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Why the future doesn't need us.
First let us postulate that the computer scientists succeed in developing intelligent machines that can do all things better than human beings can do them. In that case presumably all work will be done by vast, highly organized systems of machines and no human effort will be necessary. Either of two cases might occur. The machines might be permitted to make all of their own decisions without human oversight, or else human control over the machines might be retained. If the machines are permitted to make all their own decisions, we can't make any conjectures as to the results, because it is impossible to guess how such machines might behave. We only point out that the fate of the human race would be at the mercy of the machines. It might be argued that the human race would never be foolish enough to hand over all the power to the machines.
Valentine’s Day - Shell 2 Sea picket outside the Dail
To mark Valentines Day come join Shell 2 Sea highlight the sweetheart deal that Bertie & Co have given to the oil companies.
Bertie & Andy Pyle - The love that dare not speak its name
On Thursday 14th Feb member of Shell to Sea will hold a protest outside the Dail to highlight the outrageous sweetheart deal that corrupt politicians (ie. Ray Burke & Bertie Ahern) have given to the oil and gas companies looking to drill off the coast of Ireland. A bus from Bellanaboy will arrive at the Dail at 12 noon. Please come and let Bertie & Co know that you dont accept their dodgy dealings. A brief look at the deal is: In 1975, then Minister for Industry and Commerce Justin Keating introduced licensing terms for oil and gas exploration. Included in these terms was the ability for Ireland to take a maximum of 50% stake in any find and production royalties of between 8-16% and production bonuses depending on the size of the find.
Starbucks switches to free AT&T Wi-Fi
Starbucks Corp. and AT&T Inc. will start offering a mix of free and paid wireless Internet service in most of the international coffee retailer's U.S. shops, beginning this spring. The move announced Monday ends a six-year partnership T-Mobile, which did not include free Wi-Fi and charged higher fees than AT&T will. Starbucks said it will give customers who use a Starbucks card two hours of free wireless access per day. More time than that will cost $3.99 for a two-hour session. Monthly memberships will cost $19.99 and include access to any of AT&T's 70,000 hot spots worldwide. Nearly all of AT&T's broadband Internet customers, about 12 million, will automatically have unlimited free Wi-Fi access at Starbucks, the companies said. The deal boosts the number of AT&T hotspots in the U.S.
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