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<p class="MsoNormal">I\u2019ve got a big bin of old hard drives that I dig through and find this or that from time to time. I mostly don\u2019t need any of it. I imagine it will be that way too for transhuman upgrades. Once there are better codes and better hardware,
the old ways just seem so unnecessary. I know someone is going to say, but that PTSD is part of YOU. Is it, or is it better to start fresh from a curated subset? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind comes to mind here..<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Friam <friam-bounces@redfish.com> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Steve Smith<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 30, 2021 9:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> friam@redfish.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] A pretty cellular automata video<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>We do have a robotic vacuum who we have personified somewhat... the Cat ignores it, the Dog was constantly needing to nip at it, but backed off anytime it changed course when it was near her. It is far from Rosie (Jetsons). But I suppose I might upgrade
to Astro.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>A friend made the observation not that long ago, that the legacy of Homo Faber has been to constantly create technology to replace ourselves. First it was a more robust/warmer skin cover, better cutting/rending items than our teeth and claws, augmentation
of heavy labor, transportation, etc... now we have machines we hope will think for us and make better decisions. And by machines, I don't mean *just* mechanical devices, but also systems including human-facilitated bureaucracy/governing, etc.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>It seems like in the limit it makes posthumanism (human extinction) the ultimate outcome?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"Bandwidth" sounds as if there are robots among us who are listening. Amazon offers now an "Astro" robot - a tablet attached to a vacuum cleaner body. What do you think of it, would you buy one? ZDNet says it costs about $1500<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078NSDFSB">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078NSDFSB</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">From: Jon Zingale <a href="mailto:jonzingale@gmail.com">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Date: 9/30/21 01:04 (GMT+01:00) <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">To: <a href="mailto:friam@redfish.com">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Subject: Re: [FRIAM] A pretty cellular automata video
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<pre style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">"...but I won't waste anyone's bandwidth with my reflective rambling..."</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Wait, no, please, more reflective rambling.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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