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In the new season 3 of "Love, Death & Robots", episode one gives us the most realistic #future #dystopia for #humanity at the moment.

In the episode we accompany 3 robots that are on a pleasure trip to learn more about humans. The humans wiped themselves out several years ago. We already know the 3 robots from season 1 episode 2.

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Preppers have built camps in the wilderness with 'lots of guns and ammo. First they exterminated all the wild animals and then slaughtered each other.

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Tech millionaires have converted former drilling rigs into homes. They wanted to live by fishing. However, the seas were overfished and polluted, so they starved to death on their artificial islands.

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The #government took refuge in underground bunkers.

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In the bunker, the artificial production of #food bogged down after a while, so they switched to #cannibalism.

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This is the #spaceport from where the billionaires left for #Mars.

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Those who could not afford a ticket were dealt with by the #defence #system.

The robots conclude that humanity has acted illogically. With all the money that they have put into actions to allow only a small group to #survive, they could have saved the whole #planet.

#aramgeddon #apocalypse #endtime #entertainment #series #robot #AI #technology #earth #problem #environment #nature #extinction #finance #capitalisms #politics #economy #robot #climate #space

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The Supreme #Court gets a "non-scalable" #fence — the new #symbol of #America

source: https://boingboing.net/2022/05/05/the-supreme-court-gets-a-non-scalable-fence-the-new-symbol-of-america.html

Similar to the #Capitol after the Jan. 6 attacks, the Supreme Court is now surrounded by an 8-foot "non-scalable" fence. It was erected last night, replacing bike racks that were removed earlier in the day. The fence, which has now come to symbolize the Divided States of America, ...

#freedom #usa #news #riot #defence #politics

The Supreme Court gets a "non-scalable" fence — the new symbol of America | Boing Boing

Similar to the Capitol after the Jan. 6 attacks, the Supreme Court is now surrounded by an 8-foot “non-scalable” fence. It was erected last night, replacing bike racks that were removed…

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#Russia releases video of intercontinental ballistic #missile #launch

source: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-61170853

The Russian #defence ministry has released video of what it says is a successful launch of a nuclear-capable missile.

The new #Sarmat super-heavy #intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Plesetsk spaceport in the north-western Arkhangelsk region and landed in the other side of Russia in the far-eastern #Kamchatka peninsula.

President #Putin said it was food for thought for those who try to threaten Russia.

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#nuclear #weapon #military #thread #warfare #politics #news

Russia releases video of nuclear-capable missile test

President Putin says the new Sarmat missile is food for thought for those who try to threaten Russia.

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What kind of financial #resources are being wasted in the #Ukraine war?

I do not mean to imply that Ukraine has no right to self-defense, but only to point out how expensive #war is and that this #money will later be lacking in #education, #health, #infrastructure and #climate protection.

To defend against Russian tanks, Ukraine mainly uses the #Javelin (FGM-148) anti-tank #missile.

There are now online courses in the operation of this #weapon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At6RLV8xc0g

Hundreds of Russian tanks are said to have been destroyed with #Javelins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce7IwsfuH1c

How much does a single Javelin missile cost?

US approves Ukraine’s purchase of 150 Javelin anti-tank missiles
Notification follows the approval of $47 million worth of Javelin missiles and launch units in March 2018

Source: https://www.thedefensepost.com/2019/10/03/us-approves-ukraine-javelin-anti-tank-missile-sale/

47.000.000 / 150 = 313.333,33 <- for a single Javelin missile in dollar.

This money would be enough for a luxury carefree life of a whole family in Ukraine. Unfortunately, such sums are always released by the military industrial complex only for war and never for social purposes.

#weapons #arms #news #finance #defence #conflict #problem #capitalism #politics #military #antiTank

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UN international #court of #justice orders #Russia to halt #invasion of #Ukraine

source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/16/un-international-court-of-justice-orders-russia-to-halt-invasion-of-ukraine

Russia did not attend an initial hearing of the case on 4 March, nor did its lawyers turn up to hear the ruling on Wednesday. Instead they sent a letter to the court claiming the #ICJ did not have jurisdiction over the case, because Russia had formally justified the #attack in a letter to the UN secretary general on grounds of self-defence, not on #genocide.

