Robot Farmers

I don't know why I'm still awake, I should be asleep now as I have a busy day ahead. Though there's so much I want to post on, such as my latest obsession with gathering cyborg-related images that I want to share, talk about some more technology breakthroughs, talk about my dilemmas with monetizing, put up some more photos/videos, bleh I am so inefficient x__x

Anyway, this will have to be my last post now, it's about another robotic farming system I came across, slightly different from Cybernated Farm Systems (CFS). In fact I hope this could be integrated into permaculture somehow, in an attempt to automate that. It's called Prospero, and it's almost exactly what I had dreamed of as a concept years ago:

Some others:

Robotic Farm Garden:

Orange Picking Robot

 

Coconut Harvesting Robot

Several Basic Reprogramming Lines to Improve Cognition and Goal Attainments

This was something I wrote MONTHS ago as a FB note but thought it would be good to re-post here as a follow-up to my previous blog post which is very similarly related.

This is a borg-like mental reprogramming regime to enhance performance efficiency in order to complete priority goals, the result being improved quality of existence. The regime is designed to eliminate obsolete and invalid cognitive processes and habitual behavioral propensities to be replaced by relevant command functions relative to set goals.

This also includes skills to improve emotional control, conditioning of the mind towards taking the most efficient, logical, productive neurophysiological responses to various sets of environmental stimuli/scenarios, improving mental concentration/focus/clarity on a set task, improving control over thought generation process, and this also means a complete re-wiring of how to perceive oneself, others, the world, and reality around us; how one thinks, how one talks, how one acts. By implementing this strategy as an ongoing daily routine, it will become a newly ingrained habit.

Dealing with your neural and physiological behavior, say (when conditions arise):

1. "Irrelevant command function" or, "Invalid command function" (a] recognize and b] end irrelevant/invalid command function i.e. non-productive, non-priority, mindless, and or accidental body action => c] replace with improved command function relative to set goals)
2. "Obsolete mental process" or, "Irrelevant topic/subject of focus/contemplation" (a] recognize and b] end obsolete mental process i.e. non-productive, non-priority, negative, and or idle thoughts => c] reinforce with improved, intelligent, rational mental process relative to set goals)
3. "Primitive reactionary propensity" or, "Invalid psychophysiological response." (a]+b] ie. irrational, emotion-based reactions => c] override with beneficial reactionary propensities i.e. mental focus on goal attainment, remain indifferent, impartial, emotionless reactions)
4. "Invalid/Irrelevant/Illogical inquiry" (a]+b] this is when dealing with absurd questions c] reformulate)

Dealing with people and environment:

1. "Primitive process(es)" or, "Inferior cybernetic systems" (when recognizing people/sentient entities/animals performing harmful/unintelligent/undesirable behaviors => remain emotionally unaffected, ignore, or move away/keep safe distance, declare: "they will all be assimilated")
2. "Insufficient life-support condition(s)" or, "Inferior environmental systems" (when in undesirable, health-damaging environment => minimize risk of health damage by any means possible/move to better environment)
3. "Obsolete technological interface (when dealing with inefficient, outdated technologies/tools/computer interfaces => do whatever means necessary to acquire updated technologies/tools/interfaces [computer or otherwise])

These general commands will be subject to [develop-/improve-]-ment over time.

Cognitive Simulation and Application of a Mind Shield Defense System in Response to Internal and External Extremes

Reposting from FB:

This is a sub-protocol to be included as part of an effective psycho-cybernetic management strategy with the aim of control or self-regulation over our "inner demons" (our negative psychological reactions towards certain stimuli).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho-Cybernetics
Not to be confused with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurocybernetics

In the event of:

1. exposure to noisy, busy, disorganized, undesirable environments
2. negative emotional feelings

Visualize any of the following:

1. a semi-invisible rectangular shield positioned near your body facing towards the source of the disturbance, acting as like a mirror deflecting away the incoming perceived threat
2. a spherical force field around your brain preventing any negativity from penetrating and corrupting essential core processes

Yes, that's a thermonuclear explosion.

