Re: [scifinoir2] Machines and objects to overtake humans on the Internet: ITU

2005-11-20 Thread Martin Pratt
There's a wonderful idea. Let's grant the machines the ability to get online of their own accord. Reminds me of a story by Arthur C Clarke, in which a bunch of bright lads decide to link all the computers of the world together in order to determine if God exists. Once all the links are made,

Re: [scifinoir2] Machines and objects to overtake humans on the Internet: ITU

2005-11-20 Thread Astromancer
Hmm...reminds me of a line from Donald Fagen's song I.G.Y.: Just machines that make big decisions; programmed by fellows with compassion and vision... Martin Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's a wonderful idea. Let's grant the machines the ability to get online of their own accord.

[scifinoir2] Machines and objects to overtake humans on the Internet: ITU

2005-11-18 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/17/051117122039.bk8qci9l.html Machines and objects to overtake humans on the Internet: ITU Nov 17 Machines will take over from humans as the biggest users of the Internet in a brave new world of electronic sensors, smart homes, and tags that track users'