Hello 2015

[Russell Turpin]

Oh, heck. It's Friday night, and I'm waiting for Carolyn
to read her email before we watch a tape, so I'll venture
some answers.

Michael Watson:
>1) Can good code be art?

You can make art that sells. Or code that is art.
Or code that sells. Take your choice.

>2) Are Ray Kurzweil and Bill Joy irresponsible for scaring people, for 
>playing to Mary Shelley's most powerful Frankenstein meme to sell books.

Was Mary Shelley irresponsible? Aren't all artists
irresponsible?

>3) Is Ray Kurzweil even right, can man create consciousness?

Yes.

>4) Can we find meaning in writing code or should we look elsewhere?

If your code is art, you can find meaning in it. If
your code is business, you can find dollars in it.

>5) Can a lunatic like Ted Kazinski still have something important to say?

Of course.

>6) Why does Bill Gates have such a profound lack of imagination?

Too great a focus on making money. Few people who become
billionaires have any idea what to do with that much
money.

>7) What happened to the kid that loved writing code for his first computer 
>(4k ram)?

His hair turned grey.



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