Blog Heap of Links for the day 7 June 2018

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Digital Threat

Bender

MIT Creates Psychopath Artificial Intelligence… Norman was inserted into one of the seedier corners of Reddit at the inception of his artificial life, fed a steady diet of disturbing imagery and conversation. Then he was subjected to a Rorschach test…

Skynet begins
6:47pm CDT Thu 2018 Jun 7 :MW

Modern Medicine can be Dangerous

…A study of dental students suggests that dentists can smell when a patient is anxious, and it makes them more likely to make mistakes and perform badly.…

And I thought dentists enjoyed knowing their patients' terror!
6:43pm CDT Thu 2018 Jun 7 :MW
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Energy

…The New York Times recently reported that, unknown to most families who spend hours separating garbage into little recycling bins, much of the stuff ends up in a landfill anyway.

One big reason: China has essentially shut the door to U.S. recyclables.…

Yuge scam
6:41pm CDT Thu 2018 Jun 7 :MW
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Breitbart is Here

Ace of Spades

…In the lead this Thursday is the first revelation from the long-awaited Steiner IG report that James Comey completely defied his authority while conducting the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use and abuse of her e-mails. In fact, the draft report actually uses the word "insubordinate" to describe his actions.…

JJ's got all the news you can use and more.
11:42am CDT Thu 2018 Jun 7 :MW