tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post3033372589708280775..comments2024-01-13T08:49:14.041-08:00Comments on Myrhaf: The Museum of Western CivilizationMyrhafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-78685089247459564662007-11-07T21:39:00.000-08:002007-11-07T21:39:00.000-08:00Thanks, Mike!John Kim, thank you for the web site....Thanks, Mike!<BR/><BR/>John Kim, thank you for the web site. I have put it in my favorites and will be exploring it more. I still think the singularity is rationalistic nonsense, but I'll read more. Maybe I can some up with an intelligent argument against it and gain fame as the blogger who killed the singularity.Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-49426356591398704582007-11-07T19:42:00.000-08:002007-11-07T19:42:00.000-08:00I liked it! Flash fiction of a different sort (an...I liked it! Flash fiction of a different sort (and your other story you linked was quite enjoyable as well). Every time I try to flash, I end up writing a short story at the minimum. It's amazing that you can keep things within the rails and still convey your story.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125745545009130612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-64843222344628479512007-11-06T17:07:00.000-08:002007-11-06T17:07:00.000-08:00"What little I have read about the Singularity sou..."What little I have read about the Singularity sounds like bullshit to me."<BR/><BR/>I used to think the same but then I discovered Al Fin's blog. (I think Inspector linked to it but I'm not certain.) Al Fin is a scientific blogger who is also a futurist. Politically he's a conservative libertarian. He's a pro-science guy but if you scratch him deep enough I think you would come up with a Popperian skeptic. But his blog is interesting. <BR/><BR/>Here is a link to all of his posts regarding the Singularity. As I say it may be rationalism but there also may be something to it. Peruse the site at your leisure. Its just as interesting a science site as Centauri Dreams.<BR/><BR/>http://alfin2100.blogspot.com/search/label/Singularity<BR/><BR/><BR/>John KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-32023583754472121502007-11-06T15:15:00.000-08:002007-11-06T15:15:00.000-08:00I wouldn't take the fact that this story is set 1,...I wouldn't take the fact that this story is set 1,000 years in the future too seriously. It's fiction. No one can seriously predict the future.<BR/><BR/>What little I have read about the Singularity sounds like bullshit to me.Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-9102093777855426412007-11-06T15:04:00.000-08:002007-11-06T15:04:00.000-08:001000 years into the future? How would you address ...1000 years into the future? How would you address the problem of the Singularity? I don't know if the Singularity is a legitimate concept or a giant mass of rationalism but every futurist I've read feels that it will radically alter future society. There are professional scientific societies dedicated to studying it like The Singularity Institute (see Al Fin's blog for more). Some even speculate that individualism as we know it will no longer exist and that a post Singularity society may not even care about music and art in the 20th century. I really don't know. <BR/><BR/>John KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-36015396439012316282007-11-06T09:43:00.000-08:002007-11-06T09:43:00.000-08:00I knew I'd get a rise from Billy Beck with this on...I knew I'd get a rise from Billy Beck with this one. ;)Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-79604563515977584362007-11-06T05:24:00.000-08:002007-11-06T05:24:00.000-08:00"...this is how I imagine the distant future will ...<I>"...this is how I imagine the distant future will look at it..."</I><BR/><BR/>If they do, they'll be just as bloody wrong as my father was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-27667514585842266332007-11-06T01:28:00.000-08:002007-11-06T01:28:00.000-08:00And another Futurama reference goes over the 'Haf'...And another <I>Futurama</I> reference goes over the 'Haf's head.<BR/><BR/>Good call on the changing the music. VH actually rocks in spite of the taint of modern culture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-78624878743530117222007-11-05T17:59:00.000-08:002007-11-05T17:59:00.000-08:00I don't know Bender. Are they better than Winger?...I don't know Bender. Are they better than Winger?Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-90275070230140301572007-11-05T17:36:00.000-08:002007-11-05T17:36:00.000-08:00Pretty damn good glimpse into the future.But...if ...Pretty damn good glimpse into the future.<BR/><BR/>But...if your entry takes place 1000 years from now...where's Bender?!davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102807342521013650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-38869785021601094312007-11-05T17:20:00.000-08:002007-11-05T17:20:00.000-08:00I like rock music, NS. I play it. But this is ho...I like rock music, NS. I play it. But this is how I imagine the distant future will look at it, along with modern art and the counter-culture.Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-9540704116030983262007-11-05T17:03:00.000-08:002007-11-05T17:03:00.000-08:00I don't know what you mean to imply about rock mus...I don't know what you mean to imply about rock music. Hippies didn't invent rock and roll, Elvis and his contemporaries did. It is an original American creation, coming from the songs of freed Black slaves (jazz and blues) and from the music of aspiring Scotch-Irish immigrants (country and rockabilly). Yes, lots of rock and roll is no good. But at its best it is exciting, joyful, and vibrant . And even when it is not joyful, it can still be intriguing. I hope you don't mean to brush it all aside. And come on, Van Halen is pretty tame! <BR/><BR/>NSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-27460130633270326642007-11-05T16:09:00.000-08:002007-11-05T16:09:00.000-08:00Myhraf,It's great to be able to go to a blog and b...Myhraf,<BR/>It's great to be able to go to a blog and be able to say "What a pleasant thought!" Well done.Michael Neibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.com