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I can't remember when I read this journal, but I credit it with being one major influence in a decision to do something similar. I spent my 20's living aboard and sailing up and down the east coast and wouldn't trade the experience for anything.

Let's not pretend that passenger vessels are less likely to be subject to accidents.

I was looking into this DIY approach and it is not allowed in my county. Some of the justification is that improperly cased wells can allow backflow contamination of the larger water supply, affecting other nearby water sources. I'm not sure how likely this is as I have limited knowledge of the subject.

Perhaps history shows that "literally bring[ing] an end to the current global financial system" is not as uncommon as people expect.

I hope you're looking forward to eating soylent green in your cities, then.

You only get one chance to align a created super intelligence before Pandora's box is opened. You can't put it back in the box. There may be no chance to learn from mistakes made. With a technology this powerful, it's never too early to research and prepare for the potential existential risk. You scoff at the "paperclips" meme, but it illustrates a legitimate issue.

Now, a reasonable counterargument might be that this risk justifies a limited amount of attention and concern, relative to other problems and risks we are facing. That said, the problem and risk are real, and there may be no takebacks. Preparing for tail risks are what humans are worst at. I submit that all caution is warranted, for both economic uncertainty and "paperclips"

The editor of this magazine gives me strong Elsworth Toohey vibes.

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id...

I remember reading this as a teenager. It was one of the first accounts on the WWW of this sort of lifestyle/activity and it inspired me for life.

If you're capable of building one of these, I imagine rigging up a windshield and some lighting shouldn't be too hard.