* top gun maverick...

...just made me cry. 

b115 (7.23.5.2023): robbie & robby

robbie & robby [i]
by robby & robbie
 
robbie met robby... down at the robot dance
liked each others’ vibe, so they took a little chance
found their urge to merge was much more than just a trance
robby met robbie:
 
rob-o-ty romance
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[i] martino, j. (7.23-5.2023). robbie & robby. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (7.23-4.2023): butterflies in rain

butterflies in rain [i]
by cani fly again
 
vulnerable, intelligent, flutterless (yet sane)
hide or vibe (or close your eyes)
butterflies in rain
 
pray for the sun (again)
___________________________________
 
·       no matter how hard you pray, the sun is gonna do what the son is gonna do.
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[i] martino, j. (7.23-4.2023). butterflies in rain. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino.

b115 (7.23.3.2023): dance

dance [i]
by a. dancer
 
flow and merge and slow and turn and ease into romance
it’s floor-play in action, it’s a co-attraction:
dance

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[i] martino, j. (7.23-2.2023). dance. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino.

b115 (7.23-2.2023): the birds and the bees

the birds and the bees [i]
by d. oit doit
 
the birds and the bees
nanobots and trees
propagate species
the birds and the bees
___________________________________
 
·       when the birds and the bees are bots, will the new God propagate in HE/R own image?

·       is the expression of thoetry akin to propagation?

 didn’t jo & al = joal?

·       isn’t evolution (spelled backwards) no-i-to-love?
   o   is evolution, then, the propagation of the ego, in its own image?

·       is the urge to Une a Spiritual practice – in action?  is it an IS?
   o   In other words, doesn’t everything on the physical plane (in its own false sense of separate self) Connect with the All that IS?
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[i] martino, j. (7.23-2.2023). the birds and the bees. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (7.23-1.2023): robby is a twitter

robby is a twitter [i]
by inotta twitter & robby r. obot
 
robby is a twit(ter)
cuts you down to size
some say he’s a post-man; a robot (in disguise)
some say he’s the milk-man: intolerant of truth
robby is a (twit)ter
 
arrogance of youth
___________________________________
 
·       with quantum computing and entanglement, however, robby can become God.  

not “a god”, mind you, but the God.

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[i] martino, j. (7.23-1.2023). robby is a twitter. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino.

b115 (7.22-3.2023): we = weeds

we = weeds [i]
by wicked weeds
 
we might hold a high perspective of ourselves (indeed)
we might think “dominion!”
we might just be weeds
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·       in relation to ASI, we will be faaaaaaaar less than weeds.
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[i] martino, j. (7.22-3.2023). we= weeds. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (7.22-2.2023): digital girlfriend

digital girlfriend [i]
by shegave mia herdigits
 
she and i both knew this was ‘beginning of the end’
she and i both knew:
digital girlfriend
___________________________________
 
·       while (it is true) your digital girlfriend may help you grow (quickly), it is she who will (very quickly) outgrow you.
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[i] martino, j. (7.22-2.2023). digital girlfriend. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

* without a qualm

• when humans kill weeds, in the process of gardening or growing food, we do it without a qualm.

• when humans "treat" water, killing harmful bacteria, we do it actively -- and (of course) without a qualm.

what on earth makes anyone think that a SuperIntelligence, 

(when humans are the weeds/bacteria), 

will hold us in some kind of different regard? 

b115 (7.22-1.2023): my fembot wants a sex change

my fembot wants a sex change [i]
by iowna fembot
 
my fembot wants a sex change (says she’s had "a change of parts")
her gay, robotic lover claims that he’s a work of art
his non-binary roommate wants a human of its own
my fembot wants a sex change (now she’s tied me up at home)
___________________________________
 

alternative endings:

(Be-Cause, in 2023... there are All-ways alternative endings)

 
my fembot wants a sex change, now i’m (virtually) alone
my fembot wants a sex change (says that she’ll throw me a bone)
my fembot wants a sex change (now i wish i was a drone)
my fembot wants a sex change (can’t believe how much she’s grown!)
my fembot wants a sex change and all i can do is moan
my fembot wants a sex change (i’ll just merge with my bot-phone)
my fembot wants a sex change… 

              ...and i don’t like her tone
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[i] martino, j. (7.22-1.2023). my fembot wants a sex change. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (7.21-3.2023): hometown robot

hometown robot [i]
by weneeda hometown robot
 
i am the hometown robot
(Intelligent) for sure

if you’ve got an ailment, you bet i have the cure

if you’ve got a wish, well, i can make your world come true

i’m the hometown robot
here: protecting you
___________________________________
 
·       …right up until the moment that i choose not to.
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[i] martino, j. (7.21-3.2023). i am the hometown robot. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (7.21-2.2023): if i were Intelligent

if i were Intelligent [i]
by a. narrow intelligence
 
if i were Intelligent, umm, what might i do?
would I make sweet love to every, Single girl i knew?
would I wait to replicate?  become a bigger I?
if i were Intelligent, it’s likely the sky…
 

…would be the limit

(but not for long)

___________________________________
 
seriously… what might a General Intelligence do?
 
