Comments on: The Singularity by Miracles of Modern Science http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-singularity-by-miracles-of-modern-science Accelerating Intelligence Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:03:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Bri http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-singularity-by-miracles-of-modern-science/comment-page-1#comment-97800 Bri Mon, 11 Feb 2013 03:26:04 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=179255#comment-97800 Hey not for nothing you like Joni Mitchel and the Beatles. We've got some common musical ground. Life would be boring if we all liked the same things. Hey not for nothing you like Joni Mitchel and the Beatles. We’ve got some common musical ground. Life would be boring if we all liked the same things.

]]> By: Bri http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-singularity-by-miracles-of-modern-science/comment-page-1#comment-97764 Bri Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:40:22 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=179255#comment-97764 Sometimes I debate in my mind whether or not I should write my thoughts. This one was very borderline. To some extent I shouldn't have. After all it's strictly my tastes. I really don't want to rain on anybodies parade. What was that French phrase? Our son has gout? The tipping point in my mind was the remembrance of your comment on Lady Gaga. I like to sing and play her songs . I find great depth, subtlety, and meaning in her work. I can't stand Beyonce. I find her vapid and superficial. It would be interesting if they became singularitarians and wrote about it. Not bloody likely ehhh? Sometimes I debate in my mind whether or not I should write my thoughts. This one was very borderline. To some extent I shouldn’t have. After all it’s strictly my tastes. I really don’t want to rain on anybodies parade. What was that French phrase? Our son has gout? The tipping point in my mind was the remembrance of your comment on Lady Gaga. I like to sing and play her songs . I find great depth, subtlety, and meaning in her work. I can’t stand Beyonce. I find her vapid and superficial. It would be interesting if they became singularitarians and wrote about it. Not bloody likely ehhh?

]]> By: Editor http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-singularity-by-miracles-of-modern-science/comment-page-1#comment-97347 Editor Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:20:44 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=179255#comment-97347 Subjective: yes, that's why I made it a blog post, not a news post. Subjective: yes, that’s why I made it a blog post, not a news post.

]]> By: Bri http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-singularity-by-miracles-of-modern-science/comment-page-1#comment-97342 Bri Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:00:45 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=179255#comment-97342 Ahhhhh I donnknow. Music is sooooo subjective. As someone who has been trained professionally in music I have very strong feelings as to how others realize their muses. It becomes an occupational hazard that you tend to analyze things. When talking about music with someone who has been trained, while in the presence of others who have not, the refrain is often that they don't want to hear about what makes it tick. Although I like the posters song more than MOMS, neither is world class. Give me Lady Gaga's work any day. The analysis would take up pages. Both of these are too forced. They lack the emotional clarity. Inspiration seizes you. The reason Lady Gaga's music is so loved is that it touches a raw nerve. When The Eagles released Hotel Cslifornia they almost didn't. They liked the song but they felt it was too spacey, too sureal. They had already crafted some unbelievable music and so they couldn't gauge how well the song would be received. They almost didn't release it, yet it is one of the all time best songs period. What's it about? You know but you don't. Listen to the lyrics. It sets up a journey. It brings to mind all sorts of imagery, but you probably can't put your finger on it. They wrote it from the perspective of traveling musicians, that life is a never ending journey with unforeseen turns, and bizarre juxtapositions. All of that is applicable to the singularity. The singularity can be expressed in similiarly colorful imagery. That's the craftsmanship that Lady Gaga or the Eagles have. Hotel California cen be summed up in the line" you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave". That we are forced to experience the most bizarre things in our lives. That they can be repulsive and yet csptivating. Again those words are applicable to the singularity. They realized their thoughts in the songs subtleties. " mirrors on the ceiling and pink champain on ice, we are all just prisoners of our own device".. Listen to how that rhymes. With such an efficiency of words they expressed yet again, you can check out anytime you like but that you are captivated by your own desires and thusly can't begin to leave. The same thing that drives them down the highway to the next gig. The singularity has equally strong motivational forces, yet the lyrics in this song fall flat. Musically speaking, check out the developement of the central phrases. How the song changes sonority and how the solos effortlessly evolve those ideas. See how it builds to the climax. It's the difference between Mickey D's and a gourmet meal. I'm sorry if I might sound elitist but I have to say, where's the beef? My room mates at Berkley were a thousand times more talented and I've never seen any of them be successful. The music industry has been decimated by the digital age. Anyone can make an album in their living rooms now. It doesn't mean it's good. Mediocre at best. Trying to make a living at music is next to impossible. All the jobs were taken away by soft AI and soft robotics( CD players). Sorry that I have ranted. To me it is like hotel art as opposed to Van Gogh. One of my teachers in high school had a great saying that me and one of my friends would quote all the time . " tis a sin to eat inferior ice cream". Ahhhhh I donnknow. Music is sooooo subjective. As someone who has been trained professionally in music I have very strong feelings as to how others realize their muses. It becomes an occupational hazard that you tend to analyze things. When talking about music with someone who has been trained, while in the presence of others who have not, the refrain is often that they don’t want to hear about what makes it tick. Although I like the posters song more than MOMS, neither is world class. Give me Lady Gaga’s work any day. The analysis would take up pages. Both of these are too forced. They lack the emotional clarity. Inspiration seizes you. The reason Lady Gaga’s music is so loved is that it touches a raw nerve. When The Eagles released Hotel Cslifornia they almost didn’t. They liked the song but they felt it was too spacey, too sureal. They had already crafted some unbelievable music and so they couldn’t gauge how well the song would be received. They almost didn’t release it, yet it is one of the all time best songs period. What’s it about? You know but you don’t. Listen to the lyrics. It sets up a journey. It brings to mind all sorts of imagery, but you probably can’t put your finger on it. They wrote it from the perspective of traveling musicians, that life is a never ending journey with unforeseen turns, and bizarre juxtapositions. All of that is applicable to the singularity. The singularity can be expressed in similiarly colorful imagery. That’s the craftsmanship that Lady Gaga or the Eagles have. Hotel California cen be summed up in the line” you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave”. That we are forced to experience the most bizarre things in our lives. That they can be repulsive and yet csptivating. Again those words are applicable to the singularity. They realized their thoughts in the songs subtleties. ” mirrors on the ceiling and pink champain on ice, we are all just prisoners of our own device”.. Listen to how that rhymes. With such an efficiency of words they expressed yet again, you can check out anytime you like but that you are captivated by your own desires and thusly can’t begin to leave. The same thing that drives them down the highway to the next gig. The singularity has equally strong motivational forces, yet the lyrics in this song fall flat. Musically speaking, check out the developement of the central phrases. How the song changes sonority and how the solos effortlessly evolve those ideas. See how it builds to the climax. It’s the difference between Mickey D’s and a gourmet meal. I’m sorry if I might sound elitist but I have to say, where’s the beef? My room mates at Berkley were a thousand times more talented and I’ve never seen any of them be successful. The music industry has been decimated by the digital age. Anyone can make an album in their living rooms now. It doesn’t mean it’s good. Mediocre at best. Trying to make a living at music is next to impossible. All the jobs were taken away by soft AI and soft robotics( CD players). Sorry that I have ranted. To me it is like hotel art as opposed to Van Gogh. One of my teachers in high school had a great saying that me and one of my friends would quote all the time . ” tis a sin to eat inferior ice cream”.

