My series 2113 is a speculative series of articles on a fictional timeline of the future set one century from now. This time portrays the future as it might be based on several premises. One premise is that we have no major catastrophes, and progress persists more or less without major industrial or societal collapse…
2113 (part three) – Under Fifty Million Humans
My series 2113 is a speculative series of articles on a fictional timeline of the future set one century from now. This time portrays the future as it might be based on several premises. One premise is that we have no major catastrophes, and progress persists more or less without major industrial or societal collapse…
2113 (part two) – Getting stuck in progress
My series 2113 is a speculative series of articles on a fictional timeline of the future set one century from now. This time portrays the future as it might be based on several premises. One premise is that we have no major catastrophes, and progress persists more or less without major industrial or societal collapse…
2113 (part one) – Immortality and Taxes
It is the year 2113. It is a very strange future, and one that has been shaped by the world we are already forming. 2113 is a the result of good 21st century where people didn’t die, and there was no major collapse or instability, and very few people died. There was no “great reset”…
Major robotics paradigm shifts just itching to happen
– Someone creates robots that can go out in the environment and engage in meaningful activity for weeks or months without human intervention. – Someone creates robots that are robustly ambulatory in outdoor environments. – Robots with onboard batteries that allow them to operate for at least a day before seeking a recharge. – Very…
Planetary Seppuku just weeks before “The Singularity”
Let me add another existential risk to the list. It is 2040. Technology has advances explosively, changing the face of the planet completely. As a result disparity of affluence has completely escalated. In 2040 trends current from 2013 continue, and most people in the developed world get LESS, in relative terms than they do 30…
Kurdistan
I declare myself in favor of the immediate formation of an independant Kurdistani state. I call on Syria, Iran, Iraq, Armenia and Turkey to consent.
Lorentz Lyceum, Arnhem
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Freedom is slavery, Slavery is freedom
I normally regard Stefan Molyneux as an unmitigated, repugnant libertarian cunt, that deserves to be forcibly deported to the free trade zone of Somalia, but .. in this particular video I am mostly in agreement with his analysis.
PP Maastricht 2013 – Why should we care ?
Video coming soon.
Municipal party programs for the Hague parties.
* Christen Democratisch Appel * Democraten 66 * Groen Links * Groep de Mos * Groep Ter Linden * Haagse Stadspartij * Islam Democraten Den Haag * Partij van de Eenheid * Partij van de Dieren * Partij van de Vrijheid * Politieke Partij Scheveningen * Partij van de Arbeid * Socialistische Partij * Vereniging…
The Dutch Pirate Party
The Dutch pirates in a very turmoiled state. Drama comes quickly in these here parts, and many people are in staunch disagreement with one another. A week ago I attended a national assembly (ALV) meeting in Delft. On an impulse I made myself available for inner membership council, and international representation, for which I both…
If you don’t see the facts before you, then you are lost.
I call upon the people of the United States to revolt.
“CyberMonarchism”. This may actually be a good idea…
The following article is my first cursory post in this topic. I may have to edit the article for flow and spelling errors. If you have comments, complaints or questions please email me. I made this article available for the Pirate Party blog, KurzweilAI, TechCrunch and the IEET. If you like to reprint if, please…
Protected: The Smile of the Devil
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The Trap
(I will invariably edit this for spelling errors and messy. Stand by for final version) Several hundred million years ago a large object drifted in to the solar system. Deep inside the object was a dormant intelligence. The object swirled by the sun hundreds of times on a fast trajectory before it had sufficiently slowed…
Documentary – WORK
A great example for me
Protected: Ass Backwards – The Cage Industrial Complex
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Naomi Klein: How science is telling us all to revolt
Is our relentless quest for economic growth killing the planet? Climate scientists have seen the data – and they are coming to some incendiary conclusions. In December 2012, a pink-haired complex systems researcher named Brad Werner made his way through the throng of 24,000 earth and space scientists at the Fall Meeting of the American…
The Future Is No Longer A Spectator Sport
(failsafe mirror from) The following article is the exploratory article for Impact Festival (wiki), taking place in Utrecht from 30 wednesday October to Sunday 3 November in Utrecht, here. The theme for impact is “Capitalism, Catch 22“. I have been invited to speak by the people from Monnik. This article will link to the slides…
Protected: Contemplating a paradigm shift on the freedom to “have” children.
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Hacking The Real Estate Bubble in the Netherlands
I was imagining the following purely as a speculation for the Netherlands. Like most things I write it is purely a speculative exercise, and free flow of ideas and associations within the context of the Netherlands. Feel free to follow me in my exploration, and maybe you’ll get inspired along the way. Imagine someone in…
The future is no longer a (safe) spectator sport
The following article is the exploratory article for Impact Festival (wiki), taking place in Utrecht from 30 wednesday October to Sunday 3 November in Utrecht, here. The theme for impact is “Capitalism, Catch 22“. I have been invited to speak by the people from Monnik. This article will link to the slides I will be…
There’s a theological problem with black holes
Black Holes are collapsed stars that are so dense they have several distinctive effects on objects nearby. At the gravitational states of black holes the universe operates rather haphazardly and different from the normal universe, let alone the parochial mundaneity of our Earth’s surface. It won’t serve much use to explore in exhaustive details what…