Comments on: How to Be A More Human Human http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2011/02/11/how-to-be-a-more-human-human/ Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:57:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Pam http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2011/02/11/how-to-be-a-more-human-human/#comment-4308 Pam Tue, 31 May 2011 20:52:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/?p=3824#comment-4308 The book is excellent, and I must agree that some of my "conversations" with chatbots tunr out incredibly similar to "conversations" with certain humans (except the chatbot has "patience"). The book is excellent, and I must agree that some of my “conversations” with chatbots tunr out incredibly similar to “conversations” with certain humans (except the chatbot has “patience”).

]]> By: Sherron Zakar http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2011/02/11/how-to-be-a-more-human-human/#comment-4307 Sherron Zakar Mon, 02 May 2011 07:02:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/?p=3824#comment-4307 Hello! I've been following your site for some time now and finally got the courage to go ahead and give you a shout out from Houston Tx! Hello! I’ve been following your site for some time now and finally got the courage to go ahead and give you a shout out from Houston Tx!

]]> By: TRoNSHeRaLD http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2011/02/11/how-to-be-a-more-human-human/#comment-4306 TRoNSHeRaLD Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:34:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/?p=3824#comment-4306 "Part of Christian’s message, it seems, is not that we should worry about a computer sounding human, but that we humans may make the task too easy. So go forth and be quirky, odd, unique, expressive, honest, clever, eccentric, and above all yourself; in a phrase, be more human." FANTASTIC IDEA... why didn't I think of that ROFL :D :P :) "Among many conclusions Christian draws is that to be more human you must be yourself. But this is no idle command. The process of being oneself is an active, conscious, and, in some cases, laborious task. Consider your average conversation at a cocktail party – safe topics, non-confrontational questions, scripted answers". The (DE-)programming of consumerism begins w/ this. *bows* DARE to be different fellow humans. End the tyranny of marketing of the homogenised culture of the damned. OR you can just be a good little consumer, and oooh look shiney... “Part of Christian’s message, it seems, is not that we should worry about a computer sounding human, but that we humans may make the task too easy. So go forth and be quirky, odd, unique, expressive, honest, clever, eccentric, and above all yourself; in a phrase, be more human.”

FANTASTIC IDEA… why didn’t I think of that ROFL :D :P :)

“Among many conclusions Christian draws is that to be more human you must be yourself. But this is no idle command. The process of being oneself is an active, conscious, and, in some cases, laborious task. Consider your average conversation at a cocktail party – safe topics, non-confrontational questions, scripted answers”.

The (DE-)programming of consumerism begins w/ this. *bows* DARE to be different fellow humans. End the tyranny of marketing of the homogenised culture of the damned. OR you can just be a good little consumer, and oooh look shiney…

]]> By: Lisa http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2011/02/11/how-to-be-a-more-human-human/#comment-4305 Lisa Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:27:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/?p=3824#comment-4305 I can't wait until that book comes out. It sound absolutely amazing. I can’t wait until that book comes out. It sound absolutely amazing.

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