I Don't Do This For You...

 "The People to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know..." -- Napoleon Bonaparte

Ethical AI?

 No quote today because I couldn't think of one that was appropriate.

Artificial Intelligence VS. Natural Stupidity...

 "When you make something idiot-proof, they will just make better idiots..." -- Stephen Hawking

Of Woke and Nuts...

 "I think what the 'woke' culture needs is to be woke. But then, that could be a very rude awakening..." -- Craig D. Lounsbrough 

Trans-action...

 

No quote today because I can't think of one that fits this particularly strange (I think) human interaction...

"Science" Run Amok...

"1. A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction allow a human being to be harmed.

2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such an order would conflict with The First Law.

3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws..." -- Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics, "Runaround"

The World You Live In, Prologue

 "Never trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die..." -- Unknown

But...But...Muh Narrative!

 Author's Note: Before I begin, I want to thank a bunch of folks for a very good week, traffic wise. The list may be short, but appears very distinguished, indeed...

Defeating the Left, Part Three: The Endgame...

 "Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task that has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us..." -- Winston Churchill

You All Suck (#39 --Smacking Karen...)

"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask and he will tell you the Truth." -- Oscar Wilde

Douchebag of the Week (Week Ending 3/21/2020 -- All of YOU)

"Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation..." -- Vannevar Bush

Your Pronouns Are Not Wanted Here...

Apologies for the extended absence. Been busy. Just a quick snippet here, and then something more substantial to follow later in the week.

The Reality of Differences...

"People demand Freedom of Speech as compensation for the Freedom of Thought which they seldom use." - Soren Kierkegaard

The Perils of "Equal"...

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The Derp State Approaches...

"Self-righteous dumbfuck is not a very good look, nor a profession, Missy." - The Overlord

"Yet it is folly to argue against determined hardness; eloquence may strike the ear, and the language of sorrow draw forth the tear of compassion, but nothing can reach the heart that is steeled with prejudice." -- Thomas Paine, The Crisis

Making Spirits Bright...

"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves." -- Eric Severeid

A Majority Of One: "Be Careful What You Ask For...".

"The safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts." -- C.S. Lewis

T'was a Profession, Once...

The picture to the left is of an IBM 3090 Mainframe computing complex. This was "state of the art" in computing circles in 1985, and took up about as much floor space as would a tractor trailer.

It might even have weighed as much, as well.

You All Suck (Example #28 - "It Sucks to be Me" Edition)

" I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and incur my own abhorrence." -- Fredrick Douglas.

A Tale of Two Morons...

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." - Issac Asimov