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Cosmic Quote #104

May 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment

“The challenge is that the day before something is truly a breakthrough, it’s a crazy idea. And crazy ideas are very risky to attempt”–Peter Diamandis”

I had the great pleasure of meeting the illustrious Dr. Diamandis at the X Prize foundation a couple of weeks ago.  Too bad he isn’t a super villain, “The diabolical Dr. Diamandis” has a great aliterative ring to it.

Shameless self promotion department–here is the link to my Seeking Delphi™ podcast with interviews recorded at the X Prize Foundation Future of Longevity Impact Roadmap,  April 29-30, 2019.

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Cosmic Quote #101

September 14, 2018 by 3 Comments

“What will kill us first, artificial intelligence or natural stupidity?’–Habib Haddad

I’m not sure if it matters whether we give a damn.  Time will tell. No further comment necessary.

 

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Cosmic Quote #100

July 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.”–Thomas Jefferson

“If you live to one hundred, you’ve got it made.  Very few people die past that age.”–George Burns

Wow.  It only took me six years and two months to count to 100.  Just think, in dog years, this blog is middle-aged.

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Cosmic Quote #42A–Towel Day (redux)

May 25, 2018 by 6 Comments

“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.”–Douglas Adams

One deadline you absolutely can’t miss is Towel Day.  Keep your towel handy and don’t panic.

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Cosmic Quote #96

January 11, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“One human data is worth a billion mice.”–Bioviva CEO, Elizabeth Parrish**

So what about goldfish data?  And don’t even ask about the mice’s point of view on human data.  All they care about is the cheese.

**Don’t look for this quote anywhere else on the internet–yet.  It comes directly from my interview with Parrish that will air on the next Seeking Delphi™ podcast, and appear in the March issue of Age of Robots.

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Cosmic Quotes #95

January 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“Ring out the false; ring in the true.”–Alfred Lord Tennyson

Happy belated New Year.  Let your resolution be to ring in the true.  I’ll take care of the rest.

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Cosmic Quote #94

December 25, 2017 by Leave a Comment

“Let’s be naughty and save Santa the trip.”–Gary Allan

Santa would never dare mess with my lawyer.  And I had naughty nailed decades ago.  Naughty or nice, enjoy the holiday season.  In a few days, we return to reality.

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Cosmic Quote #93

December 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment

“We view ourselves as separate from the cosmos, and separate from each other. The truth is, we are a continuum.  One line of code in an enormously  complex computational system.”–Gray Scott

 

Let’s just hope that code isn’t corrupt.  I have my doubts.

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Cosmic Quote #89

October 10, 2017 by Leave a Comment

“This you may say of man –   having stepped forward, he may slip back, but only half a step, never the full step back.” –John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

“Past performance is no guarantee of future results.”–boilerplate investment disclaimer

The last time I took a half step back, I tripped over the lawn sprinkler and almost sprained an ankle.  But I managed to recover.  As for the current state of Western society, I’m not so sure that past performance will save us.  For deeper analysis of what all of this means for the future, visit my other blog (and podcast) at Seeking Delphi.™

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Cosmic Quote #88

September 26, 2017 by 7 Comments

“I look to the future because that’s where I’m going to spend the rest of my life.”–George Burns

‘Ol George, ever the straight man.  If I could only live to 100, like him, there’d be plenty of future to look forward to.  Too bad so many people are looking to relive the past. Believe me, it wasn’t as good as they think it was.

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