Computer Culture

I enjoy discussions of artificial intelligence as much as the next scifi kid, but when we get into a serious argument over whether our home PCs are awake, there's something wrong.

First, they don't have the required hardware! The reason we're really awake is the number of neurons we have, and current home computers don't have anywhere near that many circuits. Too small, not awake.

Okay, and the statement that common computer errors may be computer culture? No! It's not culture! It's just bad programming all around! Errors don't just happen, there's a reason somewhere for them and they can be fixed.

And, a bit off topic. The fact that many different, far separate societies have myths and folk tales in common is not because it's actually built into us. It's because we have common fears that are built in, like of the dark, of bleeding, and of floating lights in the sky, I don't know. We have common myths about vampires, for instance, because it's scary as fuck to have something lurking around sucking your blood so we made stories about it.