#news #war #conflict #politics #defence

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#Drone that crashed in #Croatia carried a #bomb

source: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-romania-europe-nato-hungary-2b58d22ec7e4bfbb72ea4637e86e49f9

The Soviet-made aircraft crossed #Romania and #Hungary before entering Croatia, slamming into a field near a student dormitory late Thursday. About 40 parked cars were damaged in the large explosion, but no one was injured.

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Croatian officials have criticized #NATO for what they called a slow reaction to a very serious #incident and called into #question the readiness of the #military alliance’s member states to respond to a possible #attack.

#news #fail #security #defence #airspace #problem #Ukraine #Russia #War

Official: Drone that crashed in Croatia carried a bomb

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A military drone that apparently flew all the way from the Ukrainian war zone over three European NATO-member states before crashing in an urban zone of the Croatian capital was armed with an explosive device, Croatia’s...

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US rejects calls for regulating or banning ‘killer robots’

source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/02/us-rejects-calls-regulating-banning-killer-robots

“In our view, the best way to make progress … would be through the development of a non-binding code of conduct,” US official Josh Dorosin told the meeting.

What’s the problem with Killer Robots?

A fully developed killer robot will be better than any human. This means you need killer robots to fight back killer robots or you are hopelessly outgunned. This in the end means that the winner is the one who can deploy more killer robots.

This simple logic will then lead to an arms race between the superpowers and what the world really does not need is a new arms race.

#war #conflict #military #USA #news #world #politics #problem #security #defence #AI #technology #robots #UNO

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The Other Victims of 9/11

source: https://revealnews.org/the-other-victims-of-september-11/

Published on the 20th #anniversary of 9/11, this is a series of reported essays describing how the attacks that day and the “war on terror” that followed changed the lives of people outside the United States. Nearly 1 million people have died in #Afghanistan, #Iraq, #Pakistan, #Syria and #Yemen as a result of these post-9/11 wars, according to the Costs of #War project at Brown University. The wars have displaced 38 million people from these countries, as well as #Libya, the #Philippines and #Somalia.

#terror #terrorism #politics #usa #world #problem #911 #victim #collateralDamage #drone #military #pentagon #dod #defence #peace #news #warONterror

The Other Victims of September 11 - Reveal

A car bombed in a drone strike sits along the highway between Shabwa and Marib, Yemen, in 2018. Credit: Safa Al AhmadThe Other Victims of 9/11Published on

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The moment an artificial #intelligence accidentally wiped out #humanity...

The following section is taken from the #essay by #BruceSchneier about The Coming AI Hackers:

Imagine a robotic vacuum assigned the task of cleaning up any mess it sees. It might disable its vision so that it can’t see any messes, or cover messes up with opaque materials so it doesn’t see them.72 In 2018, an entrepreneurial—or perhaps just bored—programmer wanted his robot vacuum to stop bumping into furniture. He trained an #AI by rewarding it for not hitting the bumper sensors.73 Instead of learning not to bump into things, the AI learned to drive the vacuum backwards because there are no bumper sensors on the back of the device.

source: https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/coming-ai-hackers

This means, in its #consequence, that AI would unhesitatingly wipe out humanity if that would bring it closer to the programmed #reward. We could not even call this AI #evil, because it has no emotions at all and knows no human #morality. Ultimately, it would not be the AI's #mistake either, but in fact the fault of unclean, incomplete programming. Now look at the quality of today's software with Trojans, viruses, backdoors, spam and all that crap. Does anyone seriously believe that the #military and intelligence services do not use all the software possible? Against fully autonomous #combat #robots, one can only defend oneself with combat robots. Either with quantity or better AI. Once #Skynet is activated, the solution could be to wipe out humanity, because without humans there are no more conflicts on Earth and world #peace is, after all, the highest reward for such a combat #robot.

#software #problem #ethics #future #bug #hack #hacker #conflict #war #science #emotion #defence

The Coming AI Hackers

Hacking is generally thought of as something done to computer systems, but this conceptualization can be extended to any system of rules. The tax code, financial markets, and any system of laws can be hacked. This essay considers a world where AIs...

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#ThisWeekInPictures: Oct. 14 - 21 by NBC News
Battle for Mosul begins, presidential candidates have a laugh at dinner, a pygmy anteater makes its debut, and more.

