Procrastes
Joined 13 years ago
Joined 13 years ago
Now it's true that it could have been prosecuted anyway as murder or a civil rights violation, but it wasn't because of that convenient interpretation.
1. https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/history-l...
2. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/55
Also, thanks for the clear summary and context.
Another perspective on this. We currently study life with a planetary sample size of 1. Just a single additional example, especially one with a completely different origin, would almost certainly change many of our most basic assumptions about what life is and how it works.
1. https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/officials-say-stinky-fir...
1. https://energynow.com/2026/03/us-natgas-prices-at-waha-hub-i...
2. https://www.rbccm.com/en/insights/2026/05/natural-gas-powers...
1. "Every time we figure out a piece of it, it stops being called AI; it becomes just computation." - Ray Kurzweil
2. "Technology n. - Something that doesn't work yet." - Douglas Adams
(Also CVE-2026-LGTM would be an awesome name for a Culture ship)