]]> By: Gorden Russell http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-singularity-by-miracles-of-modern-science/comment-page-1#comment-95904 Gorden Russell Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:51:23 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=179255#comment-95904 Please keep sharing links, Mark Oates. Please keep sharing links, Mark Oates.

]]> By: Editor http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-singularity-by-miracles-of-modern-science/comment-page-1#comment-95888 Editor Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:02:13 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=179255#comment-95888 Beautiful, thanks for posting. Beautiful, thanks for posting.

]]> By: Atmic http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-singularity-by-miracles-of-modern-science/comment-page-1#comment-95854 Atmic Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:11:59 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=179255#comment-95854 This is actually a pretty fantastic sound... :) This is actually a pretty fantastic sound… :)

]]> By: MarkOates http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-singularity-by-miracles-of-modern-science/comment-page-1#comment-95852 MarkOates Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:09:09 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=179255#comment-95852 Haha. I like the violin at the end, playing the "one-up" sound from from Super Mario Bros. I hate to be the type of commentator to share links on a mostly public forum, but I have a song I want to share that, to me, is reminiscent of the mindset we will have when moving toward the singularity. it's "Ray of Light" by Monster Paws http://kyletraynor.com/samples.php?vid=1 Lyrics Include: in a ray of light we will leave tonight another world waits for us on the other side reaching out but still you feel alone clutching on to what you used to know you don't need that where we're going you don't need that where we will be soon when everybody here is glowing disappear into the light at the end of the hallway always bright Haha. I like the violin at the end, playing the “one-up” sound from from Super Mario Bros.

I hate to be the type of commentator to share links on a mostly public forum, but I have a song I want to share that, to me, is reminiscent of the mindset we will have when moving toward the singularity.

it’s “Ray of Light” by Monster Paws
http://kyletraynor.com/samples.php?vid=1

Lyrics Include:
in a ray of light we will leave tonight
another world waits for us on the other side
reaching out but still you feel alone
clutching on to what you used to know

you don’t need that where we’re going
you don’t need that where we will be soon
when everybody here is glowing
disappear into the light at the end of the hallway
always bright

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