Well exactly, Pat. And I have a kurzweil piano. What's working for Ray Kurzweil is the "genius" factor as well as the invention/production factor. Science Fiction? That's just under the radar for the NYT. :(
Sarah On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 7:45 AM, Pat Rapp <[email protected]> wrote: > Even more than being a well-connected rich guy, I think the reason why > Kurzweil’s name has gotten so intertwined with the concept of singularity is > really because he has spent so much time speaking publicly about it. He has > done more than write fiction; he has taken a “let’s do this and here’s how > we get there” role. He didn’t invent the idea, but has taken tangible steps > in pushing it forward. > > > > PS: here’s my favorite part of the article: > > He has a robot at home that can take a pizza from the delivery person, pay > for it and carry it into the kitchen. > > “You have the robot say, ‘Take the 20 and leave the pizza on top of me,’ ” > Dr. Barry says. “I get the pizza about a third of the time.” > > > > : ) > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Eric Scoles > *Sent:* Monday, June 14, 2010 8:22 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Singularity was invented by Google! > > > > I would suspect it has more to do with cool-factor than business-focus. > Yes, Kurzweil is a rich eccentric -- but he's also regarded as cool by the > NYC-provincial cultural crowd because he hobnobs with people like Eno & > Byrne. Vinge don't. > > > > As a NY art or music critic who Ray Kurzweil is and they'll most likely be > able to give you a bio (albeit one probably missing a bunch of stuff I > suspect you'd be interested in). They'll never have heard of Vernor Vinge or > Claude Shannon. It's a question more of who Kurzweil knows than what he's > done. > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 6:39 AM, Charlene Brusso <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Vinge did get a mention, but the article's focus on Kurzweil was weird. I > suspect the business community--or at least the Times writer-- finds it > easier to wrap its mind around a rich eccentric like K, rather than the more > abstract (and not so rich) Vinge. > > -cb > > > On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Eric Scoles <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > At least Vinge has a better sense of history: he cites Claude Shannon as > his source for the concept. > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 9:00 AM, delancey <[email protected]> wrote: > > The NYT has a huge article about the Singuliarty (in the business > section, because it uses Singularity University as its context), which > (1) never mentions SF or the SF sources of the concept, and (2) seems > to think the concept was entirely invented by Kurzweil and is now > wholly owned by Google. Alas. Even a WIki search could have shown > them better.... > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/business/13sing.html?sq=singularity&st=Search&scp=1&pagewanted=all > > cd > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<r-spec%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<r-spec%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. > > > > > -- > Charlene Brusso > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<r-spec%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<r-spec%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<r-spec%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. 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