I HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM LAST NIGHT (MADE IN MACAU EDITION)

Macau is attacked by aliens.

Lots of tall buildings are destroyed, including my office, which is mostly gone. Luckily I had packed ahead, so I don’t lose very much. But I search the wreckage for anything usable. I also have my passport, but I’m not sure how I can get back to Hong Kong, as the ferry pier is also destroyed.

For some reason Samantha Fox is there. She asks me if I’m still going to MC a gaming show the next day. I tell her it depends if the organizers decide to cancel, though they definitely should.

Shift: Samantha and I are in some huge water complex where everyone gets around on a complicated network of waterslides. They’re as big as freeways. Samantha starts performing a musical number and I am chasing her around the complex, sliding up and down the water-slide highways, as part of the act.

And then I woke up.

Slippery when wet,

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KILLBOTS WILL S*** ALL OVER YR GENEVA CONVENTION

Yr Skynet-Future-Is-Nigh lede of the day:




The BBC reports:

Those in favour of killer robots believe the current laws of war may be sufficient to address any problems that might emerge if they are ever deployed, arguing that a moratorium, not an outright ban, should be called if this is not the case.

However, those who oppose their use believe they are a threat to humanity and any autonomous "kill functions" should be banned.

"Autonomous weapons systems cannot be guaranteed to predictably comply with international law," Prof Sharkey told the BBC. "Nations aren't talking to each other about this, which poses a big risk to humanity."

It’s striking that while killer robots don’t actually exist – yet – we are working on them, and we’ve reached a point where it’s plausible enough to actually warrant a hearing.

It’s also worth mentioning that while the War Departments of the US and UK say they have no intention of granting warbots full autonomy, it’s a fair bet that not every country is going to follow that guideline.

RELATED: Russia is building securitybots to defend its missile bases.

So there you go.

Yr move creep,

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