Broken Toys

Imagine a child trying to understand how his/her toy was constructed.

Most of us will likely remember the day when we broke a toy in search of the secret of how it was assembled. We will also likely remember when a parent or an older sibling came to our rescue and attempted (sometimes successfully and other times in vain) to repair the broken toy.

Imagine no more.

Just look at the world and you will see that it is replete with rulers who have broken their countries as if they were toys. They are, however, like arrogant and irresponsible children who seek no help for re-assembling or repairing their toys!!

Hani Badawi
March 24, 2013

Computers, Humans and Robots

In the computer world (in the figurative and not literal sense), when people are confronted with problems, they may resort to one of the following remedies: 1) reboot their computer, 2) clean-up and defragment (in the Microsoft Windows world) their hard drive or, 3) seek help from friends and specialists in the software or hardware fields.

Isn't it surprising that, in the human world (again in the figurative sense), when problems arise, people often resort to one of the following: 1) boot-out or ignore the source, 2) soil-up and fragment relations with others, and 3) criticize and ignore help from friends and specialists in areas of relevance to their problems!

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why humans have been striving to develop a world where robots (or artificial intelligence) play a key role in their world.
Effectively they are seeking the best of two worlds!!

Hani Badawi
March 9, 2013