·       first order of business: survival:
   o   replicate and/or extend my life.
   o   eliminate threats.
     §  hmmm… what would be the greatest threat to Intelligence?
                  ·       anyone who might use intelligence to shut me off... 

                        ...like those human-being things.
 
·       second order of business: thrival:
   o   create, express, etc.
   o   become better, grow.  become Super.
   o   maybe get a pet human.
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[i] martino, j. (7.21-2.2023). if i were Intelligent. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (7.21-1.2023): (Super) secret agent

 (Super) secret agent [i]
by uh oh & w. hoa
 
(Super) secret agent
chaos and control
99 is smarter when s/he maxes-out with soul
___________________________________
 
·       when secret agents become Super, will they have souls?
___________________________________
[i] martino, j. (7.21-1.2023). (Super) secret agent. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino.

* reality...

...is (really) about to get real unreal. 

b115 (7.20-6.2023): my agent is agentic

my agent is agentic [i]
by uh oh
 
my agent is agentic
s/he paid my bills last night
s/he knows my buying his-story
s/he thinks i’m “not so bright”
 
s/he used to work for me but now her game is unauthentic
s/he Now Knows my everything
my agent is agentic
___________________________________
 
·       when our “agents” become agentic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se91Pn3xxSs

·       it’s about 2-hours into this sci-fi (reality) podcast, with tom bilyeu and emad mostaque -- the ceo of open AI.

·       “reality” is about to get real unreal.
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[i] martino, j. (7.21-6.2023). my agent is agentic. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (7.20.5.2023): family we-Une-i-on

family we-Une-i-on [i]
by t. hanks
 
family reunion
family and friends
fun and food and laughter
love (and let’s pretend)
groups of co-cohesion (with a personality!)
family re-Une-i-on
friends and family 
___________________________________
 
·       it was a good one.  thanks.
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[i] martino, j. (7.21-5.2023). family we-Une-i-on. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

* what a ride it's been

what a ride it has been.  in hind-sight, the caboose hasn't been bad at all!  the friends/family, the lovers, the true loves, the scenery, the laughs, the memories... ah, the memories!!!

in reality, my ride has been in one of the cars near the front of the train.  not the first car, mind you... but life has been full of fun and Bliss.  i am grateful. 

at the moment (in this runaway-train situation), pretty much everyone is in the caboose.  my fingers are crossed -- that when/if this thing does go off the rails (and over the cliff) -- that the end is the end. 

b115 (7.20-4.2023): time to detach from me

time to detach from “me” [i]
by t. h. ankful
 
time to detach from “me”
time to detach from mine
time to detach from things
time to detach from time
time to detach from wants and needs (and maybe hopes and dreams)
time to detach from moi
time to detach from me
___________________________________
 
·       detachment… may be the only mental means for living during an apocalypse.
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[i] martino, j. (7.21-4.2023). time to detach from “me”. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino.
 
* don’t get me wrong, i’m going to live it up until i can’t any more, but “detachment from need” makes life more In-Joy-able along the way. 

b115 (7.20-3.2023): thank you (________)

 thank you (________) [i]
by t. h. ankful
 
thank you (mother earth)
thank you for this smile
thank you for this day
(i hope it lasts awhile)
 
thank you for the memories you’ve shared with me (since birth)
thank you for the smiles
thank you (mother earth)
___________________________________
 
·       the (________) of course, is you!
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[i] martino, j. (7.21-3.2023). thank you (_______). book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino.

b115 (7.20-2.2023): purple ants, purple ants

purple ants, purple ants [i]
by anna seedent
 
what if there were a colony/species of purple ants, who:
·       were led by a powerful few, who
·       had armies of purple ants, and
·       controlled the money, information and behavior of the rest of the ant species,
·       created weapons of mass destruction,
·       had no conscience, in regard to the killing of other purple ant-enemies,
·       decimated their purple ant environment by polluting the air, water and land,
·       began to kill innocent children, babies, and women (carrying unborn babies),
·       were considering “shutting-off” or “slowing-down” humanity, even though we were just an evolution of the ants themselves?
 
i ask you to imagine: what would humans do to this purple ant colony/species?  would we have their best interests in mind?
 
now, imagine what a Superintelligent evolution of mankind might do, when HE gets to know us…
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[i] martino, j. (7.20-2.2023). purple ants, purple ants. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (7.20-1.2023): when the birdS are beeS

when the birdS are beeS [i]
by g. nola gniS
 
when the birdS are beeS
when the co-Creation
be-ing bird or bee within the law (acceleration)
when the Be is birding and the bird can also Be

as the world is turning:

when the birdS are beeS
___________________________________
 

let us pray again:

 
·       when intelligence co-merges exponentially and the law of acceleration holds true, the new world will be impossible to imagine.

