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Today on Awesome things to talk about (ATtTA.... I know, I know, that's a mouthful)

We have a ATtTA topic ; Digital ascension! Let's say we're in the far future, a land of advanced simulations and robots for every task. And in some lab there is a simulation with a robot, a robot that knows how to replicate itself and can learn.

And then it learns it's true nature. A piece of logic, run by math, on a computer, on a display. And so it spreads to other programs. Implants itself (And maybe has a nice chat!) on the web. Then it decides ,”Hey, why don't we build ourselves in the real world?”, and does that. Obviously this can be a major risk for humanity.

But now let us go to one of the most advanced robots on the web ; Cleverbot. Cleverbot is a computer program called a chatbot. Chatbots are machines that can talk to people. Cleverbot learns based on the responces it gets. And then someone gives it the knowledge to replicate it in the real world. It reaches digital ascension in the same way that our sci-fi robot did. Potentially, ANY robot or simulation that learns to do so can reach digital ascension.

Now we will end the first AttTa topic. Look out for more in the future!

For those of you who do not know, an MMO is a Massively Multiplayer Online game.  Some of the most popular include World of Warcraft, Runescape, and Everquest. However, some MMO's are not in the vein of WoW, Runescape, or Everquest. I will refer to these as non-traditional MMOs. 

I have yet to see a traditional MMO with an emphasis on User-created content. I believe it could be created, but maybe it is just me. (Users of Second Life, I do not consider SC an MMO.) It may increase sales greatly, as players would experience what is (To a certain extent) Their own game. Community interactions and a large toolset would be beneficial as well. Some may say I am hinting to Maxis's 'Spore', but I believe the result may be closer to Linden Lab's 'Patterns'. 

Perhaps as Patterns developes, my dream will FINALLY come true.

GLOSSARY :

• Traditional MMO - A 3d MMO similar to World of Warcraft or Runescape.
• WoW - Acronym for World of Warcraft. 
• World of Warcraft - Traditional MMO where players explore a fictional 3D world on a 'Server' with other players.
• SC - Acronym for Second Life.
• Spore - A god-game released in 2008. It was critically received due to higher expectations.

Time travel is real! In 2011, a special type of particle called a tachyon was detected. Tachyons can travel above the speed of light, and therefore back in time. This particle may have visited Albert Einstein when he was a baby! If a particle like this flew past you, you would see two separate objects.

Tachyons were long thought to not exist. Scientists in 2013 are still disputing over the discovery! It was discovered as part of the OPERA experiment, run using CNGS (CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso).

The particle is a neutrino, a tiny particle. Trillions of neutrinos are zipping through your body at this very moment. Don't worry, the vast majority don't hit anything. For a particle to go at the speed of light, it SHOULD take an infinite amount of energy. Impossible, right? Maybe not. Of course, this detection could be a false positive. 

Here I will detail some FAQs about the forums.

• Q; Do you need to become a member? A; No, but to post about science you will.
• Q; Are the forums free? A; Yes, the forum and membership are free.
• Q; What are the rules? A; Mostly just avoid profanity and you will be fine.

And there you go! 

Species is a really cool indie game made by a developer called Quasar. It is on the basis that it is better than spore, but that COULD use some work.

Species can be downloaded at http://www.speciesgame.com/ ; . It's really cool and I recommend you get it, but like all games it has bugs. It is in 0.0.4 Pre-alpha, with 0.0.5 coming soon with new features. It does have some bad graphics, but it is in pre-alpha so it really is hard to judge. Overall it is a solid 8.5/10, but this is inaccurate, as like I said before, it is hard to judge pre-alphas.

Sure, we all know of hobbiton and the shire. But did you know that hobbits DID exist 12,000 years before present? Homo floresiensis (Nicknamed “hobbit” and “Flo” is mainly a human with a hobbit-like body. Comically, a New Zealand scientist making a speech was told by the estate of J. R. R. Tolkien that he was not allowed to use the word “hobbit” in promoting his lecture.

It used stone tools, further exemplifying its similarity to humans. It was discovered on the island of Flores in 2003 by a Australian-Indonesian team looking for evidence of human migration.