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Tales of Transhumanism

by Who's Laughing Now?

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I was at the pub last week with my girlfriend and her mates. I went to the bar to grab in another round, and the barman was banging on about CCTV cameras. Cue blondey at the bar, who chipped in w...


June 16, 2014

It just is

"Home-made burgers are better, you know". Oh? Why's that? "They just are". This isn't an answer. Tell me why whatever it is that you think is better than whatever it is that I am doing or enjo...


June 16, 2014

Blocking

The blocking function here is fun. I don't have to see any asshole idiot moron diary I don't want to. I love that. I just blocked a moron who thinks she's hard done by because she keeps getting...


June 16, 2014

DOOMED

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cYjR5UzhcZA


June 16, 2014

The Russian Woodpecker

The Russian Woodpecker was an evil Soviet signal in Ukraine that broadcast between 1976 and 1989. The purpose of the signal was, among other things, to provide the Soviets with a convenient and m...


June 15, 2014

"Subgenres"

You know what? No. If I think it sounds industrial, or metal, or punk, or whatever, then I shall tag it as such. Fuck your "melodic death metal" and your "darkwave fusion industrial" or whatever ...


June 15, 2014

Chemlab

This is what I'm talking about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlbRWWUNXxo


June 15, 2014

Hellkiller777

The internet is a petri dish where you'll find all kinds of rare fiends and eccentric critters... and then there's this fucker. Hellkiller777 (Henry Gonzales) is a lowlife pansy furfag attention...


June 15, 2014

VIDYA GAEMS

Everyone and their uncle knows I'm a gamer. Other than specific titles, though, I don't really talk about video-games as a concept. One guy on PB once decided he was going to "explore" the "motiv...


Anti-Vaxers are the latest manifestation of Special Snowflake Syndrome. Low information, insecure and highly narcissistic individuals who revel in their "knowledge" of the "truth" that others do ...


June 14, 2014

More reasons

More reasons that stupid people shouldn't be allowed to breed: http://gawker.com/florida-mom-kidnaps-daughter-to-avoid-vaccines-learnin-1590909128


Are you kidding me? Are you fucking kidding me?!? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27852832 You lying, responsibility-shirking cunt! You absolute wanker! I am beyond pissed!


June 14, 2014

Comments

I'll tell you what I'd really like to see here - an option so that only people on your friends/bookmarks list can leave comments. See, sometimes I can be a little... stand-offish. This is large...


June 14, 2014

For the Elite only

As a huge Frontier/Freelancer player from way back when, I was pretty excited about Starlight: Inception, a space exploration/combat game in the same vein as those two titles. Well, it came out a...


June 14, 2014

Best news story ever

Police probe theft of fifty piglets. Well, they always do put a lot into the investigation when it's their own. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-27848877


June 13, 2014

"Be happy"

I want you ALL to watch this. If you see me angry or pissed off, remember what he says in this fucking video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=J5XZL1cyDjY


June 12, 2014

Xymox

Nothing to report whatsoever, except that I am still awesome. Have some Clan of Xymox - I've just gotten into them, they're pretty good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kClVTRNbA_Y


June 11, 2014

Local newspapers

They're always hilarious. The latest edition of the Kent and Sussex Courier is jam-packed with exciting news snippets and local events. The front page, the front fucking page, is an article all ...


June 10, 2014

Cigarettes

"The government is being urged to speed up plans to ban branded cigarette packets". Here's an idea - how about, instead of doing that, you ban fucking cigarettes altogether. They don't do anythin...


June 10, 2014

Fuck the NRA

You know, I'm not American, and I don't live in America, so maybe I don't have the right to comment, but you know what? Fuck that shit - guns are for assholes, fuck the NRA, and fuck any wanker w...


June 10, 2014

4AM

It's 4AM and it's almost completely daylight. I fucking hate the summer. I've been awake all night. Unable to sleep. Starting to get tired now, though. I think the missus is angry at me for som...


June 10, 2014

Numan

I was late to the Numan party, only getting into his work about three years ago. Since then I've amassed quite the collection; a physical copy of every album he's released. Here are my top Gary...


June 09, 2014

Slightly disappointing

Sony's conference was a little disappointing, in the end. Okay, so there were a few exciting titles unveiled, but nothing unexpected, and not a whole lot that was exclusive. They seemed more inte...


June 09, 2014

AAAAGH!!!!!

Grim Fandago HD remaster coming to Ps Vita! AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA FUCK YEAH


June 09, 2014

Far Cry 4

Holy fuckballs, does this game look sexy. EDIT Oh my Jesus fucking Christ, I think I'm going to cum: You can invite a player to your game even if they don't own the game themselves. I NEED. D...


Book Description

Transhumanism is a loosely defined movement that has developed gradually over the past two decades. It promotes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and evaluating the opportunities for enhancing the human condition and the human organism opened up by the advancement of technology. Attention is given to both present technologies, like genetic engineering and information technology, and anticipated future ones, such as molecular nanotechnology and artificial intelligence.

The enhancement options being discussed include radical extension of human health-span, eradication of disease, elimination of unnecessary suffering, and augmentation of human intellectual, physical, and emotional capacities. Other transhumanist themes include space colonization and the possibility of creating superintelligent machines, along with other potential developments that could profoundly alter the human condition. The ambit is not limited to gadgets and medicine, but encompasses also economic, social, institutional designs, cultural development, and psychological skills and techniques.