a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
martin's comments
activity:
martin  ·  4294 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Romney
I think you could say he's running for President in the United States. The kid gloves are off.
martin  ·  4295 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Ghost in the Machine: Unraveling the Mystery of Consciousness
Somehow it seems inappropriately-appropriate that "falling in love, having an orgasm and dealing with money" all light up the same part of the brain when shown on an MRI.
martin  ·  4300 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What time is it now?
UTC-5 9:51
martin  ·  4307 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Nowhere Left to Hide: the Higgs boson.
Will the announcement tonight only compound an alright flawed model?
martin  ·  4309 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is a Tobin Tax?
Curious if you still feel the Euro is going to die? Are they just prolonging the inevitable? A long painful death instead of a quick painful death?
martin  ·  4309 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hacker News, 10/05/11
I wonder, do you think it would look similar for Bill Gates? Has he been equally as important as a contributor to the world? More so?
martin  ·  4313 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Computers' Reasoning Skills to Equal Humans by 2029, Says Ray Kurzweil
Can't read the whole thing unless you subscribe to WSJ. Here is Kurzweil talking with Bloomberg about artificial intelligence and the future if you're interested

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/67071168-ray-kurzweil-intervi...

martin  ·  4315 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: We know what you're doing...
"and we think you should stop".
martin  ·  4315 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: This is my wife singing
Is this really your wife singing? I see this was posted a good while ago, how is her career going? Hope the audition went well.

Such talent!

martin  ·  4315 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: NYPD clearing Zuccotti Park--BLOCKING ALL MEDIA ACCESS
Come back OWS! What are they up to right now? I miss them being a part of the national dialog. I hope they up their presence as the election approaches.