A penny saved is of more value than a penny paid out (Der Sparpfennig ist reicher denn der Zinspfenning).
Once upon a time I was such a good liar; I could talk the fish right into my mouths.
Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended.
We will soon create intelligences greater than our own. . . When this happens, human history will have reached a kind of singularity, an intellectual transition as impenetrable as the knotted space-time at the center of a black hole, and the world will pass far beyond our understanding.
Intelligence is the handmaiden of flexibility and change.
But if the technological Singularity can happen, it will.
I never guessed I could cry so hard my face hurt.
I'm just beginning to get a sense for ways I can use golf - or perhaps mountain biking at some point in time - to stay focused on causes that are dear to my heart.
During the debate, Palin winked, wrinkled her nose, and gave a shout-out to a third-grade class. Well, you know, that says commander-in-chief to me right there. You betcha!
If we do our homework right, never again should an asteroid that can do damage on the ground impact the Earth. We're living in a time-with our technology-we have the capability to eliminate that major shaper of evolution. . . the evolution of life on this planet.
Traditionally nerd-based culture is now a big sector of pop culture.