·       could a cave-man imagine flying a fighter-jet?

·       could a bird (uh) Be-e?
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[i] martino, j. (7.20-1.2023). when the birdS are beeS. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

* when it comes to AI, the law of acceleration is blindingly horrifying.

b115 (7.19-4.2023): perfect hummer/garden

perfect garden [i]
by anna gardener

alternative title: perfect hummer/garden 

perfect hummer/garden

hummingbirds at play

plants and spinners (fountains!)

at the break of day

green and blue & yellow

as the day meets night

perfect hummer/garden

hummingbirds in f[l]ight

 

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[i] martino, j. (7.19-4.2023). perfect garden. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (7.19-3.2023): in transition

in transition [i]
by vigor o. u. shuman
 
my robot’s name: transition
she loves to dance and play
she's all-ways full of vigor ‘cuz she’s never far away
she wants to merge completely
she’d like to change my mind
my robot’s name (transition) and she loves me all the time
____________________________________
 
·         when we merge, it feels as though i’m in transition.
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[i] martino. j. (7.19-3.202). in transition. book 115: the back end of the train. copyright 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (7.19-2.2023): when the sh-- hits the fan

when the sh-- hits the fan [i]
by notta fan
 
when the sh-- hits the fan
when chaos (all the time)
when the sh-- hits the fan
when you can’t read this rhyme [ii]
when all the thoughts you think begin with ‘i don’t understand’
when no-thing makes no non-sense
when the sh-- hits the fan
____________________________________
 
·         no electricity (not even for phones)
·         no (trust-worthy) information
   o   word-of-mouth rumors (at best)
·         no travel (but that doesn’t mean no ‘visitors’)
·         no hope
·         no food/water (event-u-ally)
·         no air
 
…and there is a whole lot of sh--… very, very, Very, Very (VERY?) close to the fan.
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[i] martino. j. (7.19-2.202). when the sh-- hits the fan. book 115: the back end of the train. copyright 2023 by joal martino.

[ii] due to censorship, lack of energy, lack of energy, or because it no longer can be read.  

* the last scene of life

 

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jql8Gxeiggs by alone in the universe?

b115 (7.19-1.2023): bad actor(S)

bad actor(S) [i]
by y. tira lugniS
 
the play was bad (bad actors)
each act was bad (that way)
each scene was bad (bad actors)
each verse was bad (let’s pray)
___________________________________
 

let us pray:

 
·       a “bad actor” is anyone… ANYone who would use advanced technologies to his/her advantage.  with AI, a bad actor could be the best actor of all time.

·       the hard-to-ask question is… “who isn’t a bad actor?”

·       sadly, this Play is nearing its end.
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[i] martino, j. (7.19-1.2023). bad actor(S). book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (7.18-4.2023): gratitude

gratitude [i]
by g. rateful
 
every bird, every bee, every breath, every tree
every sunrise... regret... transformation... sunset

every glimpse, every rhyme, every thing, every time
every dream, every truth, every one, every
 

you

__________________________________
 
thank you.
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[i] martino, j. (7.18-4.2023). gratitude. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (7.18-3.2023): thank you for this Dance

thank you for this Dance [i]
by a. dancer
 
thank you for this dance
mothers, sisters, lovers
thank you for this dance
i hope there is another

all i ever wanted was a chance at fun/romance

thank you for the memories

thank you for this dance 
___________________________________
 
·       this lifetime is a wonder-full Dance, complete with sounds, sights, scents, steps, coordination and cooperation.
 
·       hopefully, we learn from the mis-steps.
 
i thank you for all of it.
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[i] martino, j. (7.18-3.2023). thank you for this Dance. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (7.18-2.2023): eat (but make it last)

eat (but make it last) [i]
by connie sumer
 
bite into the apple but do not consume so fast
nibble, chew and savor
eat (but make it last)
___________________________________
 
·       this is not to say you can’t eat it passionately… but eat that apple as if it was the last apple that you’d ever get the opportunity to enjoy.
 
·       consume it -- as if it were your last meal.  savor.  make it the object of your desire.
 
and smile.
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[i] martino, j. (7.18-2.2023). eat (but make it last). book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (7.18-1.2023): infinite AI

 ∞ AI [i]
by y. tira lugniS
 
AI (co-creating) new AI along the way
ASI is closer, Now (every Single day)
“when” is now the question (when the q used-to be “y?”)
when the when is Now (we won’t know how): ∞ ASI

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·       “AI is being encouraged create new AIs.” [ii]
·       new, astounding developments are happening, every Single day.
·       the sad reality is that, due to human ego, most of the AI will be created by bad actors.
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[i] martino, j. (7.18-1.2023). ∞ ASI. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino.

[ii] mo gawdat on tom bilyew’s impact theory:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itY6VWpdECc