Meta article on robotics and some pathos!

My readership has gone down. Phew. It's probably for the best, as I've gone scientifically dry, with nary a new idea or thought. I have read quite a bit, and collecting facts is basic science, so:
My weekly column on the goings on of the world. There's been a surge in articles about automation and robotics following the release of a large study. I've distilled the goings on to a few articles worth reading.

Some say nay,

Report: Robots, other advances will cost humans 5.1 million jobs by 2020

World's Business Elite Are Stressed About Our Robotic Future

Other say yay,

Are Robots Not Coming for Your Job After All?

Why Co-Bots Will Be a Huge Innovation and Growth Driver for Robotics Industry

However, the point is that:

Chinese factory replaces 90% of humans with robots, production soars 

As Robots Steal Millennials’ Jobs, Young Workers Focus On Skills, Not Careers

People are making more with less effort, provided they have work. While air plane pilots didn't disappear, they certainly have different jobs than they did a century ago. Much like the time of the Wright brothers, many people are trying different mechanics to create artificial intelligence, and while many certainly move, none are yet capable of flight, or in this case, thought. Sooner or later however, someone will create A.I., much like the Wright brothers achieved flight with a lot of trial and error, it seems. Many posit that it will happen in the years 2030+. I dunno.



The robot has a two hour battery life and does more housework in a day than I do! 

I could advance an opinion, however, I feel I shouldn't. Inequality is a great subject, but standard of living is important as well. 

Digital Diagnosis: Intelligent Machines Do a Better Job Than Humans

Personal stuff!

I'm not feeling very good these past few months, but better a few bitter truths than grief filled meanderings. I'm not a very smart person, in the way people are considered smart, I've started to think. I never did very well in school. I'm feeling rather unequipped to face this future world of thunder and magic, and I hate manual labor. Even typing seems a chore, but creating is it's own reward. I'm going back to university, hopefully with better results than last time, and hoping a technical diploma will pull my bacon out of the fire. I only took one class, but I'm already feeling under pressure. I don't feel the call of Science, the way I felt, even a few months ago. I've lost most of my "steam" these days and feel useless. I just wanna play my video games and read about science and art.


The share of the world population living in extreme poverty never declined faster than now.
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Microwave ovens as water filters, seriously. Or distillers, rather.