Okay, despite dating myself with this post headline, I must admit that the robot from “Lost in Space” is the first thing that comes to mind whenever I read anything about robots. I found the following bit of news particularly fascinating (and very appropo to our course):
“THE STANDARD reported last week that “emotional robots” are […]
Archive for February, 2007
With all the really important issues going on in the world today, two stories have dominated the media over the past seven days: (1) where was blond bombshell Anna Nicole Smith’s body going to be buried, a story which was only overshadowed by (2) an even greater media feeding frenzy, caused by the news that […]
Since Presidents Day is Monday, I thought I’d print an excerpt from an essay I really liked written by 2008 Presidential candidate Barack Obama, which originally appeared in Time Magazine, June 26, 2005.
WHAT I SEE IN LINCOLN’S EYES
“My favorite portrait of Lincoln comes from the end of his life. In it, Lincoln’s face is as […]
Hi everyone. I had a problem figuring out how to start a new category, so this is probably a duplicate post.
At any rate, I’ve been having a bit of ”writer’s block” lately in regard to this block, since I made such a stink on the discussion boards about wanting people to write “meaningful entries.”
But today, I can […]
Wow. Father Guido Sarducci! How long has it been since I last saw him on Saturday Night Live? (Too long to think about–too depressing.)
But I really enjoyed this bit “The Five Minute University.” And I must say, an interesting choice for a homework assignment from you, Professor Gold—about a minute into the […]
The Diamond Age, First Impressions…
Published February 2nd, 2007 in Thoughts on The Diamond Age. 0 CommentsAs I mentioned on the discussion boards, The Diamond Age is not an easy read, but I already suspect it will be worth the journey.
Little things about what I have read so far are reminicent of George Orwell’s 1984. How there are still warring factions, how prejudice is still rampant, how there is a huge discrepency […]
February 2, 2007
This is my very first post in my very first blog! I’ve been curious about blogs for a while now, so it’s exciting to have one. I’ll make it “fancier” once I start feeling a bit braver, but right now I’m psyched just to be off and running. I’m going to click “save” […]
