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▲ nerevarthelame 10 hours ago

I've been tracking "emotional vectors" in my software for some time now. My Apache web server gets sad (5xx errors), frustrated (4xx), happy (2xx), thoughtful (1xx). I can even see it express these emotions through some of its messages.

▲stabbles 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Did you also notice the complex emergent behavior of "418 I'm a teapot"?

▲hardbass 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Indeed, I see the same thing in EEG scans of humans. Its hilarious how some people think some molecules and electrical signals can "think" or "feel".

▲ricksunny 3 hours ago | parent [-]

E.O. Wilson / Richard Dawkins?

▲hardbass 3 hours ago | parent [-]

They seem to be positing a believable position to the best of our current knowledge, yes.