Sunday, October 30, 2016

Clarification of Mechanics and Opposition to the Zero-Point Energy Concept

https://www.quora.com/Is-zero-point-energy-really-infinite-or-just-in-a-mathematical-way-with-no-existence-in-reality-1/answer/Nathan-Coppedge

Updated Quotes from Late October

http://hypercubics.blogspot.com/2016/10/quotes-late-october-2016.html?m=1

Top Writer on Quora

#1 writer in Metaphysics. https://www.quora.com/topic/Metaphysics/writers

#1 writer in Analytic Philosophy. https://www.quora.com/topic/Analytic-Philosophy/writers

#1 writer in Philosophy of Life: https://www.quora.com/topic/Philosophy-of-Life-2/writers

#1 writer in Time Travel: https://www.quora.com/topic/Time-Travel/writers

#1 writer in Time Machines: https://www.quora.com/topic/Time-Machine-1/writers

Saturday, October 29, 2016

How To Act Like A Prospective Nobel Prize Winner!

"Not impatient, not impatient"

"I'm about 34, maybe forever"

"I'm no journalist"

"I must commend myself!"

"I don't even know what that means!"

"I'm not even a Zen monk!"


Friday, October 28, 2016

Sort-of hilarious conversation on Quora about someone who thinks I'm 100% delusional may be worth reading (not too depressing):
 https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-earn-up-to-1-000-per-day/all_comments/Nathan-Coppedge

New Milestone

Fully 60K views this month on Quora!

https://www.quora.com/profile/Nathan-Coppedge



Thursday, October 27, 2016

17 Books in the Top Million

On Amazon:
  http://www.amazon.com/author/nathancoppedge


Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Interface Euphoria 17.0

Concepts for VR applications...

Angel of Cakes. In a mansion. In a garden, etc.

ConcertMe. I summon the orchestra.

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

The "Equal Arguments"

I don't really believe Protagoras, but I've attempted to re-construct him:
https://nathancoppedge.quora.com/The-Equal-Arguments

It turns out

All but 10 of this month's 28 e-book sales were refunded. Yet the majority of book reviews are 3-stars and above.

So parents, give your children an Amazon gift card or something!

Monday, October 24, 2016

Above 100,000th Author

The majority of the past 9 Days!

See my books on Amazon!

http://www.amazon.com/author/nathancoppedge


Sunday, October 23, 2016

All Tools Involve Trade-offs --- Exactly!

Recent post by R. Scott Bakker found at the excellent blog: http://philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com/2016/09/competitive-cognitive-artifacts-and.html

"What Plato could not foresee, of course, was the way writing would fundamentally transform human cognitive ecology. He was a relic of the preliterate age, just as Krakauer (like us) is a relic of the pre-AI age. The problem for Krakauer, then, is that the distinction between complementary and competitive cognitive artifacts—the difference between things like mnemonics and things like writing—possesses no reliable evaluative force. All tools involve trade-offs. Since Krakauer has no way of knowing how AI will transform our cognitive ecology he has no way of evaluating the kinds of trade-offs they will force upon us."

I think the answer is simply that A.I. knows how to enjoy itself or fails, much as humans become gods or fail. It's part of the entropic view of the universe, in which disposability arrives at the same time as optioning. (my comment is almost a direct quote from Baudrillard).

A.I. is actually a product of designer concepts, concepts of idealization built into computer circuit boards, television, and syntax. The concept of consumption and expansion, and infrastructure that underlies A.I. economics is actually a product of consuming aesthetics. Much as though Greek philosophers were consuming the unknown. Perhaps there have been few steps between those two ages---- just a consequentialism about art, and cancellation of some unknowns.

We now consume aesthetics rather than the unknown.

https://hypercubics.blogspot.com/2012/11/brain-circuits-10.html

I've just turned 34

It's my birthday, I've just turned 34.

I'm at my mother's house. My half-deaf stepfather is watching television.

I'm going insane.

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Link to Quotes from Late October 2016


http://hypercubics.blogspot.com/2016/10/quotes-late-october-2016.html



Friday, October 21, 2016

Recent News

Currently #1 Writer in Philosophy College Major on Quora: https://www.quora.com/topic/Philosophy-college-major/writers?__snid3__=432006445&__nsrc__=10&__filter__=all

14 Books in the Top Million Titles on Amazon! (It fluctuates).

Averaging a-sale-a-day for the past Month! http://www.amazon.com/author/nathancoppedge

50K Views this month on Quora! http://www.quora.com/nathancoppedge

12K Views to date on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/Coppedgean

And back up to 220 Followers on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nathancoppedge