pubes shaved in? I've moved on from the arrow shape to a heart so now you know where my lovin's cumin' from. I want people to know the love and effort I put into prepping your man toy. I'll be patrolling the club scene tonight and tomorrow looking for that lovely lady to get me inside of her. You hope you run into me ;)
     Who doesn't like random acts? I was in a grocery store, in line, buying some more ketchup with an interesting person in front of me. I thought I could really change her day up if I wailed my tongue at her. I'm sure she loved it on some level but her immediate reaction was what I was going for. She looked at me like I raped her child. Now that's a reaction that money can't buy.

Got a New Rally Car...So Fast it Flies

Agatha here.
I got my new car all pimped out so those fuckers on the street know who's best - and if they don't I'll fuck their shit up. They're gonna get the Longhorn horns motherfucker. Check this out:




The horn is pimped too. I have a setting so that if I honk the intro to Eye of the Tiger blasts in the ears of all those bastards who think they're better. I'm gonna NOS the shit out of this thing soon. More pics to come

No Talent Bullshit

Kael here.
I'm not an old man criticizing a generation's music. I'm still young and unfortunately the generation is my own. Seriously what the fuck is with this crap. I can't tell anything apart from itself. All of the singers sound exactly the same and they're all bitching about their white people problems - stuff that isn't actually a problem but, of course, they're so hard done by. Why don't you go park your ass in the Congo for a week and feel the threat of getting a limb chopped off by some dude who just wants to see you bleed - dipshit.

The following blow ass:
Blink 182
Tokyo Police Club
Fall Out Boy
My Chemical Romance
Coldplay


That's just naming shit off the top of my head. What happened to concept albums that didn't suck?! Shit, what happened to music not sucking!? Ah fuck it.

Dalton's Batman

Dalton here.
     I just finished watching The Dark Knight Rises trailer (which is badass). Check this out!!!!!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if someone made a movie about you? Somewhat off topic...I wonder who would play me? I mean on a strictly aesthetic level I look like Andy Dick...that would suck though. Anyway, after Alina left I felt like the broken commissioner Gordon begging for someone to come in an be a hero. Then I started wondering if maybe I was that hero. I know this sounds cliche but stay with me on this one.
     Gordon's begging for that former crime fighter to come back and fight this new evil that (probably) left him in the broken state you see in the trailer. It's as if I'm begging my former self to come back and rid me of the pain I'm going through from my life drama. The end of the trailer shows Batman beaten but staying on his feet. I yelled out loud when I saw it! I can't wait to watch him throw down with Bane. The Batman is coming back...I'm coming back...and it's going to be one hell of an entertaining fight - real Pay Per View material. I'm stoked.