“Machines should work. People should think.”

Posted on 2009/04/19 by nexuslex — Leave a comment

headline::IBM/taipeitimes

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Syndicate’s cyberpunk future first appeared in 1993 and was developed by Bullfrog Productions, a company co-founded by Peter Molyneux. Bullfrog was later acquired by Electronic Arts. Starbreeze Studios is working with Electronic Arts on a new title in the Syndicate series..//gi.biz

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The Sleep Dealer is a completely unique, and urgent science fiction set in a world so bizarre, violent, and hilarious it almost rivals our own.

“Mexico. The near future. Memo Cruz has always dreamed of leaving his tiny village and heading north. But when he is ultimately forced to leave, Memo finds a future so bizarre—border walls, shantytowns, hi-tech factories, remote control drones and aqua-terrorists—that it looks a lot like today.”//GC//To listen to the podcast, click here.

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“Do robots interest you? Do you think about how robots might be designed and engineered to be all they can be? Have you ever wanted to design a robot to help humanity?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Skynet wants to hear from you. Join with us in helping to design and create the next steps in robotic technology. We know that human innovation is at the heart of any endeavor. Your thoughts and ideas just might be the spark that starts the next engineering revolution!”//skynetresearch

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Being a robot with good “intentions”

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The real world is a unique and wonderful playground. There are so many true stories, ancient myths and folktales, urban legends and conspiracy theories, so many mysterious and exciting locations, monsters and demons and gods, forgotten cities and lost civilizations, strange creatures and mystical lore, so much reference material to draw on

The Secret World refers to a world within our own, where monsters and magic exists. Conspiracies cloak secrets across the world and throughout time.//tentonhammer

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“Poor folk love their cellphones!” “Connectivity is poverty” was how a friend of mine summarized Sterling’s bold theme. Only the poor — defined broadly as those without better options — are obsessed with their connections.//nyt

“And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.”//Max Ehrmann

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Manning the barricades

“How would a company go about marketing a pill to make you more religious? Would they have to concoct a new brain disorder (low spiritual acceptance disorder perhaps)?”//brainstimulant