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Gary Varner
Date
February 28, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

Tagged
Alien consciousness, Chandra, Discovery One, HAL, Jupiter, Monolith, space}

2010: The Year We Make Contact Part 4

_{The decision is made to keep all the details from HAL.} _{Gary Varner
February 28, 2026

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Cosmology}

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George Montañez
Date
February 26, 2026

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI)

Tagged
ChatGPT, Compelling case, Full automation, Gary Smith, Law, Overextrapolation}

Of Logic and Lawyers: AI’s Fragile Competence

_{The case against near‑term legal automation—and the AI blind spots that still matter.} _{George Montañez
February 26, 2026

16

Artificial general intelligence (AGI)}

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Casey Luskin
Date
February 25, 2026

Categorized
Natural Intelligence

Tagged
Archaeological evidence, Biological Theory, brain, Homo Erectus}

Paper Defends Spoken Language in Homo erectus

_{The first thing that comes to mind in the context of intellectual capabilities is brain size.} _{Casey Luskin
February 25, 2026

9

Natural Intelligence}

prehistoric caveman standing by a fire inside a cave, holding a spear, wearing fur clothing, and gazing into the flames with intensity.

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Jonathan Swindell
Date
February 25, 2026

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI)

Tagged
Advice, AI, chatbots, Risks, Vulnerable children}

Ginny Weasley Teaches Us About the Danger of AI Chatbots for Children

_{She challenges us to do the hard work of educating other parents on the risks of unfettered access to these tools.} _{Jonathan Swindell
February 25, 2026

5

Artificial general intelligence (AGI)}

Digital chatbots on smartphones access data and information in online networks. Robot Applications and Global Connectivity AI Artificial Intelligence innovation and technology

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Kenneth Francis
Date
February 25, 2026

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Berkeley, cosmos, god, mind, perception}

Is Berkeley’s Universe a Spiritual Hologram

_{Berkeley looks from within as his starting point.} _{Kenneth Francis
February 25, 2026

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Philosophy of Mind}

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Robert J. Marks
Date
February 23, 2026

Categorized
Logic

Tagged
Appliances, Computer engineer, Digital logic, Logic, math}

Micro Softy 67: Three Switches and a Song

_{A mind‑twisting challenge for curious thinkers} _{Robert J. Marks
February 23, 2026

7

Logic}

Light Switch for On and Off Power Illumination

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Gary Varner
Date
February 21, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

Tagged
Arthur C. Clarke, cosmos, Discovery, HAL, Kubrick, Monolith, Übermensch}

2010: The Year We Make Contact Part 3

_{Secrets, circuits, and a killer logic loop.} _{Gary Varner
February 21, 2026

8

Cosmology}

Jupiter's moon Europa in front of the planet Jupiter

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Kenneth Francis
Date
February 20, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Demonic, Hi-Technology, Martin Heidegger, Physical tasks, Tower of Babel, Work}

AI and the “Accursed Flower”

_{If AI ever gets too big for its algorithmic boots, God might ‘Tower-of-Babel’ it.} _{Kenneth Francis
February 20, 2026

7

Artificial Intelligence}

A cute vintage robot holding a bouquet of flowers. steampunk illustration. illustration. Vintage Robot. Illustration

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Wesley J. Smith
Date
February 19, 2026

Categorized
Ethics

Tagged
Brain damage, Disabled patient, ethics, Life support, Objections}

U.K. Hospital Unilaterally Cuts Off Life Support of Disabled Patient over Family Objections

_{The 68-year-old suffered extensive brain damage} _{Wesley J. Smith
February 19, 2026

4

Ethics}

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Richard W. Stevens
Date
February 18, 2026

Categorized
Surveillance

Tagged
AI systems, Illegal videos, Malware, Surveillance, Victims}

Industrial Scale Blackmail Thanks to Agentic AI

_{Black Mirror wasn’t the warning, it was the blueprint.} _{Richard W. Stevens
February 18, 2026

6

Surveillance}

Total population control concept with CCTV videocam and small figures of people

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Gary Smith
Date
February 17, 2026

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI)

Tagged
AI, Answers, Courts, Databases, Lawyers, LLMs, predictions}

AI-Lawyers Will Have Fools for Clients

_{When tech prophets promise everything—except accuracy.} _{Gary Smith
February 17, 2026

