April 2, 2023

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Are Steve Wozniak and Elon Musk having a Robert Oppenheimer Moment regarding AI?

What is a Robert Oppenheimer Moment?

As he witnessed the first nuclear weapon blast on July 16, 1945, a piece of Hindu scripture ran through the mind of Robert Oppenheimer (the leader of the Manhattan Project) :  “ Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds‘”

It seems Steve and Elon think research into AI should be slowed lest we get ahead of ourselves. (cue the wavy lines and time warp effect and Morgan Freeman says:) “In 1812, the first steamboats began plying the mighty Mississippi. In 1852 the first steam boiler pressure gauge was patented. In the 40 years from 1812 to 1852 over 4000 lives were lost in steam boiler explosions along the mighty Mississippi. It would appear (dramatic pause) we’d gotten ahead of ourselves!”

April 1, 2023:

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A Life in Five Moves:

In 1967 I boarded a plane to Michigan with one suitcase. In 1971 I returned to New Jersey with all my possessions in a Rambler American. In 1973 I moved to Cliffside Park and it took three trips in my Ford Maverick. In 1976 I moved to Englewood with a 15 foot U-Haul truck. In 1991 I moved to Englewood Cliffs and it took a 36 foot truck, 3 burly men and 7 hours to move me.

Today, like Smaug, I sit atop my hard-fought for possessions wondering how long it will take my son to call the Got Junk number. And then it came to me – kinda like a head-cold:  I will “seed the Cloud” with my clutter, oddments and allot of good writtings and journal entries, some going back to the 1960’s. Yes, I know writtings is misspelled but don’t the 2 t’s look cool!

kongoboken speaks:

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When 100 people take a stab at what kongoboken might mean I might reveal the truth, but that’s only if I think you can all handle the truth (quick nod to Jack!). Otherwise this Blog and Site is a place to store my stuff and demonstrate that a life – any life – can be made interesting and valuable with the help of imagination, hard work and drugs.