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Posted on June 27, 2017April 30, 2020

A Variation on a Theme

With Spider-Man, everyone knows “With great power comes great responsibility,” but maybe that’s good to start out, good for kids.

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Posted on September 28, 2015April 28, 2020

It Wasn’t a Real “Gold Membership” Card Anyway

There was a time when I was very young that someone explained to me that people often discriminated against others based on their religions.

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Posted on January 30, 2015April 28, 2020

Don’t Get Us Started On Feminist AI…

I notice a lot of ruckus and pushback against Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The major objections all seem to be of the same flavor: “If we make an AI and allow it to equal us in power/ability/decision-making, then it will be a total dick to us and wipe out humanity and also steal our birthdays and candy.”

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Posted on January 26, 2015April 27, 2020

Sacrosanct

We should all be supremely suspicious of things that are sacrosanct.

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Posted on June 16, 2012April 14, 2020

Power is a great fertilizer.

Power consolidation combined with opaqueness is the perfect hiding place for scoundrels.

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