quote [ When you sit down with Phil Frana, you better buckle up for a conversation that ranges from the history of artificial intelligence (he's literally writing the book on it) to visions of the future, including uploading our minds to the singularity and 3-D printing our way to a utopian society. Phil is one of the speakers at the upcoming Escape Velocity 2017, the Museum of Science Fiction's annual sci-fi and science event, where he'll be leading a talk on matter duplicators. Ahead of Escape Velocity, we sat down with Phil to talk about sci-fi, tech, and the future. ]

quote [ Hey, has Google fired that ignorant sexist shitball yet?
-John Scalzi (@scalzi) Aug. 7, 2017 ]

quote [ Ethereum is more than just digital cash. It's also a decentralized computing platform?and developers are all over it. ]

quote [ SMALT is the perfect complement to any meal and a great way to shake up the night! Play your favorite music through SMALT?s impressive Bluetooth speakers and set the mood with multi-colored lighting. Plus you can track your salt intake for a healthier dining experience. Get a pinch or exact measurement of salt directly from SMALT or with our easy-to-use app. SMALT can also be used with Alexa, so upgrading your health and smarthome is easy! ]

quote [ a group of researchers from the University of Washington has shown for the first time that it?s possible to encode malicious software into physical strands of DNA, so that when a gene sequencer analyzes it the resulting data becomes a program that corrupts gene-sequencing software and takes control of the underlying computer. ]

quote [ Access to the Internet Archive is being barred within India.

The move appears to be the result of two Bollywood production companies attempting to stop pirated copies of their films being viewed online within the country.

A government agency emailed the BBC copies of the court orders involved.

They list 2,650 websites that a judge ordered internet providers to block. Most are file-sharing services, but the Internet Archive is also included.

The San Francisco-based non-profit is best known for its Wayback Machine - an online tool that allows the public to see old versions of websites. It contains more than 302 billion saved web pages. ]

quote [ ?Forecasters predict a 70 percent likelihood of 11 to 17 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which five to nine could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including two to four major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of 111 mph or higher),
Five named storms ? Arlene, Bret, Cindy, Don and Emily ? formed prior to Aug. 1. ?This is slightly above normal,? says senior meteorologist and climatologist David Dilley, of Global Weather Oscillations, whose predictions for the 2017 season call it ?the most dangerous in 12 years.? ]

quote [ The Windows Console's colors are getting their first overhaul in more than 20 years! Hurray! The default color values have been changed to improve legibility of darker colors on modern screens, and to give the Console a more modern look & feel. ]

quote [ Mark Zuckerberg may believe Elon Musk?s warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence are ?irresponsible,? but a recent incident at the social network appears to suggest the Tesla boss could have a point: Facebook researchers decided to shut down an AI they invented after it started speaking its own made up language.

In a conversation between two bots called Bob and Alice, Bob states: ?I can i i everything else.? Alice responds with the equally bizarre: ?balls have zero to me to me to me?? The rest of the exchange consisted of variations of these sentences. ]

quote [ Despite one of America?s top generals calling the World War II Jeep ?America?s greatest contribution to modern warfare,? the little 4x4 wasn?t perfect. In fact, it rolled off the assembly line in 1941 with a terrible design flaw that could have sent soldiers barreling into oncoming traffic. ]