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A Social Ranking System Straight Out of Black Mirror

Posted on November 25, 2017 by jrenstro

In “Nosedive,” the first episode of Black Mirror’s third season, people rate each interaction they have. A lovely conversation would net both participants a 5, while a fight would result in 1s. A person’s societal status, as well as related … Continue reading →

Posted in artificial intelligence, Could this Happen?, mind control | Tagged alibabe, big brother, Black Mirror, china, china rapid finance, credit history, credit sesame, government, monitoring, orwell, personal information, privacy, social credit system, spying, tencent | 1 Comment

Here to Serve

Posted on June 14, 2013 by jrenstro

The Star Wars cantina scene demonstrates how awesome it would be to sidle up to a bar (preferably on some kind of bounty hunting mission) and order a drink from aliens. Attack of the Clones features a robot waitress, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Could this Happen? | Tagged ai, attack of the clones, china, conveyor belt, dalek, Dalu, ipad, itray, Japan, order, replacement, robo-waiters, robot restaurant, south korea, star wars, thailand, tips, waiters, Yo Sushi | Comments Off

Always Take the Weather with You

Posted on January 29, 2012 by jrenstro

Ever been to a baseball game on a rainy day? You check the radar over and over, hoping that when you refresh your browser, the big swath of blue covering the city will have disappeared. You check the team website, … Continue reading →

Posted in Could this Happen? | Tagged avengers, beijing, Beijing Meteorological Bureau, china, cloud seeding, clouds, de wynter, disperse, heinlein, hurricane, methuselah's children, moscow, mother nature, olympics, rain, russian, sean connery, silver iodide, simon bar sinister, snow, sun, tornado, umbrella, underdog, weather, weather control, weather modification, Weather Modification Office | Comments Off

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