Within the Fruits of our Democracy Lie the Seeds of Our Destruction

 

"Within the fruits of our Democracy lie the seeds of our destruction." ~ Slim Fairview

"We are the architects of our own destruction."

~ Slim Fairview

"China will succeed if China does as we did, not as we say."

~ Slim Fairview

"You don't get yourself out of trouble using the same thinking

you used to get yourself into trouble." ~ Albert Einstein

"You don't measure the intelligence of a fish by its

ability to climb a tree." ~ Albert Einstein

"If you want someone to climb a tree, hire a cat."

~ Slim Fairview

"Never underestimate the power of a symbolic gesture."

~ Old Chinese Saying

"Never forget. The power of a symbolic gesture resides with

the person making the gesture." ~ Slim Fairview

Best wishes,

Slim.

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Using AI Against AI

 

WHO KNEW?

Chess. Checkers. Chinese Checkers. Judo. AI.

My Dad taught me to play chess when I was 11 years old.
With no one to play with, it was a skill that went fallow.

When the Fischer-Spassky Match went viral, I was a
Freshman at The Hall. All my friends brought in
Chess sets. At first, I beat them all. Then they
read books on Chess, and I couldn't win a match.

I prefer Checkers to Chess. And Chinese Checkers to
Checkers. 

In Chess: You kill or capture your opponent's
pieces. 

In Chinese Checkers, you move your pieces from
one side of the board to the other. 

Peace. Victory. And no bloodshed.

Now I play Scrabble. Against a computer. What a leap
forward for me. 

Many times I would play the letters I had, 
not the letters I wish I had. 

Hence, I might play, "jaconet".

The word is playable. Who knew? I took a guess with the
letters I had. My opponent, the computer, confirmed the
word. Something not possible with the old board & tile game.
I used my opponent's strength against them. 

The principles of Judo. The Gentle Way....& using your opponent's force to defeat him. The way I use the computer's knowledge against it. 

I seldom lose at Online Scrabble, racking up high scores.

Thank you AI for providing the victory against you.

Best wishes,

Slim.

Box 33
Pen Argyl, PA 18072
Etats-Unis

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Have Your AI Call My AI

My Take on AI

My AI can talk to you.

Your AI can talk to my AI.

To paraphrase David Lee Roth in a Video.

"If there's any conversation, we don't have to get involved."

This entire paradigm seems pointless.

While AI are taking to each other, what do we do?

Do all the things we couldn't do if we had a conversation?

But why do all those things if AI can do it for us?

You may not know this, but at this very moment, AI is

painting pictures for me, studying physics for me,

Writing a thesis for me, Writing, directing, producing,

and marketing the movie I wanted to make but never did.

Now? There's no reason for me to do it. AI can do it for me.

From my Blog 31 August 2011

Don't "Get Real". Get Virtual.

"I have a Twitter account, a Facebook account, a Linkedin account, a SlideShare account and a Blog. Finally, I feel like a virtual person. For a while, I didn't think I was going to make it." -- Slim Fairview

"We are the architects of our own destruction." Slim Fairview

My how things have changed.

Still, I must ask. "What's the point?"

Best wishes,

Slim.

Bob Asken

Box 33

Pen Argyl, PA 18072

Etats-Unis

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