Links for 07-03-2007
Rogue AI lawyer busted, Athena Scalzi lives up to her name, Captain Sterling’s hate-mail, Niall vs. interstitial fiction…
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“Sticking to an exercise regime is always easier if there’s some sort of reward or punishment involved. Well, Sony Ericsson reckons that a phone or PDA could provide just the right incentive.” This makes no sense to me.
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2 – All you Philosophy Majors Will Have to Find Something Else to Argue About Now
Athena Scalzi knows the score.
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“Via the Lunar Picture of the Day comes this astonishing image from Peter Lawrence, an accomplished astrophotographer…” That is just simply brilliant. Go lookee!
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4 – People see pets through rose-tinted glasses
“We always knew it but now it’s official – pet owners have rose-tinted views of their animals. People even become defensive on behalf of a triangle if told it’s “theirs”.”
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5 – China designer: Moonshot possible in 15 years
“China’s leading space vehicle expert predicts the nation will be able to send astronauts to the moon within 15 years, state media reported on Tuesday.”
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“There is no salvation nor any solution to the human problem. Nature will solve this problem in a manner which is a tragedy for our species.” Even Captain Sterling gets some hate mail once in a while.
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7 – The Appeal of Science Fiction
“Capsule thesis: The appeal of science fiction is lost on those who are not convinced that they have a future.” Jeremiah Tolbert seeks your opinions.
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8 – Does the cream always rise to the top?
“Will everyone who deserves to get published get published? Alas, no. Would that it were true. But there are many reasons a deserving work won’t hit the shelf.”
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“…as a reviewer, I’d never consider using it; part of a reviewer’s job is description, and “interstitial” is a smokescreen. By definition [...] it avoids the specifics of what a story is doing, the details that make it interesting.”
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10 – AI Cited for Unlicensed Practice of Law
“A web-based “expert system” that helped users prepare bankruptcy filings for a fee made too many decisions to be considered a clerical tool [...] the software was effectively practicing law without a license.”
