ELIZA, the paperclip maximizer: A story
An unspecified government agency released a set of decoded log files [see below], recovered from an accident at an AI research lab. According to an eyewitness who visited the site, an “unusually large” heap of paperclips towered over the...
The microbiome sounds like something straight out of science fiction novel. But have no fear, it’s a very real 1.5 – 3 Kg of biological micro-flora existing in your gut exerting a fundamental influence on the health of your entire body, including yo...
The online news broadcasting service AJ+ today published footage of a Hungarian Photographer tripping and kicking refugee’s running from police. According to the report, the Photographer worked for the far-right Jobbik-affiliated channel N1 and comes after a me...
I recently attended a speech by the Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, in Kuala Lumpur and during the subsequent question time, the issue of asylum seekers came up. Her response was to roll out the usual party line, which is to justify Australia’s posit...
A NOTE ON THE ABOVE PHOTO: A homeless foreign migrant living under the Sinsen bridge on the east side of Norway’s capital, Oslo. The man claimed that living under the bridge was his only option after facing continual removal from other area’s by the Oslo ...
I recently bought a new smartphone. It has all the latest features. I am cautious with any legal agreements I enter, but with the new phone, I am giving up. Every feature I want to use is an app. Every app has a long license agreement and terms of use. I read/skimmed...
UPDATED THURS 20/8/2015: Manuela Lavinas Picq faced two hours of court deliberations on Monday the 17th at 16:00. The hearing was in order to define the immigration status of the Brazillian academic/journalist who had, several days earlier been subjected to a brutal ...