[2011-Dec-13] A brief history of tools

hightechartist · Post by **hightechartist** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:27 am

http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=2460#comic

I don't get it.

Lethal Interjection · Post by **Lethal Interjection** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:31 am

http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db ... 2460#comic
Not funny, but I liked it.
Simplistic and it makes a point well. Funny only in the way he drew it, I suppose.

Reminded me of lectures on Jacques Ellul, a Canadian political philosopher (kind of). Though I remember little of his stuff as it was over my head at the time, so I can't tell you exactly why I made the connection...

purpleposeidon · Post by **purpleposeidon** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:33 am

It's wonderful. (But the hands aren't much use without the head!)

Post by **DonRetrasado** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:47 am

That actually was really cool.

I do think about the future a lot lately, and the nature of evolution and life. I do believe now that if we invent sentient machines (whatever form they take), that it will essentially be the next step of evolution. I don't really think the extinction of humans necessarily precludes the end of intelligent life or of evolution.

Or maybe I drastically misinterpreted what this comic meant. Oops?

Post by **DonRetrasado** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:51 am

i am sorry lethal but i went in a different direction re: your report

Oldrac the Chitinous · Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:10 am

I worry about this sometimes.
I don't want humans to become obsolete.
I like humans.

(Also anthropomorphic crabs.)

Post by **DonRetrasado** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:44 am

I dunno, I've thought about it and I've come to accept it as a possibility. It's like the Holy Roman Empire, it lasted a thousand years but it still fell. These things can always happen. I try to make peace with them these days.

Snowyowl · Post by **Snowyowl** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:34 pm

Simplest description of the Singularity that I've ever seen.

And I'm not entirely worried about it. If the events of the comic happen, it's possible humans will become obsolete - or rather, it's certain humans will become obsolete. But with a little luck and a lot of skill, we could end up with a "friendly" singularity, where whatever entity we happen to create still cares about humanity. The world would simply become better organized.

Lethal Interjection · Post by **Lethal Interjection** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:36 pm

DonRetrasado wrote:i am sorry lethal but i went in a different direction re: your report

Whatever.

someonedumb · Post by **someonedumb** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:35 pm

I admit I'm a bit dumb, is this about tools eventually building other tools?

Lethal Interjection · Post by **Lethal Interjection** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:40 pm

It's about the evolution of human technology.

Does that help?

Jimmy Olsen · Post by **Jimmy Olsen** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:17 pm

Snowyowl wrote:Simplest description of the Singularity that I've ever seen.

And I'm not entirely worried about it. If the events of the comic happen, it's possible humans will become obsolete - or rather, it's certain humans will become obsolete. But with a little luck and a lot of skill, we could end up with a "friendly" singularity, where whatever entity we happen to create still cares about humanity. The world would simply become better organized.

That's an interesting point of view Mr Luthor.

gui · Post by **gui** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:07 am

Snowyowl wrote:Simplest description of the Singularity that I've ever seen.

This.

Just extremely simple, funny (for who understands it), descriptive and intelligent.
My favourite smbc comic from now on.

In Jam · Post by **In Jam** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:40 pm

My favourite comic of the new non-funny era

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