n’ s friend for six years. Of course, I’ ve known him for eighteen years.” The moderator of the roast, film critic Digby Diehl, read a telegram from Isaac Asimov, which concluded, “Kick him in the balls—signed, Frank Sinatra.” Onstage, Asimov’ s_ fellow science-fiction writer Robert Silverberg announced that

ion does not conflict with the First or Second Law. The Zeroth Law: A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.” Isaac Asimov, I, Robot HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015694 --- PAGE BREAK --- Deep Blue York, watching a chess match. It’s no ordinary match. Two men sit opposite each ot

nal aptitude is suppressed in deference to the mediocre lowest common denominator of society. Thought experiments like John Searle’s Chinese Room and Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics all appeal to the sorts of intuitions plaguing human brains that Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky, and others have demonstrated.

nal aptitude is suppressed in deference to the mediocre lowest common denominator of society. Thought experiments like John Searle’s Chinese Room and Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics all appeal to the sorts of intuitions plaguing human brains that Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky, and others have demonstrated.

tered. This challenge, which sounds like something out of science fiction, is known by technologists by a name that does sound like a short story by Isaac Asimov: “The Confinement Problem”. The computer scientist Butler Lampson named this in 1973 as a sort of task for computer security experts - possibly their

, who has been the editor of National Lampoon, recalls that Cava/rerhired fine scribes. A few examples: Thomas Pynchon, Philip Roth, William Saroyan, Isaac Asimov, Theodore Sturgeon. Characters show up from Andy Warhol to Timothy Leary. And the photos of models weren’ t even soft porn, merely tits and ass. Ca

editor of National Lampoon and High Times, observes that Cavalier hired fine scribes. A few examples: Thomas Pynchon, Philip Roth, William Saroyman, Isaac Asimov, Theodore Sturgeon. Cavalier was launched by Fawcett Publications in 1952. Men’s magazine Cavalier (motto: “For the American Male”) was published t

editor of National Lampoon and High Times, observes that Cavalier hired fine scribes. A few examples: Thomas Pynchon, Philip Roth, William Saroyman, Isaac Asimov, Theodore Sturgeon. Cavalier was launched by Fawcett Publications in 1952. Men’s magazine Cavalier (motto: “For the American Male”) was published t

editor of National Lampoon and High Times, observes that Cavalier hired fine scribes. A few examples: Thomas Pynchon, Philip Roth, William Saroyman, Isaac Asimov, Theodore Sturgeon. Cavalier was launched by Fawcett Publications in 1952. Men's magazine Cavalier (motto: "For the American Male") was published the