5

Artificial general intelligence (AGI)}

AI related law concept shown by robot hand using lawyer working tools in lawyers office with legal astute icons depicting artificial intelligence law . GEnerative IA

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Robert J. Marks
Date
February 16, 2026

Categorized
Logic

Tagged
Calculation, Integer, Maths, Prime number}

Micro Softy 66: Reducing Repetitive Repetition

_{The curious loop your calculator didn’t warn you about} _{Robert J. Marks
February 16, 2026

6

Logic}

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Kenneth Francis
Date
February 15, 2026

Categorized
Applied Intelligence

Tagged
Berkeley, Experiences, External world, Locke, perception, phenomenology, Primary truths}

How The Mind Perceives the External world

_{On first sight, we would see a person immediately in a phenomenological way and not scientifically.} _{Kenneth Francis
February 15, 2026

7

Applied Intelligence}

Cloud scape above carpathian mountains shot at sunset

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Gary Varner
Date
February 14, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

Tagged
cosmos, Discovery One, HAL, Kubrick, Mission, Space and planets}

2010: The Year We Make Contact Review Part 2

_{The plot is well structured, there are few, if any, plot holes.} _{Gary Varner
February 14, 2026

6

Cosmology}

An astronaut inside his cockpit looking at a cloudy strange land

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Donald Wunsch
Date
February 13, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, LLMs, Making up data, Mistakes, Questions}

Artificial Specific Stupidity is Easy to Find – Just Ask

_{AI can make mistakes, so double-check it.} _{Donald Wunsch
February 13, 2026

3

Artificial Intelligence}

Suspicious woman checking laptop content in the night

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Jeffrey Funk
Date
February 12, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, hype, Loss of money, Market getting nervous, New models}

AI Hype Explodes Again:

_{Even as Cracks in AI Bubble Get Bigger} _{Jeffrey Funk
February 12, 2026

7

Artificial Intelligence}

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Wesley J. Smith
Date
February 12, 2026

Categorized
Ethics

Tagged
Assisted Suicide, Current safeguards, Mystery of death, No pathological diagnosis, Relatives shocked}

Mentally Ill Woman Accessed Assisted Suicide in Oregon

_{A troubling look at how systemic gaps enabled a vulnerable woman to obtain lethal drugs unchecked.} _{Wesley J. Smith
February 12, 2026

7

Ethics}

A close-up view of a bunch of blue pills, showcasing a background medicine concept.

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Wesley J. Smith
Date
February 11, 2026

Categorized
Ethics

Tagged
Assisted Suicide, ethics, Legal, Liberal agenda, Newsom, Tessa Newsom}

Did Gavin Newsom Witness His Mother’s Murder?

_{A memoir reveals the governor’s most personal account yet: his mother’s decision to end her life.} _{Wesley J. Smith
February 11, 2026

4

Ethics}

A young woman holding the hand of an old woman in a hospital bed, black and white

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Gary Varner
Date
February 10, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

Tagged
aliens, Arthur C. Clarke, Cinema, Clarity, Demystify, Kubrick, Making contact, space}

2010: The Year We Make Contact Review Part 1

_{When explaining the mystery becomes the real mistake} _{Gary Varner
February 10, 2026

6

Cosmology}

Six Theories of Consciousness

Micro Softy 68: An Overcrowded Prison

Agnosticism, Appearance, and Reality

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Of Logic and Lawyers: AI’s Fragile Competence

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Is Berkeley’s Universe a Spiritual Hologram

Micro Softy 67: Three Switches and a Song

2010: The Year We Make Contact Part 3

AI and the “Accursed Flower”

U.K. Hospital Unilaterally Cuts Off Life Support of Disabled Patient over Family Objections

Industrial Scale Blackmail Thanks to Agentic AI

AI-Lawyers Will Have Fools for Clients

Micro Softy 66: Reducing Repetitive Repetition

How The Mind Perceives the External world

2010: The Year We Make Contact Review Part 2

Artificial Specific Stupidity is Easy to Find – Just Ask

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Did Gavin Newsom Witness His Mother’s Murder?

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Researchers sometimes “add” copy just to get published

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