If Noel Smuk gives up on Mars, I mean if the ELON gives up on Mars, then the Hive Mind is Doomed. Or is it Domed? Or just Dumbed.
A million Thank You’s again to Mr. Locket & all his talents.
I actually bought von Braun’s novel, and have tried to ramp up interest in reading it just to see what a Nazi sci fi writer can come up with. Leon Skum is named after the “emperor” of Mars colony, called the ELON. Nelo Kums' father apparently worshipped at von B’s smelly feet.
My own dad never declared it, but he hinted that he encountered von Braun when he was stationed in or around El Paso/White Sands (IIRC) in 46 or 47 right after the war ended and the Nazi rocket scientists were all held there while being scrubbed for US citizenship/jobs. Dad always smiled slyly while watching newsfilms of von B. on TV in the 50’s, and once when I asked him why we would let him become an American and lead the rocket program, Dad said, “Sometimes you just have to put a clothespin on your nose.” Or words to that effect. I.e. for the sake of the USA, hold your nose to block out the stink. That was my father’s view. That we literally conned von B. into joining us.
Forgive me if I’ve shared this story before. It has little to do with Lone Sukm.
Tesla is a very long con, perpetrated by one delusional drug addict and a lot of munchkins. The only valid stories about them I’ve found, consistently, have been right here.
I really enjoyed and appreciated this—particularly the sub-head. In my (very urban) neighborhood, we are currently experiencing an infestation of delivery bots which remind me of crude versions of R2D2. (OK, infested is a bit strong, but I routinely pass or am passed by 3 delivery bots when walking the half mile to my public library branch.) Setting aside the fact that these are motorized vehicles operating on narrow and congested sidewalks, it's striking that these are wheeled — not bipedal, only beep to try and get humans to move out of their way, perform a very limited specialized function, and are regularly stymied when approaching an intersection by pedestrians blocking the sidewalk while texting.
A humanoid robot might be useful if you need an endurance hunter that can carry and throw a spear whilst running. Other than that I have trouble understanding why you would want one.
Human fat has about the same energy density as gasoline, so unless the humanoid robot has a huge battery pack, then it doesn't have a clear advantage on endurance either unless it has easy access to fresh batteries. :-)
I’m surprised Musk hasn’t concentrated on a fully functional sexbot, an area he has knows a lot abou— oh, wait a minute, maybe not. On a serious note, the Predictive Brain Theorists point out that predictions of the proprioceptive experience, coupled with proprioceptive feedback, for limb movements best explains the learning curve for humans mastering
actions like throwing or kicking a ball. Robot designers would be well advised to design proprioceptors and an associated prediction algorithm.
Another company way ahead of Tesla is Agility Robotics with their Digit robot. Even so, there is not much need for a robot with legs unless it has to step over a stair or bumps. Even the Digit is probably doomed because it is replacing humans where humans were doing stupid jobs like moving bins from a shelf to a conveyor.
Really appreciate your analysis of teleoperation training of Optimus. Makes sense to me. You’re good at boiling things down and explaining things.
If Noel Smuk gives up on Mars, I mean if the ELON gives up on Mars, then the Hive Mind is Doomed. Or is it Domed? Or just Dumbed.
A million Thank You’s again to Mr. Locket & all his talents.
I actually bought von Braun’s novel, and have tried to ramp up interest in reading it just to see what a Nazi sci fi writer can come up with. Leon Skum is named after the “emperor” of Mars colony, called the ELON. Nelo Kums' father apparently worshipped at von B’s smelly feet.
My own dad never declared it, but he hinted that he encountered von Braun when he was stationed in or around El Paso/White Sands (IIRC) in 46 or 47 right after the war ended and the Nazi rocket scientists were all held there while being scrubbed for US citizenship/jobs. Dad always smiled slyly while watching newsfilms of von B. on TV in the 50’s, and once when I asked him why we would let him become an American and lead the rocket program, Dad said, “Sometimes you just have to put a clothespin on your nose.” Or words to that effect. I.e. for the sake of the USA, hold your nose to block out the stink. That was my father’s view. That we literally conned von B. into joining us.
Forgive me if I’ve shared this story before. It has little to do with Lone Sukm.
Tesla is a very long con, perpetrated by one delusional drug addict and a lot of munchkins. The only valid stories about them I’ve found, consistently, have been right here.
I really enjoyed and appreciated this—particularly the sub-head. In my (very urban) neighborhood, we are currently experiencing an infestation of delivery bots which remind me of crude versions of R2D2. (OK, infested is a bit strong, but I routinely pass or am passed by 3 delivery bots when walking the half mile to my public library branch.) Setting aside the fact that these are motorized vehicles operating on narrow and congested sidewalks, it's striking that these are wheeled — not bipedal, only beep to try and get humans to move out of their way, perform a very limited specialized function, and are regularly stymied when approaching an intersection by pedestrians blocking the sidewalk while texting.
A humanoid robot might be useful if you need an endurance hunter that can carry and throw a spear whilst running. Other than that I have trouble understanding why you would want one.
Cough - WestWorld sexbot - cough...
Let's be honest, this is a product for incels, by incels...
Human fat has about the same energy density as gasoline, so unless the humanoid robot has a huge battery pack, then it doesn't have a clear advantage on endurance either unless it has easy access to fresh batteries. :-)
I’m surprised Musk hasn’t concentrated on a fully functional sexbot, an area he has knows a lot abou— oh, wait a minute, maybe not. On a serious note, the Predictive Brain Theorists point out that predictions of the proprioceptive experience, coupled with proprioceptive feedback, for limb movements best explains the learning curve for humans mastering
actions like throwing or kicking a ball. Robot designers would be well advised to design proprioceptors and an associated prediction algorithm.
Another company way ahead of Tesla is Agility Robotics with their Digit robot. Even so, there is not much need for a robot with legs unless it has to step over a stair or bumps. Even the Digit is probably doomed because it is replacing humans where humans were doing stupid jobs like moving bins from a shelf to a conveyor.
I am impatiently waiting on your next article now that Elon has given up on mars
Another great read!! Spot on!! Thank You!! Jeff Nordhaus