Good Feelings

Well this vacation may have been filled with like 42hrs of sucky work....but so far its been a good one. I really needed this vacation. Its been a gift to get away from all the clutter, the work, the school, the phones, the internet, and video games. Its kinda like creating a cone of silence around myself where it is now only my family, my dogs, and my mind to relax with and find some peace. I hope everyone elses vacation is going well. May you all find the vacation you need from your normal lives. Merry Christmas everyone.

Lazyness

Well it seems ive been a little lazy lately and not writing anything in my blog.

Well ive been working a lot since last tuesday...i think a total of 42 hrs in 8 days, nice fatty pay check comin my way in 2 weeks!!

So i was thinking the other day while on the freeway. Since i have to drive to work everyday i think a lot while trying not to crash at the exact same time. I started to think about the state of human beings. Golding once stated that "man is inherently evil." When i think of this i know it is not true. It can't be. I believe that man is inherently good from the day of birth. I believe every human being has the potential to do good, to love, to sacrifice, and to live a fulfilling life. If we look at the news we see war, strife, starvation, disease, and hatred. Many people state terrorism is in our backyards, the Chinese are right behind us, and that our world is dieing. These are all concerns, but they will all fade from light eventually. None of these will last forever. Today's enemies are tomorrow's brothers, and yesterdays fears are tomorrow's memories. I think all humans have a heart, a potential to be good people. Some though i think just get lost. Lost through tough times, through deaths, through anguish. They lose faith in themselves and in the rest of humanity. Why should they care about everyone else around them when everything that meant something is gone. These are the people who need others the most, to show them that everything is alright. Life is worth waking up everyday and smiling about. You may be on the road of hardship at the current moment, but something better can always be around the corner. Everyday is a special day, it will be the last of that day ever, you will never live that day again. So remember to live with a light heart full of love and prospect. Humans are good...we just sometimes need to sort through the trash news we are told to hear the ones around us that matter.

Finals finally finalli

Well it looks like my last senior year fall quarter has come to an end...that is before my super senior year next year. lol. Well i am ready beyond belief for the next three weeks. Little work=$$, some time for family time, arizona trip, vegas trip, 200 movies i need to watch, and of course....christmas dinner! So to all you folks still chuggin away with finals i wish you the best!! I still have to finish a stupid project so were almost in the same boat. Except i have it easier. lol

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.