Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Iraqis Just Can't Catch a Break

In many nations a favourite sport will bring people together in a way that little else can. Perhaps the most famous recent example has been India and Pakistan playing cricket against each other. In Iraq, like much of the world, soccer is probably the most popular sport. You might think that a win over South Korea (a side that did extremely well as recently as the '02 World Cup) might be a cause for Iraqis to set aside their differences peacefully to celebrate. It was not. Sigh.

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Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Does this apply to Sarah Connor?


In South Korea there is a proposal to create a code of ethics for human interaction with robots. I'm not sure how serious this is given that one of the "experts" on the panel is a sci-fi writer. Isn't that like having the writers of Indiana Jones on a panel that's writing a code of ethics for archaeologists?
Picture: Sarah Connor contemplates whether her actions would be in violation of a robot code of ethics.

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