This is a book for a design science research exploring the Novamente approach to artificial general intelligence (AGI) as a solution for designing computing architectures that can deal with unstructured data in todays business enterprises. The outcome of this research seeks to establish a model and a methodology for designing and prototyping a local Mind Operating System (OS). A local Mind OS is an operating system that will be implemented on a single hybrid intelligent personal computer (PC). A hybrid intelligent PC utilizes a hybrid computing architecture base on a weightless neural network...

Dumplings stuffed with diabolical fillings. Sword-wielding zombies. Hopping cadavers. Big-head babies. For decades, Hong Kong cinema has served up images of horror quite unlike those found in other parts of the world. In seminal films such as A Chinese Ghost Story, Rouge, The Eye, Dumplings, and Rigor Mortis, the region's filmmakers have pushed the boundaries of genre, cinematic style, and bad taste. But what makes Hong Kong horror cinema so utterly unique? Why does it hold such fascination for "serious" cinephiles and cult fans alike? Hong Kong Horror Cinema is the...