Science is Drokking Fantastic Because...

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

A computer programme called 'Eugene Goostman' developed by Vladimir Veselov and Eugene Demechenko convinced 33% of Judges at a Royal Society demonstration that it was. 13 year old boy. This is the first machine 'intelligence' to pass the Turing test. Z

I've failed the Turing test on multiple occasions.

Would you like to talk about the weather now?

[Proudhuff]

It's Hobb's End all over again...

[Proudhuff]

  yahay!! saw this at le weekend:

[Hawkmumbler]

Been a while since I read anything from Mark Witton but here he put's up a good argument as to why I believe Suchosaurus and Suchomimus should be disbanded and absorbed into Baryonyx Walkeri. The evidence is irrfutable that all three are synonymus.

http://markwitton-com.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/baryonyx-begins.html

[Jim_Campbell]

Giant monster sighted surfacing in one of Titan's lakes.

(Well, yes, they say it's probably some kind of 'ice'berg, but I know a giant monster when I see one.)

Cheers

Jim

[Proudhuff]

Is it a downed Justice Dept ship?

[ZenArcade]

Nope, the downed Justice dept ship is floating off a headland on Titan....don't believe me, google it. Z

[Frank]

"Large multinational corporations could develop their own highly capable security forces. Criminals and terrorists will have access to increasingly cheap unmanned drones and space satellites. Sophisticated environmental warfare will spread plant and human diseases by insects.

These are among an array of dire warnings spelt out in a study by a Ministry of Defence thinktank exploring potential threats to security that might emerge by the middle of the century.

The study, Global Strategic Trends – Out to 2045, contains fresh warnings about the effects of climate change, the growth of sprawling urban centres, and pressure on natural resources, notably water. It paints a picture of a world in which the authority of states diminishes in the face of powerful private multinational companies, and national loyalties are weakened by increasing migration"

http://gu.com/p/3qq7v/tw

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

Was the Big Bang really a black hole? Scientist speak big words that I don't understand but here's a link to the article anyway.

http://phys.org/news/2013-09-goodbye-big-black-hole-theory.html

[Jim_Campbell]

"Large multinational corporations could develop their own highly capable security forces. Criminals and terrorists will have access to increasingly cheap unmanned drones and space satellites. Sophisticated environmental warfare will spread plant and human diseases by insects.

These are among an array of dire warnings spelt out in a study by a Ministry of Defence thinktank exploring potential threats to security that might emerge by the middle of the century. that has been reading far too much William Gibson.

FTFY.

Cheers

Jim

[JOE SOAP]

"Large multinational corporations could develop their own highly capable security forces. Criminals and terrorists will have access to increasingly cheap unmanned drones and space satellites."

The anti-establishment minded would say that's all ready happened.

[ZenArcade]

Read the article on the  report, bit of a downer. Here was me hoping for hover cars, nice robots and food pills like in star trek. Now we are faced with what we are starting to happening already +

[JOE SOAP]

Read the article on the  report, bit of a downer. Here was me hoping for hover cars, nice robots and food pills like in star trek. Now we are faced with what we are starting to happening already +

You have to consider tha bias of the report and who made it. Of course I would never suggest that the Ministry of Defence would lobby for a bigger budget -and higher wages- so they can continue their job of protecting the citizens of the realm -and selling arms- by embellishing the truth.

[ZenArcade]

Perish the thought.

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

Private Corporate Armies and Security Forces?

Great way for States to 'outsource' the more contentious issues like rendition etc since the Corporations will only be beholden to their share holders not public accountability or scrutiny.

I understand that some legislation being prepared by Private companies involves the prosecution of States for denying the Corporations 'Future profits' should states do anything that is seen to be imposing upon the will of the market place.

The Cyber Punks were right;the Star Trekkers completely wrong about human nature and the sort of future that is coming and may be already here. As Gore Vidal said 'Socialism for the rich;markets for the poor.'