(Part 2) Best products from r/westworld

I sincerely recommend the book Unweaving The Rainbow that delves into the subject. Here's a quote from it:
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> “There is an anaesthetic of familiarity, a sedative of ordinariness which dulls the senses and hides the wonder of existence. For those of us not gifted in poetry, it is at least worth while from time to time making an effort to shake off the anaesthetic. What is the best way of countering the sluggish habitutation brought about by our gradual crawl from babyhood? We can't actually fly to another planet. But we can recapture that sense of having just tumbled out to life on a new world by looking at our own world in unfamiliar ways.”

Was really fun when that second sword come out. And in the hands of Hiroyuki Sanada, no less.

For those who aren't familiar, Eiki Yoshikawa's historical novelization is the definitive/default work for cultural reference (not historical accuracy). It's this story that was used to create Hiroshi Inagaki's famous late-50s films known as the "Samurai trilogy", which starred no less than Toshiro Mifune as Musashi (!) and are often cited by Quentin Tarantino as an influence. This is the story that brought the legend to modern fans in the West and drew its attention to the Book of Five Rings.

The English translation by Charles Terry (titled Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era) is available at most major bookstores including Amazon.

Awesome!

For anyone looking for it:

Wooden Labyrinth Board Game Ball in Maze Puzzle Handcrafted in India by ShalinIndia https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007YYJ03I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_gKcyybY32R451

The Metamorphosis of Prime Intelect

Great short read.

One other thing occurred to me since my original reply.

Charlotte Hale talks about an embargo on Westworld tech outside the park. The board WANTS the tech, but doesn't have it. Nobody but Ford has it.

A while ago, I read book by Peter Clines called The Fold. [One of the premises for that book is that ](#s "the people operating the Albuquerque Doorway don't actually know how it works and hide the fact by having a cast iron privacy clause drawn up saying they won't share the technology until they are ready"). And so now I'm wondering if the same is true for Ford. [Does his agreement with the board mean that ](#s "he too doesn't actually know how the hosts works. He can use the machines. Build new hosts. Reprogram them for new stories etc. But he can only use the building blocks Arnold left behind, not innovate further and doesn't want anyone else to know how little he really knows").

Pro-Ject RPM3 Carbon, it'll only set you back a cool G, but then you'd be cool G.

Yes, there is DVD and regular Blu-Ray.

• White hat
  
• Black hat
  
• toy pistols
  
• Ripped-off merchandise from Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/T-Shirt-Westworld-Futureworld-Soylent-Thriller/dp/B00I8LMA9M/
  
• Cool retro original-film Westworld T-shirt https://www.amazon.co.uk/YHXSG-Westworld-Season-O-Neck-Tshirts/dp/B0152W78CI/

I'm currently looking at UCSD to transfer for my Cognitive Science BA, from what I've read they're one of the best schools in the world for it because it's not a "branch" of the Psychology department, it's an entity completely unto itself. Also, they were like the first university to have their own CS department a decade ago, so they've been at it the longest.

I just ordered a book by one of their professors, on the neuroscience of zombie brains. Seems hype, I'll let you know how it goes.

NLP and Machine Learning are what I want to focus on too, I'm mostly interested in trying to get the "social" aspect of AI human-like enough to approximate humanity. Even if it's a weak AI, "If you can't tell the difference, does it matter?"

Also, hell man, it's probably not too late if you're really about that life. There's plenty of online courses that you can take that would supplement your existing knowledge enough to make a go of it. edX has a Micromasters in AI from Columbia coming up that you can jump on, we could totally be study buddies.

...since I'm black, does that make me Bern/Arnold and you Ford? I'm watching you man.

Yes

https://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Tricia-helfer-Final/dp/B00L89RL22

Westworld is a sequel to BSG.

If you like the theme of Consciousness try 'Blindsight' by Peter Watts

https://www.amazon.com/Blindsight-Peter-Watts/dp/0765319640

Yeah! Poster Frame

There are a number of dog leashes with built-in lights.

Or you could get the umbrella

I prefer the leash/light combo since the umbrella really just kills your ability to see any distance in the dark, it'll illuminate you and like 3-4 feet around you. With the other, you can look past a few feet even with a cheap light.

Try Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards

This is all based on this book: https://www.amazon.com/Dust-This-Planet-Horror-Philosophy/dp/184694676X

Goes without saying: https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Origin-Consciousness-Breakdown-Bicameral-Mind/0395563526/

> I haven't been able to find the Beyond Westworld series.... I think it was pulled and never fully aired..

Only 3 episodes aired, but the 5 that were made were all released on DVD in 2014.

https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Westworld-Complete-Jim-McMullan/dp/B00MIYRZAE

How about making cake pops in the shape of skulls and having your guests dip them in white chocolate?