January 2012
29 posts
The Search for Posthumanism
thenewinquiry:
Notes from the 2011 Singularity Summit
by Mike Thomsen
The idea that we can run out of time is peculiar. It’s a product of how we organize our memories.
Human consciousness is a kind of romance with the idea that time is finite and consumable. This assumption of finitude means that time can also become digested and metabolized urge, energizing the desire to imagine what is...
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Norwegian Butter Crisis of 2011
“The crisis has prompted a variety of responses from individuals and organisations in Norway and neighboring countries. A Norwegian newspaper has sought to attract new subscribers by offering them a half-kilo of butter, while students have auctioned butter online in a bid to raise funds for their graduation party. A number of individuals have been apprehended by the authorities for attempting to...
December 2011
69 posts
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A tormenting thought: as of a certain point,...
Elias Cannetti
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