Vi veri universum vivus vici

I, by the power of truth, while living, have conquered the universe.

I think this is one of the greatest sayings ever. It means so much to me.

"I", the egoist and egoism in Rand's definition. The most important word in the statement besides truth.

"By the power of truth", as Rand would say "the recognition that reality is final, that A is A and that the truth is true." And that the power of such truth is that it is connected to reality and has the power for you mind to figure out how to control reality, to alter it for your own needs of living.

"While Living" means to me that this is the only life I have and it is my cherished possession and that means trying to make your own personal abstract dream real. It means flourishing and that your goal and your reward is to conquer reality for your life and the purpose of living to your utmost.

"have conquered the universe." means that one has power to guide and succeed one's own life. That success and happiness are possible to the person oriented toward reality. That recognizing all these things is a means to ultimate efficacy. The truth is not some stagnant catch phrase but that which is and facts lead to values.

Robots and puppet 2 forms of man without mind

I have been thinking about Puppet robotics ever since I saw Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. The robots in the movie are very puppet like and I am thinking that it might be an interestingly cheap, low weight, central core actuator design concept. I am also thinking that puppetry has been around for thousands of years and might offer a plethora of concepts that have not been updated in a while but also a large set of cheap workable manufacturing solutions. Working with wood as an architecture would be cheap and interesting. We should check out jigsaws and how much acrylic plastic sets are.

I have been thinking more and more about creating Anthem maybe a puppet show would be a good way of getting kids interested. Pinocchio the body without the mind... Objectivist Pinocchio? Climax of theme results in that mind and body are equally important. What is my body without my soul? What is my soul without my body? I wonder if this is what Artificial intelligence was trying to get across and failed so miserably at.