Behind the scenes at the Singularity Summit

You should have seen Kurzweil. That dude can 'bot with the best of them.

(Tip of the hat to Dangerous Minds.)

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I don't have an iPhone . . .

. . . but if I did, there's a fair chance I'd have this app.





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You want one, don't you?

Get it here.

(Thanks to @servanti.)

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You've probably already seen it, but . . .

We warned: once you've heard it, you can't get it out of your head.

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I wish I'd drawn this.

More . . .

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There are times when I feel just like this.

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CTRL ALT DEL

Is this the evidence Nick Bostrom is looking for?

(More crosswalk sign hacks here.)

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Website of the day

What Happens After I Die?

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If this doesn't make you laugh, there just might be something wrong with you.

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"The Nietzsche Family Circus"

The Nietzsche Family Circus pairs a randomized Family Circus cartoon with a randomized Friedrich Nietzsche quote.

The concept is so simple, yet so insidiously hysterical, that you'll wish you'd thought of it yourself. Give it a shot.

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Tabletop barista

(Tip of the hat to Nerdcore.)

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I feel obligated to post this.

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Today I learned from a friend that one of my neighbors has an unhealthy preoccupation with ordering this stuff off eBay.

"Oxygen"

Oxygen from Christopher Hendryx on Vimeo.

(Found at Neural Dump.)

"Breakfast has been taken over by the machines."

"There's a meat substitute and there's a cheese substitute. Ever think there one day might be a human substitute?"



(Hat tip: @georgedvorsky.)

"The Humans Are Dead"

DIY AR

Me too (doing some AR stuff)! from Anatoly Zenkov on Vimeo.

I'll admit it: At first, I thought this was an actual demo.

(Thanks: Beyond the Beyond.)

"Mr. Ando of the Woods"

Think you know the Easter Bunny? Think again.

The original's right here if you're curious.

I realize the whole ironic Lovecraft thing is pretty much played . . .

. . . but occasionally an exception emerges from the tenebrous mire of the collective digital unconscious to elicit big laughs.



I might as well take this opportunity to remind loyal readers that I share my birthday (Aug. 20) with Lovecraft. Neat, huh?

(Thanks again to Justin!)