Gerhard Fischer: “Doctoral Level Independent Study” - Fall Semester 2006Assignment 1 — Bill Joy Articledue:Tuesday, September 12, 2006; 10am on the SWIKI class website http://l3dswiki.cs.colorado.edu:3232/phd-intromaximum length: 2 pages Always keep in mind the following quote by Blaise Pascal: “I have made this letter longer than usual, because I lack the time to make it shorter.” Please read the following article:Bill Joy: “Why the future doesn't need us”available at: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.04/joy_pr.html Discuss the following issues:1. write a one paragraph summary statement about the article characterizing the main message of the article?2. with which arguments (focused on predicting future developments) do you 2.1. agree 2.2. disagree 3. how should we react to this article 3.1. on an individual basis? 3.2. on a societal basis? 4. would you consider yourself 4.1. a techno-utopist (“glorifying the future”) 4.2. a techno-pessimist (“glorifying the past”) 4.3. or how would you characterize your own position? Giacomoni-Assignment1.doc AbhishekJaiantilal-Assignment1.doc Yingdan_assn1.doc shaop-Assignment1-MostlyDisagree.doc AssadJarrahian.doc Amanda_Hughes_assign_1.doc Bauer-Assignment1.doc fifield-assignment-1.doc chihhow-assignment-1.doc MacFerrin-assign1.doc mangalath-joy.odt eskow_assign1.doc mangalath-Assignment1.doc daniel - BillJoy.doc jjeong_assignment1.doc ben_robinson_joy_article.doc
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