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1. #Iraqi #soldiers #walk on a #road as #smoke billows from the #Qayyarah #area, about 35 miles south of #Mosul, on Oct. 19, 2016, during an #operation against #ISIL to retake the main hub #city. In the biggest Iraqi #military operation in years, #forces have retaken dozens of #villages, mostly south and east of Mosul, and are planning multiple #assaults for October 20.
YASIN AKGUL / AFP - Getty Images


2. #Commuters are #dressed in #black and #white or #dark colored #clothing mourning the #death of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej during the #morning rush hour at a #station in #Bangkok on Oct. 17.
ISSEI KATO / Reuters


3. 89th Airlift Wing Vice Commander Col. Christopher M. Thompson loses his hat with the blast from #Air #Force #One, with #President Barack #Obama aboard, as it departs from #Andrews Air Force #Base, Md. on Oct. 20 en route to #Miami to encourage #people to sign up for #health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act during an upcoming enrollment period.
Jose Luis Magana / AP


4. A #street #vendor selling #paintings #drinks hot #tea while waiting for #customers on a #sidewalk in central #Lviv, #Ukraine on Oct. 20.
GLEB GARANICH / Reuters


5. #Democratic presidential #candidate Hillary #Clinton, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, #Archbishop of #NewYork, and #Republican presidential candidate Donald #Trump share a laugh during the Alfred E. Smith #Memorial #Foundation #dinner on Oct. 20 in New York.
Evan Vucci / AP


6. A #Ukrainian #serviceman #fires a 2S7 Pion self-propelled #gun during #military #exercises near the #village of #Divychky in #Kiev #region, #Ukraine on Oct. 21.
VALENTYN OGIRENKO / Reuters


7. North #Korean #traffic #police #women chat next to a #residential #building while off duty on Oct. 18, 2016, in #Pyongyang, North #Korea.
Wong Maye-E / AP


8. A vet holds a #pygmy anteater, also known as a #silky #anteater, at the #Huachipa #Zoo, on the outskirts of #Lima, #Peru on Oct. 19. The zoo presented on Wednesday three anteater #species: #giant #bears, #tamanduas, and #pygmies, during an #event to promote their pair of silky #anteaters, who just turned 11 years old. The zoo is preparing a #breeding #program of this #rare species, that does not exceed 13 cm.
Martin Mejia / AP


9. Newly displaced #people wait to receive #food #supplies at a #processing center for displaced people In #Qayyara, south of #Mosul, #Iraq on Oct. 21.
ZOHRA BENSEMRA / Reuters


10. #Soldiers of the #Sudan #People #Liberation #Army ( #SPLA ) #celebrate while standing in #trenches in #Lelo, outside #Malakal, northern South #Sudan, on Oct. 16. Heavy #fighting #broke out on October 14 between the #government's SPLA and #opposition #forces in #Wajwok and Lalo #villages, outside Malakal. SPLA #commanders claim they succeeded to keep their positions and assure their #forces just responded "on self #defence".
ALBERT GONZALEZ FARRAN / AFP - Getty Images


11. #Smoke rises from a #building after #shelling in the #rebel held besieged #town of #Douma, eastern #Ghouta in #Damascus, #Syria on Oct. 19.
BASSAM KHABIEH / Reuters


12. #Migrants are seen during #rescue #operation in the #Mediterranea #Sea on Oct. 20.
Yara Nardi / Italian Red Cross via Reuters


13. #Members of an #evangelic #church attend church #damaged by #Hurricane #Matthew, in the commune of #Roche-a-Bateaux, in #LesCayes, #Haiti, on Oct. 16. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced distress at the "absolute #devastation" caused by the deadly hurricane in Haiti, and disappointment at the little #emergency #aid reaching the struggling #nation.
HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP - Getty Images


14. The #Orbital #ATK #Antares #rocket, with the #Cygnus #spacecraft onboard stands on launch Pad-0A during sunrise at #NASA's #Wallops #Flight #Facility on Oct. 16 in Wallops #Island, #Virginia. Orbital ATK's sixth contracted #cargo resupply #mission with NASA to the #ISS will deliver over 5,100 pounds of #science and #research, #crew supplies and #vehicle #hardware to the orbital #laboratory and its crew.
Bill Ingalls/NASA / NASA via Getty Images

#image #photo #picture #pictures #foto #photography #photograph

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