Two poles: the Singularity and Mad Max

John Robb wrote:

June 16, 2008
Techno-Utopianism

I was wondering how long it would take for Barnett and DeAngelis to jump on the Singularity theme.

Tom writes:

Now John, all life and thinking doesn't begin with a blog post.

Steve and I have followed Kurzweil and Vernor Vinge for a very long time, but thanks for your magnificent blessing.

We can't all be waiting on Mad Max ...

Comments

[John Robb]

;-> True. Was more interested in acknowledging the public embrace than anything else...

Actually, my writing is less Mad Max and more wheels flying off the bus due to the acceleration towards a Singularity.

[critt jarvis]

> acknowledging the public embrace

Okay... I'm imagining a day when you two respond to each other with 1-3 minute podcasts. More fun than Whack-A-Mole :-)

[Tom Barnett]

Admit it John,

You were trying to fake me out with the fake Google site and see if I'd blog the Tibetan-China-all-made-up story!

Which, given my hours lately, would be pretty easy to do . . . . which is why it spooked me so!