Monthly Archives: August 2010

THINKERS AUGUST 24 2010: WHY DID THEY BURY AND BURN?

Posted on August 25, 2010 by extropiadasilva

[2010/08/24 15:31]  Extropia DaSilva: Welcome to Thinkers! [2010/08/24 15:31]  Gwyneth Llewelyn: thank you 🙂 I feel welcomed 🙂 [2010/08/24 15:31]  Gwyneth Llewelyn: hehe [2010/08/24 15:32]  Extropia DaSilva: The topic this week is called WHY DID THEY BURY AND BURN? [2010/08/24 … Continue reading →

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ME AND MITSUKU.

Posted on August 22, 2010 by extropiadasilva

One of my secondaries directed me to a chatbot called Mitsuku.  http://www.square-bear.co.uk/mitsuku/chat.htm Is she any good? Is the Turing test about to be passed? Judge for yourself… Human: Nice to be back. Mitsuku: Thank you for your kindness. Human: No … Continue reading →

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THINKERS AUGUST 17 2010: THAT LOVIN’ FEELING.

Posted on August 18, 2010 by extropiadasilva

[2010/08/17 15:35]  Extropia DaSilva: So! Welcome to Thinkers. Today’s topic was thought up by Judith Underwood (three cheers for Judith!) and it is this: [2010/08/17 15:35]  Extropia DaSilva: Is love the same in SL as it is in FL? or … Continue reading →

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SECONDARY THOUGHTS: CYBORGS etc

Posted on August 15, 2010 by extropiadasilva

VIRGILLIC SAYS: I am thinking about some paradigmatic difference like between serial and parallel processing. I can’t imagine what that’d be. the only means to upgrade the brain that I can think of are: 1- increase in communication speed between … Continue reading →

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THINKERS AUGUST 10 2010: THE POWER!

Posted on August 12, 2010 by extropiadasilva

[2010/08/10 15:36]  Extropia DaSilva: Welcome to Thinkers! [2010/08/10 15:36]  Serendipity Seraph: hey hey. *kisses extropia and snuggles into her and into K’s well placed foot as well.* 🙂 [2010/08/10 15:37]  Extropia DaSilva: In the middle of the 20th Century, humankind … Continue reading →

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I AT THE CENTRE.

Posted on August 11, 2010 by extropiadasilva

INTRODUCTION. This piece of artistic work was drawn in 1964 by David Oleson. It is called I At The Centre. I think it provides a useful visual metaphor of the ‘Ubuntu Web’, my term for the network of relationships that … Continue reading →

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WHO IS THE PUPPET?

Posted on August 10, 2010 by extropiadasilva

(This essay was originally published as part of Bees And Flowers, available at Gwyneth Lewellyn’s blog. Some extra details have been added- Extropia DaSilva, July 15 2011) INTRODUCTION In his book, ‘The Beginning Of Reality’, David Deutsch explained how we … Continue reading →

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SECONDARY THOUGHTS: GOD/TECHNOLOGY.

Posted on August 6, 2010 by extropiadasilva

WILL TECHNOLOGY EVOLVE INTO GOD?…. SET/AI SAYS: I nearly jump out of my seat every time I see some smug materialist say something like “the idea of a creator solves nothing because it presumes some complex entity had to create … Continue reading →

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THINKERS 3rd AUGUST 2010: COMETH THE MAN.

Posted on August 6, 2010 by extropiadasilva

[2010/08/03 15:34]  Extropia DaSilva: So…welcomg to Thinkers! [2010/08/03 15:34]  Extropia DaSilva: A recent poll showed residents’ faith in the future of SL significantly improving after it was announced Rosedale would return as CEO. But, in a world that depends so … Continue reading →

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THE SIMULATION ARGUMENT.

Posted on August 5, 2010 by extropiadasilva

Are we in a simulation? Are we destined to live our future lives in VR? The Secondaries ponder… SET/AI SAYS: the picture is starting to look pretty clear if you follow the technology – the mass resurrection of the trillion … Continue reading →

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