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How upgrading humans will become the next billion-dollar industry
marketwatch.com ^
| Apr 4, 2017 3:13 a.m. ET
| Jeremy Olshan
Posted on 04/04/2017 11:42:56 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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Amazon Detail of “Homo Deus” hardcover dust jacket.
Investors searching for the next transformative technology destined to turn a bunch of Ivy League dropouts into billionaires, and half the market into a loose slot machine, need only look in the mirror.
“The greatest industry of the 21st century will probably be to upgrade human beings,” historian Yuval Harari, author of the fascinating new book “Homo Deus,” told MarketWatch.
‘For the first time in history it will be possible to translate economic inequality into biological inequality.’ Yuval Harari
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Education; Science
KEYWORDS: hitech
To: SunkenCiv; NormsRevenge; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; TigersEye; Oynx; Marine_Uncle; BenLurkin; ...
Well....chew on this one,
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posted on
04/04/2017 11:47:15 AM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The swamp is worse than most can imagine.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
“The only serious answer I can give is they will play computer games,”And continue to live in mama's basement.
Sadly, more and more it's a good thing I'm on the downhill side.
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posted on
04/04/2017 11:50:14 AM PDT
by
bgill
(From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
It’s time to release the FEV.
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posted on
04/04/2017 11:50:18 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
I am towards the bottom of the downhill side....
What is FEV?
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posted on
04/04/2017 11:58:05 AM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The swamp is worse than most can imagine.)
To: BenLurkin
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
04/04/2017 12:00:16 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Chauncey Gardiner
No kidding. He’s amazing.
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posted on
04/04/2017 12:00:30 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
So now they’ll have “super intelligence privilege” and only the rich will bill able to afford it. More racism BS on the way
To: Chauncey Gardiner
Didn’t you see how that jersey thing worked out? Oh my bad, Chelsea Handler has me all messed up on genes/jeans.
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posted on
04/04/2017 12:19:33 PM PDT
by
WinMod70
To: BenLurkin
Click here![]()
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51147QXKFEL._SX326_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
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The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between Paperback – January 10, 2017The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between Paperback – January 10, 2017
Guess Amazon not allowing images of Book covers to be shown.
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posted on
04/04/2017 12:20:09 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The swamp is worse than most can imagine.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Not true...my old technique not working...something has changed.
Hmm.
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posted on
04/04/2017 12:25:30 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The swamp is worse than most can imagine.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
-
Get it by Thursday, Apr 6
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posted on
04/04/2017 12:31:38 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The swamp is worse than most can imagine.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
somehow , I don’t think ‘the Old Man’ is gonna like that.
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posted on
04/04/2017 12:32:45 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
04/04/2017 12:45:37 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Prophecy of sky Gods, the sun and moon)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I’ve been saying for years I’m ready for a full body rebuild!
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posted on
04/04/2017 12:51:16 PM PDT
by
6ppc
(It's torch and pitchfork time)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Ralph Spoilsport was WAY ahead of his time!
Listen to 7:20-8:11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMeXtSdlZuI
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posted on
04/04/2017 1:05:26 PM PDT
by
MomwithHope
(The pendulum is swinging our way!..)
To: 6ppc
I’ve been saying for years I’m ready for a full body rebuild!Ghost in the Shell
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posted on
04/04/2017 1:12:01 PM PDT
by
Only1choice____Freedom
(If you choose not to deal with reality, reality will deal with you - and not on your terms)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
04/04/2017 2:16:23 PM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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