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Robots. Abundance for All, or Just the Survivors?

And Why Are the New Robots All White?
Robots. Abundance for All, or Just the Survivors?
I loved robots when I was a kid. They seemed to be everywhere in popular culture. From the Amazing Magical Robot Game, an educational toy that appeared in my Christmas stocking, to the weekly dose of “Danger, Will Robinson” while watching the cult American classic series Lost in Space, I was hooked. So when I was seven or eight years old and "Tricky’s" the local toy shop, put one in their shop window, I had to have it. Beyond the reach of my pocket money, I devised “The Robot Club” with... read more
 

In Defence of Donald Trump

Are things quite as they seem?
In Defence of Donald Trump
Sorry for the click-bait title, but hey, this is the age of new media and you've gotta work the system, right? I loathe Trump, and pretty much anyone else who thinks dripping themselves in gold is a good look. However, I saw the recent meeting where he and Vance ambushed Zelenskyy, and my 'take' on what went down seems very different from most commentators on the left. I thought I'd share my opinion and take the brickbats as they come. Trump is a performative president. What you see isn't ... read more
 

Bitcoin Is Doomed And So Are We

I recently had an epiphany. It doesn't end well.
I had an epiphany last week. Do you get those? Suddenly the clouds part and you see the way forward in a moment of clarity. Only rather than being a positive experience, this one was dark. Very dark. End of days dark. Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash This is going to be a tough one to explain as it is a bit technical. I'll try to simplify as best I can. I had a similar epiphany the first time I used the World Wide Web. I was already an Internet user as I'd ... read more
 
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