<![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, transhumanism]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, transhumanism]]> http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/transhumanism http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/transhumanism <![CDATA[High schooler warns of transhuman dystopia]]> Ignoring Google's seeming endorsement of IM speak, or tweener, invading the English language by titling the company's logo art contest "Doodle 4 Google," the entries present a striking glimpse into the fears of typical American children — from deforestation to global war. Finalist Mariam Hovhannisyan, a high schooler at the International Community School in Kirkland, Washington, laments an irreversible slide into the mechanization of humanity:

What if our reliance on machinery to carry out simple tasks crossed the boundaries of technological advancement and we distorted our flesh to the extent that so little remained of what made us human that we became but a twisted, robotic caricature of our former selves.
Best description of Google's business model I've seen yet, so go vote for it!]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=389725&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Flipmeat roundup: Odeo, Friendster, organic humans]]> logo-20-thumb.jpg Yahoo may buy Odeo. Seems destined, no? [TWiT via Unofficial Yahoo Weblog]
Google may buy Friendster. Main difference between Friendster and Orkut? At least Orkut has Brazilians. [SiliconBeat]
The NYT already bought news aggregator/annotator BlogRunner. So now writing the Times will cost you too. [PaidContent]
Man and machine may merge. Give it 40 years. [KurzweilAI.net]
Draper Fisher Jurvetson is funding Tagworld, another pretty-faced Myspace wannabe. [TechCrunch]

Some implications up there for the Valleywag Flip Trifecta — send in your buyout trifecta before Odeo sells and it's too late!

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