Daily Archives: 2013 January 15
Noah Smith on the Rise of the Machines
Here’s a worthwhile read from Noah Smith on the future of an economy where most work is done by robots. I’ve actually thought about this for a long while. How can a democracy survive if all the economic oomph lies … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, Final Centtury, Noah Smith, robots
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Lost You in the Canyon (30 Days of Marc Cohn – Day 1)
“Lost You in the Canyon” Burning the Daze Marc Cohn’s third studio album seems, more or less, to be universally seen as his weakest, and I guess I mostly share that opinion. But even so there are a number of … Continue reading
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