Slightly related: Charles Krauthammer wonders if we’re alone in the universe. I disagree with him, though, that politics is the driver of human history. Technology plays at least as large a role.
Or should that be backtiers? I think I prefer irises or fingerprints, myself. And of course, if you’re a security specialist, there’s always the danger of getting a little behind in your work.
Michael Shermer may be right, but he certainly doesn’t make the case for it. It just looks like an unsupported assertion to me. And he seems to conflate AI with the Singularity.
A guide to setting it up. Patricia has an iPhone, but I got her an Android tablet, for an eReader and other things. She seems to be doing fine with it so far.