tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post1626981415160890897..comments2024-03-28T22:31:58.632-07:00Comments on Flying Totems: Dude, you are so glowingBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-25627487557423284972012-08-02T22:48:14.342-07:002012-08-02T22:48:14.342-07:00Back when we had a Borders here, meaning when they...Back when we had a Borders here, meaning when they still existed, I remember sitting down at their cafe and reading some selections from "You Are Not a Gadget." Lanier seems to have it on the ball, from what I've read of him, and I should really go back and read the whole book. He also seems to live a pretty full life.<br /><br />Yeah, that forest jaunt does look like fun.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-59616038543574223182012-08-01T18:22:47.175-07:002012-08-01T18:22:47.175-07:00I haven't been able to take much of what Ray K...I haven't been able to take much of what Ray Kurzweil says about the Singularity very seriously simply because he's so wildly optimistic he completely forgets irony - a very strong component of human experience. A book on my list for reading this year is 'You Are Not a Gadget' by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaron_Lanier" rel="nofollow">Jaron Lanier</a>, a guy who certainly has as much technical expertise but one who has drawn a different conclusion.<br /><br />The band seem to be enjoying themselves and that is the main thing. I liked their wander through the forest.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.com