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Humanity and Technology. In this order.

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• A comment on Talk: Al Gore warns on latest climate trends

  May 10 2009: Why not collect the methane generated naturally and use it else where.. that is just one way of using energy.. on the other hand, we should really need to focus on global warning and stop it..

• A comment on Talk: John Walker re-creates great performances

  Aug 31 2008: boy... now... try violin.. that probably would be harder... wait for the whole symphone played! cool.

• A comment on Talk: Kwabena Boahen on a computer that works like the brain

  Aug 7 2008: We understand vision and sound pretty well. We also have 'invented' appliances with similar function: speaker, camera...etc. These are more physics oriented. How about smell and taste? That is a whole lot more harder. I think. Only if we have some breakthrough in that area as well. Even though we understand eye's physiology pretty well, we don't seem to understand thoroughly how we process images. Can't wait it happen... In the mean time, can't wait to see Kwabena's neuro-like vision chips working in the real world!

• A comment on Talk: Kevin Kelly on the next 5,000 days of the web

  Jul 30 2008: Kevin is right. We are in fact already in the "One". It is a collections of many smaller "ones". And yet smaller ones...etc.
  The data linked to data has happened; what is not realized is the 'swift mechanization' for machines to link them. What we all should be aware of is human mind should develop its own view before consulting to the "One". It is critical; otherwise, it will not be co-dependent.
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  A comment on Talk: Clay Shirky on institutions vs. collaboration

  Jul 28 2008: Order emerged from autonomous acts of individuals is great. It would be interesting to see if the collaboration works as well when there is urgent time limit.

• A comment on Talk: Keith Barry does brain magic

  Jul 28 2008: It is not too hard to figure out how Keith knew which cup has a stick inside. It is harder to see how he direct Steve to the right one. Of course, Keith might lead by linguistically and behaviorially. For exmaple, if Steve's first move is the right one. Keith could ask Steve to pick it up. That is the end of the show. On the second choice, if it happens to be the right one. Steve could just encourage Steve to pick it up or even pick it up himself and said "you think this is the right one? Well.. you are right!". As for the last two, same trick. Well.. it is not too hard.
  
  Can't figuer out how the remote control on body movement or feeling trick. It might be linking the words Keith said with specific movement so the testers will be 'hinted' in immediate near future to associate it with a specific feeling. Don't know. It is much harder. Or maybe the answer is easier.
  
  Fun to watch.

• A comment on Talk: Michael Moschen juggles rhythm and motion

  Jun 11 2008: you can see music notes joggling and bouncing from his hands and feet! Fantastic!. Could we use other objects and body motion to achieve even more interesting 'notes' ?

• A comment on Talk: Arthur Ganson makes moving sculpture

  Jun 11 2008: I can see Alexander Calder's effects on Arthur's work which has more contemporary expression and context. Cool.