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@extie-dasilva Mar 14, 2020, 7:08 AM UTC

Where Are The Amazon Robots (Part two)

WHERE ARE THE AMAZON ROBOTS? (Part two) In part one of this series, it was noted that anecdotes about working in Amazon warehouses tended not to mention robots. The essay went on to show how there ar…

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@extie-dasilva Mar 7, 2020, 7:07 AM UTC

Where Are The Amazon Robots?

WHERE ARE THE AMAZON ROBOTS? I have recently been watching Vlogs posted by YouTubers sharing anecdotes about their experience of working for Amazon. Certain themes cropped up in all of these videos,…

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@extie-dasilva Feb 29, 2020, 7:21 AM UTC

What Videogames Teach Us Abour Work 1.5

WHAT VIDEOGAMES TEACH US ABOUT WORK 1.5 A while ago, an article was written for i newspaper by Will Tanner, in which it was reported that a Universal Basic Income experiment was ended because “minist…

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@extie-dasilva Feb 22, 2020, 7:23 AM UTC

Extropia’s Curious Science: Celestial Bed

EXTROPIA’S CURIOUS SCIENCE: CELESTIAL BED If you dare peek in your email’s spam folder, there’s a fair chance that you’ll find one or two promotions for something that supposedly boosts your sexual p…

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@extie-dasilva Feb 15, 2020, 7:37 AM UTC

Driverless cars are about more than driverless cars

DRIVERLESS CARS ARE ABOUT MORE THAN DRIVERLESS CARS. Ever since DARPA issued a challenge to roboticists to get vehicles to drive themselves across miles of desert terrain and machines like Google’s s…

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@extie-dasilva Feb 8, 2020, 7:45 AM UTC

Extropia’s Mad-Tech: Computer Terminal

EXTROPIA’S MAD-TECH: “COMPUTER TERMINAL” Here’s a vision of the future that looks really antiquated now. This guy appears to be operating a computer terminal of some kind. You will notice that the st…

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@extie-dasilva Feb 1, 2020, 7:38 AM UTC

The Sights Of Second Life

THE SIGHTS OF SECOND LIFE Welcome to my occasional series where I report on anything that caught my eye in the online world of Second Life. Well, here’s something that definitely caught my eye. My pa…

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@extie-dasilva Jan 25, 2020, 7:42 AM UTC

Extropia’s Retro-Gaming: Altered Beast

EXTROPIA’S RETRO-GAMING: ALTERED BEAST If you had purchased a Sega Megadrive (known as ‘Genesis’ in the US) in 1989, then there’s a fair chance you will have played the game ‘Altered Beast’. You migh…

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@extie-dasilva Jan 18, 2020, 8:43 AM UTC

Poem From No Man’s Sky

POEM FROM NO MAN’S SKY A lone figure standing still, Amidst the sight of a heavenly sphere, Nature’s splendour bends the will, Of anyone who would stop here. Take in the sight that rises here, This r…

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@extie-dasilva Jan 11, 2020, 8:27 AM UTC

Extropia’s Curious Science: Perpetual Motion

EXTROPIA’S CURIOUS SCIENCE: PERPETUAL MOTION Anyone who has used any kind of machine knows that eventually it runs out of juice. Cars need refuelling, clockwork needs winding, electrical gadgets need…

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