The idiocracy of the UN

So me and my bro had a 3 minute little argument about the UN. Basically i think the UN was a good idea. It doesn't do much, has no military backing (muscle), and is ignored at the most crucial moments by just about everyone. Countries only use the UN when they need it, not when it needs them. The 5 power seats of the UN i think is stupid cause it means unequal sharing of power. Vetoes? come on.
Well what we were really discussing was the "failed" UN mission in Congo. 25,000 UN personnel there, and the general consensus is that they have failed to stop the massacres and killings. Why? Because of all the red tape and talk about sovereignty. The UN is worried about meddling in other countries afairs, but still is willing to send them to show a symbol. On several occasions UN armies have been reluctant to attack or defend because of rules and regulations. Why in the name of god would you stand there and watch civilians or others get attacked or killed and do nothing? Even if given the order to stand down, how could you in good conscious not do nothing. Could you live with yourself if you did nothing? Should you not stand up for those who do not have the capability to do so? I dont mean invade a country and occupy. But you should in good thought do something. My brother said that there are rules and sovereignty must be kept. He said that more people would have been killed if the UN hadn't been there. But if i were an army general there, and told to stand down. I would like to believe i would disobey orders, take the consiquences, and protect the people i have been sent to protect.

Robotic Ethics Part II

Written by Isaac Asimov are the Three Rules

1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

-These are the three rules of robotics written in i robot and other books. If one has ever read the real book you will realize that we as humans may never be able to control our own creations. So how do we treat our own creations? Are they equals? Are they based upon the same rules, laws, and rights as a human? We created them so thus they should have shared rights as their predecessors right? These may be some questions that will have to be answered in half a century or so. I know many people believe that there will be some big war once robots realize how destructive we really are. But i believe this is just another imagination by people who want a war. Humans naturally want an enemy to victor over...why not one that is not human. One that if you destroy you never have to blink twice and feel sorry about it. I don't think there will ever be a war. I think that one day we will sit side by side with our creations and hopefully work together to solve this worlds problems. Maybe they can be our saviors to help get rid of the societies corrupt. Having no desire for greed, maybe they can be societies natural regulators. Possibly a white light in the distance and putting humans back on a peaceful track, one we have never seen in our whole existance.

Rise of AI robotics Part I

There comes a time in human development when we have to think of ethics. Normally people think, "oh ethics, like treat people nice...right?" Right there i will slap you in the face if you say that to me. haha. No serious..i will. Forgetting the dumbness of id say 60% of the society i live in, i think the upcoming issue is of robotic ethics. We as humans have the drive to do two things; tred into the unknown, and replicate nature. Naturally if you look around you...right now in fact...you will notice that much of what humans create is a direct replication of good old mother nature. The clothes we wear, the buildings we build...all slight alterations and replications of nature. The ultimate replication many believe is that of ourselves. There is the thought of cloning...been there done that. Just test tube that, old news. I'm talking about AI robotics. The advancement of robotics is amazing. From the amount of processors engineers can squeeze into just the arm of a prosthetic (which im writing a report on...thank you!), to the power applications being invented to drive these robots. It is hard, but not impossible to create human like robots. Its being done all over the world. The hard part is making them human. How do you make a machine human. We as humans naturally apply life like characteristics to lots of things...animals, stuffed toys, cars, and many other non-lively things. But to create an artificial life form is the ultimate goal. We have made leaps in the direction. Some robots are able to do face recognition, object recognition, limited speach and path orientation. All of this development is progressing at an exponential pace. Now you may be wondering what will this all come down to? ultimately it will come down to the concept of "The Point of Synergy." This is the point at which a robot can think by itself and recognize its own existance. Top scientist predict it to come within 20-30 years...around 2030. This day will be one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs since the splitting of the atom. But the question will ultimately be...will you be ready? Will you be ready to accept a life form other than organic? It is coming. So whether you have thought about it or not it will arrive and when it does there is no turning back. There will be no off button. Once self consciousness is met, there is no turning back; thus the reason for the term "Point of Synergy", all the pieces come together for the end goal, artificial intelligence.

Thought again

I believe i was raised the best a parent could raise me. Open minded and told that you should be obedient, well mannered , and respectful. I was also raised though to question what i don't believe or do not understand. I was not born to blindly follow the masses. To subject myself to rules and regulations that make no sense or have no explanation to their bearing would be the crime of my raising. So the question is, how does one say to oneself, this is wrong. I have to do something but i am one person, one voice. You will not take my voice, you will hear it. You will hear it and you will answer. I will not stand for anything less. I was raised to stand up for those who have no voice. I will raise my voice and they will hear me. They will all hear me.