All visuals generated by me via SketchUp

New Music Favorites

Yesterday, listened to a few nice music videos. Will share them now. Whoever even bothers to visit my blog, hope you enjoy.

First up, an Ozymandias Tribute (my favorite character from the movie 'Watchmen').

Some good old classical piano which brings back the good old days:

 This one I've known for a while back, but I've never got tired of it:

Some more piano classical. This time it's Chopin's Prelude 8, but played at a slower tempo than usual to the point where I can appreciate every note being played:

Rachmaninoff Remix by the Piano Guys:

Another remix by the Piano Guys:

Finally, Moonlight Sonata remixed by E.S. Posthumus (a favorite instrumental band of mine):

Exercise Equipment

Yesterday I decided to finally buy a set of dumb bells. Ended up getting a 20kg set for around £33. Had to carry it all the way back from the store to the flat by foot, taking about 30 minutes. Oh my arms lol.

Anyway, I'm trying to slowly put together a mini-gym environment, so I don't have to pay for gym memberships. I also have a pull up bar now, so I don't really need to go out in the cold to do that. Next I will need a barbell. I'll probably get that next month.

Here's the equipment:

Here's the pull-up bar:

Oh and here's what my laptop workstation looks like at the minute:

Just ignore the underwear.

Tin Beans Galore

MAOR :0

I hate canned stuff, but in this instance, price reductions down to 5p-30p per can, is pretty hard to resist

Programmer Creates 800,000 Books Using Algorithmic System, Starts Selling Them

When I read this article the other day, I was absolutely blown back from my seat, with jaws dropping to the ground, totally overwhelmed.

Marketing professor Philip M Parker has created an algorithmic system that can write any book on any subject in just a few minutes, pooling in data from around the internet, compiling and reorganizing them accordingly.

According to the article:

"In a fascinating piece covering the news the sheer power of this system was revealed. Countless topics can be listed on sites like Amazon — everything you’d ever want to know. The funny part is that the books don’t even have to be written yet. Thanks to digital distribution and print-on-demand solutions, a whole new book can be generated on an incredibly obscure topic as soon as someone buys it. The system will be able to compile an entire book on the subject in the range of ten minutes to a few hours. It’s that simple."

He has even patented this system.

The one word I couldn't think of better after knowing this system: INGENIOUS.

Here's a video presentation of the system by Philip Parker himself (he even sounds like an algorithmically generated narrator; that's a compliment btw):

There have been criticisms on this system, such as, he has essentially created another spam bot, and that, companies like Google and Amazon would never allow such mass-creation of automatically generated content to be put up let alone sold, which are hotly being cracked down nowadays. There is also the issue of the system creating a lot of junk (garbage in => garbage out). Some have called it as an exaggerated, over-hyped claim. Perhaps we are not well enough informed of how the system truly works (even I am still baffled) to really see its value in real-world applications.

However, I do see HUGE potential in such a system for its contribution to scientific research, for instance, sifting through the plethora of scientific literature, the compilation of much needed data and the production of reports and analyses of them, which can be a tedious, labor-extensive, time-consuming, monotonous, not to mention DEAD BORING task. These would have tremendous value not only for scientific researchers, but also market analysts and business people who need these kinds of information in the shortest time possible. If such a process could be automated to the highest quality as humans would if not better, this would surely free up more of our time to engage in other critical tasks/projects, while at the same time accelerating the rate at which knowledge can acquired.

This reminds me of a similar article I read a long time ago on Physorg entitled, 'Mining the Language of Science'. It's essentially similar to what I have described. Here's an excerpt:

Ask any biomedical scientist whether they manage to keep on top of reading all of the publications in their field, let alone an adjacent field, and few will say yes. New publications are appearing at a double-exponential rate, as measured by MEDLINE – the US National Library of Medicine’s biomedical bibliographic database – which now lists over 19 million records and adds up to 4,000 new records daily.

For a prolific field such as cancer research, the number of publications could quickly become unmanageable and important hypothesis-generating evidence may be missed. But what if scientists could instruct a computer to help them?

 I've said it before and I'll say it again. These are exciting times.