Weekend my friends

So looks like this has been a pretty good weekend. Friday went to Disneyland with some friends and had a thanksgiving potluck. Soooo much turkey, but it was fun. Got to meet about 6 japanese foreign exchange students who where really funny. Played some games on the PS3 with some friends...intense...and then played cranium with some more friends. It appears i can't hum or know song lyrics either. haha. Rest of the weekend has been hmwk. Im actually getting quite a bit done. So im pretty proud of that..also getting ready for my 10k coming up thursday. Well see how that goes. haha

Id like to finish off with a piece of mind. I believe that you live only one life. You be who you want to be. Not what you are. If someone says go left, but you think right is better, then by god you find a way to go right. Be it a day, a month, a year. You go right. No one can tell you how to live your life or deprive you of your dreams. The only thing they can't take are your dreams and ambitions. So never let anyone tell you you can't. Because if you give up your dreams, then you gave up on yourself, your future, what should have been but never will be.

Peace

So the series WWII in HD on the history channel started this week and will go for 4-5 days. It is suppose to be the first time that actually WWII footage is restored to HD quality. I cheer the effort to restore this footage and remember history before something happens to these dwindling footages. But as i have watched the trailer I can not help but to almost cry. So many lives lost. So many families destroyed. For what?? Dirt and the prospect of calling it property. The part in this trailer that got me the most was the footage of the little japanese child. Made me almost cry. Made me sad. Made me hate war. If you want to see why i can not justify designing weapons in the future, then watch the trailer. I won't lie, i want to watch this series. I want to learn about the history of the war and from the people who fight it. But in the end war is just destruction, it gains nothing.

*Viewing Discretion Advised.

Run it

So ive been thinking about money. Not that i need more or anything but rather what i think is best to do with it. So basically i see three things i can do with it. A) Save it all and retire super early and live out my little life with my lab and my cottage house on a lake. B) Spend it on games, clothes, and nerf guns. C) Spend it on food, entertainment, and random stuff when im hanging out with friends. All three of these seem to make up a proportion of me. But im going to have to say I love C) the best, followed by A) then B). C) is the best because i am only going to ever live each day once. Each day may be my last, so i believe i should enjoy each on with he people i care about the most. Those will be the days i remember, and not the one where i was in a store thinking if red is my color. A) and C) i like equally, cause one day i will get old and need to save my money to ensure my kids wont send me to some dump of a retirement home. That aint ever goin to happen so i will back myself up with my own money. C)....well thats admit it. Nerf guns just lift that whole category up to equal A) by itself. Whats cooler than playing "zombies at 1am?"

MW2 saved my life (not really)

So i bought Modern Warfare 2 and finished it. It was literally the best single player game ive ever played. (this isnt a spoiler by the way, no worries). I don't play a whole lot of video games, in fact this is probably the most ive played this whole quarter. But the game really brought it home. Brought it close to home and made you believe it.
Met some of the mentees from my program today, and they are all super cool. The mentors are chill and all have their own personalities which contributes to the program. The mentees, though all 1st-2nd year, all are willing to come out and hang out/learn from us 3rd/4th years and hopefully take something away from this. Im really looking forward to this and cant wait to get the e-mail telling me which mentee will be mine.
Last little thought for the day, i think i am going to join ESC. (engineering student council). The deadline already actually passed to join, but last summer when i was overseas I gained this feeling of commitment and helping. So many people in Denmark went out of their way to help me and make things easier, I now hope that in my last few years of school i can return that favor and create a better school environment.

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Welllllll this last week was strEEEsssFUUL! Tests, projects, and no sleeping! But all of that is now over!! And i have 1 week of somewhat nothing, just some randomm homeworks and an essay...but pleASe thats nothing.

So ive been thinking that i really want thanksgiving to come like tomorrow. I need a break and i want to see my sister!!!! I havent seen her in over 11 months..i think...and its about time for a little family reunion. Plus some freakin dang good turkey with gravy.
Started my EMF program this last weekend and i am super excited to meet my mentee this coming wedseday. Im thinking...he grows to 6 feet tall...gets the same haircut as me...and now i have a side kick in which to take over the world!!

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I wonder why im so afraid. I don't want to be like this, but im afraid to move on. Im afraid that i will make the wrong choice.

p.s. i think im getting sick, dam